Malabo vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malabo Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1272
$1340
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2761
$3091
🏠 One person rent
$671
$765
🏘️ Family rent
$981
$1313
🍽️ Food expenses
$443
$372
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.6
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$393
$2321
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
8
45
😀 Quality of life
30
76
🏙️ Population
297K
298K

The cost of living in Malabo is 5% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 4590th and 4453rd ($1272 vs $1340) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.7 months in Manama. Malabo ranked 2nd best city to live in Equatorial Guinea vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 8772nd and 1297th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malabo vs Manama

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Malabo Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.3
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58
$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.89
$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.19
$6.74
☕ Cappuccino
$4.87
$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$896
$904
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$568
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$787
$1636
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$1009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$306
$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.87%
6.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$848
$2618
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$649
$1965
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.5
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.88
$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.58
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.75
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.37
$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$8.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$8.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.63
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$3.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.59
$5.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.11
$5.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.84
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.6
$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.39
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$39.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.9
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$140
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$237
$403
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6717
$10985

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Limbe
$738
69 km or 43 mi Buea
$627
108 km or 67 mi Douala
$1156
123 km or 77 mi Kumba
$821
142 km or 88 mi Calabar
$373
218 km or 135 mi Aba
$591
226 km or 140 mi Port Harcourt
$559
238 km or 148 mi Bata
$1209
244 km or 152 mi Umuahia
$773
264 km or 164 mi Bafoussam
$759
273 km or 169 mi Owerri
$1364
287 km or 179 mi Bamenda
$699
305 km or 189 mi Yaounde
$666
331 km or 206 mi Enugu
$564
331 km or 206 mi Awka
$693
347 km or 216 mi Onitsha
$795
381 km or 237 mi Libreville
$743
388 km or 241 mi Warri
$786
443 km or 275 mi Sao Tome
$1011
450 km or 279 mi Trindade
$1013
451 km or 281 mi Benin
$627
497 km or 309 mi Port-Gentil
$698
520 km or 323 mi Owo
$531
555 km or 345 mi Akure
$488
583 km or 362 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
606 km or 377 mi Abuja
$1375
622 km or 387 mi Ife
$670
645 km or 401 mi Osogbo
$575
664 km or 413 mi Ngaoundere
$551
666 km or 414 mi Lagos
$946
673 km or 418 mi Ibadan
$658
687 km or 427 mi Jos
$760
696 km or 433 mi Minna
$692
702 km or 436 mi Oyo
$639
705 km or 438 mi Ilorin
$518
709 km or 441 mi Abeokuta
$995
739 km or 459 mi Bauchi
$672
746 km or 464 mi Porto-Novo
$768
762 km or 473 mi Cotonou
$830
767 km or 477 mi Kaduna
$323

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1218
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1062
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$965
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1059
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$778
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$2015
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$917
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$2100
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$454
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$457
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$494
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$471
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$505
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1628
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$497
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1437
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$485
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$703
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2470
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$469
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1543
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$708
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2356
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$459
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$522
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$509
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$694
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$861
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1455
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1173
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$548
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$521