Los Angeles vs Malabo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Los Angeles	Malabo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3196	$741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7594	$2145
🏠 One person rent	$2049	$149
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$471
🍽️ Food expenses	$709	$461
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$40.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4771	$317
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	99	8
😀 Quality of life	93	33
🏙️ Population	3.9M	297K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 331% more expensive than in Malabo. Cities ranked 80th and 6716th ($3196 vs $741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st 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 1.5 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.4 months in Malabo. Los Angeles ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Malabo ranked 1st in Equatorial Guinea, while ranked 58th and 7709th 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	$21.7	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$51.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.51	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2168	$179
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1758	$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4056	$720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3293	$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$25.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	6.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8056	$856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7115	$650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.5	$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$7.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$2.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.1	$3.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.05	$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$6.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$6.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$7.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$3.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$4.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$4.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$4.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$4.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.25	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$47.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$190	$24.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.8	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$23.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$135
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$64.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28838	$5445

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919

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