London vs Malabo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	London	Malabo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3296	$741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7841	$2145
🏠 One person rent	$2211	$149
🏘️ Family rent	$4100	$471
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$461
🚐 Transport expenses	$375	$40.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4153	$317
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	8
😀 Quality of life	99	33
🏙️ Population	8.8M	297K

The cost of living in London is 345% more expensive than in Malabo. Cities ranked 58th and 6716th ($3296 vs $741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in the United Kingdom and Equatorial Guinea, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Equatorial Guinea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in London compared to 0.4 months in Malabo. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Malabo ranked 1st in Equatorial Guinea, while ranked 4th and 7709th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Malabo

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	London	Malabo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.4	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84	$51.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.67	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.03	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$4.64	$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2704	$179
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1831	$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5123	$720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3478	$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$255	$25.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.5	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	6.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20412	$856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10524	$650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.62	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.9	$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30.2	$7.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$2.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$3.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.77	$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$6.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.95	$6.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$7.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$4.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$4.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$4.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.2	$4.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.29	$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.7	$47.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.7	$24.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.6	$23.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$135
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2250	$64.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26090	$5445

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2868
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2414
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2209
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2207
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2214
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2185
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2470
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2136
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2217
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2261
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2112
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2433
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2199
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2122
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2429
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2052
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2048
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2623
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2052
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1924
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2422
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2092
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$1987
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2248
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1973
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2063
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2089
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2062
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1885
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2263
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1948
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2135
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2344
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2009

Cities near Malabo

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Limbe	$655
69 km or 43 mi	Buea	$601
108 km or 67 mi	Douala	$1265
123 km or 77 mi	Kumba	$764
142 km or 88 mi	Calabar	$384
218 km or 135 mi	Aba	$621
226 km or 140 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
238 km or 148 mi	Bata	$1121
244 km or 152 mi	Umuahia	$883
264 km or 164 mi	Bafoussam	$555
273 km or 169 mi	Owerri	$1611
287 km or 179 mi	Bamenda	$553
305 km or 189 mi	Yaounde	$747
331 km or 206 mi	Enugu	$462
331 km or 206 mi	Awka	$805
347 km or 216 mi	Onitsha	$972
381 km or 237 mi	Libreville	$668
388 km or 241 mi	Warri	$881
443 km or 275 mi	Sao Tome	$900
450 km or 279 mi	Trindade	$900
451 km or 281 mi	Benin	$558
497 km or 309 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
520 km or 323 mi	Owo	$651
555 km or 345 mi	Akure	$634
583 km or 362 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
606 km or 377 mi	Abuja	$1502
622 km or 387 mi	Ife	$779
645 km or 401 mi	Osogbo	$695
664 km or 413 mi	Ngaoundere	$527
666 km or 414 mi	Lagos	$1113
673 km or 418 mi	Ibadan	$776
687 km or 427 mi	Jos	$820
696 km or 433 mi	Minna	$743
702 km or 436 mi	Oyo	$677
705 km or 438 mi	Ilorin	$535
709 km or 441 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
739 km or 459 mi	Bauchi	$759
746 km or 464 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
762 km or 473 mi	Cotonou	$709
767 km or 477 mi	Kaduna	$371