Los Angeles vs Malabo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Los Angeles	Malabo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3187	$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7653	$2326
🏠 One person rent	$2045	$175
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$533
🍽️ Food expenses	$714	$498
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$42.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5275	$341
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	99	8
😀 Quality of life	94	34
🏙️ Population	3.9M	297K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 293% more expensive than in Malabo. Cities ranked 72nd and 6389th ($3187 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 59th and 2nd in the United States and Equatorial Guinea, respectively. Check the United States vs Equatorial Guinea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.4 months in Malabo. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Malabo ranked 1st in Equatorial Guinea, while ranked 47th and 7611th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Malabo

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	Los Angeles	Malabo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.6	$13.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$42.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$17.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.95	$1.69
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$6.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$1.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2261	$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1732	$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3983	$772
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3315	$385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$215	$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.8	$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	6.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7592	$848
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7011	$640
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$1.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.9	$26.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$7.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$2.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.22	$3.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$3.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$6.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$6.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$7.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$5.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$3.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$5.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$3.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$4.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.29	$2.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$5.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$4.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.06	$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.89	$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$3.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.8	$51.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$5.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$174	$29.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.2	$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$25.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$144
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1998	$68.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28613	$5705

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2849
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2675
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2831
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3271
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2354
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2709
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3009
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2776
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2572
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2866
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2715
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3054
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2717
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2552
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2569
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2673
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2754

Cities near Malabo

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Limbe	$710
69 km or 43 mi	Buea	$655
108 km or 67 mi	Douala	$1368
123 km or 77 mi	Kumba	$933
142 km or 88 mi	Calabar	$374
218 km or 135 mi	Aba	$638
226 km or 140 mi	Port Harcourt	$651
238 km or 148 mi	Bata	$1201
244 km or 152 mi	Umuahia	$906
264 km or 164 mi	Bafoussam	$794
273 km or 169 mi	Owerri	$1686
287 km or 179 mi	Bamenda	$714
305 km or 189 mi	Yaounde	$764
331 km or 206 mi	Enugu	$469
331 km or 206 mi	Awka	$846
347 km or 216 mi	Onitsha	$1036
381 km or 237 mi	Libreville	$702
388 km or 241 mi	Warri	$886
443 km or 275 mi	Sao Tome	$878
450 km or 279 mi	Trindade	$879
451 km or 281 mi	Benin	$537
497 km or 309 mi	Port-Gentil	$659
520 km or 323 mi	Owo	$658
555 km or 345 mi	Akure	$635
583 km or 362 mi	Ado Ekiti	$681
606 km or 377 mi	Abuja	$1262
622 km or 387 mi	Ife	$774
645 km or 401 mi	Osogbo	$704
664 km or 413 mi	Ngaoundere	$666
666 km or 414 mi	Lagos	$1133
673 km or 418 mi	Ibadan	$759
687 km or 427 mi	Jos	$757
696 km or 433 mi	Minna	$787
702 km or 436 mi	Oyo	$699
705 km or 438 mi	Ilorin	$526
709 km or 441 mi	Abeokuta	$1019
739 km or 459 mi	Bauchi	$735
746 km or 464 mi	Porto-Novo	$710
762 km or 473 mi	Cotonou	$755
767 km or 477 mi	Kaduna	$377