Los Angeles vs Malabo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Los Angeles	Malabo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3165	$990
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7625	$2464
🏠 One person rent	$2019	$373
🏘️ Family rent	$3688	$778
🍽️ Food expenses	$715	$465
🚐 Transport expenses	$236	$60.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6398	$328
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	99	8
😀 Quality of life	94	21
🏙️ Population	3.9M	297K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 220% more expensive than in Malabo. Cities ranked 72nd and 5392nd ($3165 vs $990) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 60th 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 2 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.3 months in Malabo. Los Angeles ranked 5th best city to live in the United States vs Malabo ranked 2nd in Equatorial Guinea, while ranked 34th and 8933rd 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	$22.5	$13.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$101	$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$16.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.42	$1.76
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$6.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2215	$403
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1717	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4161	$830
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3237	$595
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$28.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$44.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71	$91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.7%	12.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7697	$1347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6904	$951
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.3	$58
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$7.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.26	$3.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$4.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$4.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$5.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$4.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$3.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.72	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$1.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.97	$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.95	$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.5	$44.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$5.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$140	$29.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$29	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.1	$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$139
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2020	$66.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31623	$735

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2777
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2717
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2781
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2678
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2821
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2887
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2854
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2638
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2987
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2578
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2734
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2713
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2650
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3660
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2886
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2297
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2676
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2750
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2836
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3263
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2649
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3220
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2442
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2737
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3030
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2987
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2747
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2702
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2621
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2579
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2935
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2707
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3148
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2700
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2541
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2375
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2665
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3168
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2862

Cities near Malabo

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Limbe	$683
69 km or 43 mi	Buea	$587
108 km or 67 mi	Douala	$1300
123 km or 77 mi	Kumba	$860
142 km or 88 mi	Calabar	$237
218 km or 135 mi	Aba	$233
226 km or 140 mi	Port Harcourt	$327
238 km or 148 mi	Bata	$1242
244 km or 152 mi	Umuahia	$330
264 km or 164 mi	Bafoussam	$761
273 km or 169 mi	Owerri	$507
287 km or 179 mi	Bamenda	$436
305 km or 189 mi	Yaounde	$567
331 km or 206 mi	Enugu	$290
331 km or 206 mi	Awka	$325
347 km or 216 mi	Onitsha	$354
381 km or 237 mi	Libreville	$697
388 km or 241 mi	Warri	$351
443 km or 275 mi	Sao Tome	$866
450 km or 279 mi	Trindade	$866
451 km or 281 mi	Benin	$315
497 km or 309 mi	Port-Gentil	$651
520 km or 323 mi	Owo	$272
555 km or 345 mi	Akure	$243
583 km or 362 mi	Ado Ekiti	$247
606 km or 377 mi	Abuja	$288
622 km or 387 mi	Ife	$250
645 km or 401 mi	Osogbo	$310
664 km or 413 mi	Ngaoundere	$548
666 km or 414 mi	Lagos	$448
673 km or 418 mi	Ibadan	$262
687 km or 427 mi	Jos	$269
696 km or 433 mi	Minna	$313
702 km or 436 mi	Oyo	$407
705 km or 438 mi	Ilorin	$314
709 km or 441 mi	Abeokuta	$826
739 km or 459 mi	Bauchi	$272
746 km or 464 mi	Porto-Novo	$697
762 km or 473 mi	Cotonou	$732
767 km or 477 mi	Kaduna	$210