London vs Malabo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	London	Malabo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3662	$1272
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8238	$2761
🏠 One person rent	$2434	$671
🏘️ Family rent	$4002	$981
🍽️ Food expenses	$632	$443
🚐 Transport expenses	$409	$46.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4720	$393
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	8
😀 Quality of life	97	30
🏙️ Population	8.8M	297K

The cost of living in London is 188% more expensive than in Malabo. Cities ranked 28th and 4590th ($3662 vs $1272) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.3 months in Malabo. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Malabo ranked 2nd in Equatorial Guinea, while ranked 4th and 8772nd 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	$22.6	$9.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98.8	$58
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$8.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.64	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$5.66	$4.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2743	$896
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2091	$341
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4437	$787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3517	$625
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$306
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.6	$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.79%	6.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20829	$848
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9663	$649
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.01	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$106	$26.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.5	$7.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$2.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.1	$2.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$3.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$6.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$6.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$7.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$5.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$5.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$3.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.6	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.8	$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.71	$6.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.12	$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.33	$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.6	$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.9	$5.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.4	$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$89.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$140
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2713	$237
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25686	$6717

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3042
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2520
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2447
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2563
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2399
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2382
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2396
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2349
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2630
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2308
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2384
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2451
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2205
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2214
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2290
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2117
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2253
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2294
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2545
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2244
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2234
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2820
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2234
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2159
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2634
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2289
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2235
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2309
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1842
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2188
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2200
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2164
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2196
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2559
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2109
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2363
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2476
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2178

Cities near Malabo

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Limbe	$738
69 km or 43 mi	Buea	$627
108 km or 67 mi	Douala	$1156
123 km or 77 mi	Kumba	$821
142 km or 88 mi	Calabar	$373
218 km or 135 mi	Aba	$591
226 km or 140 mi	Port Harcourt	$559
238 km or 148 mi	Bata	$1209
244 km or 152 mi	Umuahia	$773
264 km or 164 mi	Bafoussam	$759
273 km or 169 mi	Owerri	$1364
287 km or 179 mi	Bamenda	$699
305 km or 189 mi	Yaounde	$666
331 km or 206 mi	Enugu	$564
331 km or 206 mi	Awka	$693
347 km or 216 mi	Onitsha	$795
381 km or 237 mi	Libreville	$743
388 km or 241 mi	Warri	$786
443 km or 275 mi	Sao Tome	$1011
450 km or 279 mi	Trindade	$1013
451 km or 281 mi	Benin	$627
497 km or 309 mi	Port-Gentil	$698
520 km or 323 mi	Owo	$531
555 km or 345 mi	Akure	$488
583 km or 362 mi	Ado Ekiti	$597
606 km or 377 mi	Abuja	$1375
622 km or 387 mi	Ife	$670
645 km or 401 mi	Osogbo	$575
664 km or 413 mi	Ngaoundere	$551
666 km or 414 mi	Lagos	$946
673 km or 418 mi	Ibadan	$658
687 km or 427 mi	Jos	$760
696 km or 433 mi	Minna	$692
702 km or 436 mi	Oyo	$639
705 km or 438 mi	Ilorin	$518
709 km or 441 mi	Abeokuta	$995
739 km or 459 mi	Bauchi	$672
746 km or 464 mi	Porto-Novo	$768
762 km or 473 mi	Cotonou	$830
767 km or 477 mi	Kaduna	$323