Malabo vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malabo Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$990
$1375
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2464
$3148
🏠 One person rent
$373
$807
🏘️ Family rent
$778
$1414
🍽️ Food expenses
$465
$396
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.2
$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$328
$2188
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
8
44
😀 Quality of life
21
70
🏙️ Population
297K
157K

The cost of living in Malabo is 28% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 5392nd and 3950th ($990 vs $1375) 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 0.3 months in Malabo compared to 1.6 months in Manama. Malabo ranked 2nd best city to live in Equatorial Guinea vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 8933rd and 3031st among best cities to live in the world.

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Malabo Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.1
$8.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$54.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$16.3
$7.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$11.4
☕ Cappuccino
$6.55
$5.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$798
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$612
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$830
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$595
$1068
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.9
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.6
$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$91
$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.6%
7.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1347
$2294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$951
$1484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.66
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58
$37.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.34
$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.77
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.28
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$9.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.79
$21.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.65
$8.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.69
$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.09
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$4.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.3
$74.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.03
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.5
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.8
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.4
$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$735
$10676

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1327
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1285
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$959
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1005
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$868
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1810
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$910
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1872
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$646
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$621
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$798
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$606
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$606
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1642
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$890
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1424
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$604
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$710
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2229
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$541
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1612
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$708
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$1841
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$561
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$543
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$540
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$698
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$875
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1132
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1191
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$559
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$604