Los Angeles vs Malabo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Los Angeles	Malabo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3378	$1344
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7707	$2912
🏠 One person rent	$2168	$726
🏘️ Family rent	$3725	$1094
🍽️ Food expenses	$743	$459
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$46.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$419
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	99	8
😀 Quality of life	93	31
🏙️ Population	3.9M	297K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 151% more expensive than in Malabo. Cities ranked 72nd and 4477th ($3378 vs $1344) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd and 1st 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.3 months in Malabo. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Malabo ranked 1st in Equatorial Guinea, while ranked 55th and 8777th 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	$21.9	$9.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91	$58.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$9.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.85	$2.56
☕ Cappuccino	$6.48	$4.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2352	$922
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1867	$400
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4129	$915
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$730
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$203
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$214	$310
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.86%	6.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7811	$841
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7110	$648
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94	$26.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$8.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$2.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.27	$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.67	$3.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$6.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$7.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$5.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$6.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$5.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.45	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.39	$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$6.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.78	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.45	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$144	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.3	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.2	$90.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1715	$226
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28004	$6284

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2993
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2769
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3020
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3328
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2698
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2880
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3157
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2894
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2842
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2770
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3051
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2847
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3193
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3019
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2702
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2688
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3588
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2815
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2974

Cities near Malabo

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Limbe	$750
69 km or 43 mi	Buea	$641
108 km or 67 mi	Douala	$1254
123 km or 77 mi	Kumba	$834
142 km or 88 mi	Calabar	$386
218 km or 135 mi	Aba	$601
226 km or 140 mi	Port Harcourt	$618
238 km or 148 mi	Bata	$1239
244 km or 152 mi	Umuahia	$849
264 km or 164 mi	Bafoussam	$750
273 km or 169 mi	Owerri	$1555
287 km or 179 mi	Bamenda	$687
305 km or 189 mi	Yaounde	$668
331 km or 206 mi	Enugu	$587
331 km or 206 mi	Awka	$785
347 km or 216 mi	Onitsha	$922
381 km or 237 mi	Libreville	$745
388 km or 241 mi	Warri	$878
443 km or 275 mi	Sao Tome	$1042
450 km or 279 mi	Trindade	$1042
451 km or 281 mi	Benin	$655
497 km or 309 mi	Port-Gentil	$699
520 km or 323 mi	Owo	$594
555 km or 345 mi	Akure	$578
583 km or 362 mi	Ado Ekiti	$631
606 km or 377 mi	Abuja	$1551
622 km or 387 mi	Ife	$775
645 km or 401 mi	Osogbo	$659
664 km or 413 mi	Ngaoundere	$550
666 km or 414 mi	Lagos	$1022
673 km or 418 mi	Ibadan	$759
687 km or 427 mi	Jos	$830
696 km or 433 mi	Minna	$785
702 km or 436 mi	Oyo	$665
705 km or 438 mi	Ilorin	$538
709 km or 441 mi	Abeokuta	$1017
739 km or 459 mi	Bauchi	$750
746 km or 464 mi	Porto-Novo	$741
762 km or 473 mi	Cotonou	$796
767 km or 477 mi	Kaduna	$353