Malabo vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malabo Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$741
$1280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2145
$3260
🏠 One person rent
$149
$675
🏘️ Family rent
$471
$1427
🍽️ Food expenses
$461
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.3
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$317
$2298
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
8
46
😀 Quality of life
33
74
🏙️ Population
297K
298K

The cost of living in Malabo is 42% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 6716th and 4263rd ($741 vs $1280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Equatorial Guinea and Bahrain, respectively. Check Equatorial Guinea vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Malabo compared to 1.8 months in Manama. Malabo ranked 1st best city to live in Equatorial Guinea vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 7709th and 1311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Malabo Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$6.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.4
$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$9.31
☕ Cappuccino
$5.61
$5.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.21
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$715
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$512
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$1691
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$357
$1155
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.8
$80.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.4
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.81%
8.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$856
$2589
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$650
$2299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.2
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.3
$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.17
$36.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.49
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.2
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.87
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$9.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.91
$7.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.76
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.52
$6.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.45
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.57
$3.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$78.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.36
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.2
$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$4.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.9
$43.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$135
$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$64.1
$377
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5445
$9896

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1243
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1223
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$1068
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1056
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$897
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1709
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$901
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1779
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$551
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$546
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$547
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$557
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$589
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1637
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$548
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1393
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$563
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$736
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2379
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$536
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1494
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$740
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2240
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$529
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$547
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$544
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$723
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$904
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1844
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1239
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$597
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$514