Luanda vs Malabo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Luanda Malabo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1024
$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3248
$2326
🏠 One person rent
$474
$175
🏘️ Family rent
$1436
$533
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$498
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$42.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1662
$341
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
19
8
😀 Quality of life
54
34
🏙️ Population
2.49M
297K

The cost of living in Luanda is 26% more expensive than in Malabo. Cities ranked 5518th and 6389th ($1024 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Angola and Equatorial Guinea, respectively. Check Angola vs Equatorial Guinea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Luanda compared to 0.4 months in Malabo. Luanda ranked 1st best city to live in Angola vs Malabo ranked 1st in Equatorial Guinea, while ranked 5940th and 7611th among best cities to live in the world.

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Luanda Malabo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.91
$13.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.6
$42.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.9
$17.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$6.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.64
$1.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$498
$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2497
$772
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$892
$385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90
$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$133
$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.04%
6.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14404
$848
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3193
$640
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.84
$1.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35
$26.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$7.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$2.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$3.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$3.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$6.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$6.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$7.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$5.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$5.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$3.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$4.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$2.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.68
$5.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.58
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.29
$4.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.84
$5.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.82
$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.49
$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$3.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$51.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.48
$5.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.2
$29.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.23
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$25.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$158
$144
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$612
$68.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12561
$5705

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Ambriz
$869
184 km or 114 mi N'zeto
$793
333 km or 207 mi Boma
$803
337 km or 209 mi Matadi
$821
383 km or 238 mi Cabinda
$686
393 km or 244 mi Lobito
$705
413 km or 257 mi Benguela
$736
438 km or 272 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$801
475 km or 295 mi Pointe-Noire
$578
515 km or 320 mi Huambo
$652
519 km or 323 mi Kayes
$531
522 km or 324 mi Madingou
$531
527 km or 327 mi Kinkala
$529
551 km or 343 mi Kinshasa
$1041
556 km or 346 mi Brazzaville
$589
747 km or 464 mi Kikwit
$852
769 km or 478 mi Gamboma
$531
801 km or 497 mi Luena
$723
876 km or 544 mi Tshikapa
$902
994 km or 618 mi Oshikango
$761
1029 km or 639 mi Port-Gentil
$659
1067 km or 663 mi Kananga
$932
1108 km or 689 mi Libreville
$702
1137 km or 707 mi Mbandaka
$810
1143 km or 710 mi Mwene-Ditu
$826
1182 km or 734 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$957
1205 km or 749 mi Gandajika
$815
1248 km or 776 mi Sao Tome
$878
1250 km or 776 mi Bata
$1201
1250 km or 777 mi Trindade
$879
1254 km or 779 mi Tsumeb
$766
1344 km or 835 mi Otjiwarongo
$797
1356 km or 843 mi Kolwezi
$947
1425 km or 885 mi Yaounde
$764
1429 km or 888 mi Omaruru
$833
1484 km or 922 mi Berberati
$488
1485 km or 923 mi Malabo
$812
1486 km or 923 mi Douala
$1368
1497 km or 930 mi Limbe
$710
1498 km or 931 mi Likasi
$939

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