Malabo vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malabo Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1344
$1309
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2912
$3020
🏠 One person rent
$726
$724
🏘️ Family rent
$1094
$1242
🍽️ Food expenses
$459
$382
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.7
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$419
$2278
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
8
45
😀 Quality of life
31
76
🏙️ Population
297K
298K

The cost of living in Malabo is 3% more expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 4477th and 4555th ($1344 vs $1309) 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 1st best city to live in Equatorial Guinea vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 8777th and 1317th 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
$9.49
$6.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.5
$52.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.04
$7.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.56
$8.02
☕ Cappuccino
$4.98
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$922
$789
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$400
$548
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$915
$1454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$730
$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$310
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.9
$38.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.82%
7.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$841
$2606
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$648
$2317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.52
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.5
$36.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.09
$32.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.63
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.79
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.49
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$7.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$6.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.39
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$2.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$19.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$3.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.66
$5.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.25
$5.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.89
$3.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.7
$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.36
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27
$40.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.8
$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$143
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$226
$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6284
$10032

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Limbe
$750
69 km or 43 mi Buea
$641
108 km or 67 mi Douala
$1254
123 km or 77 mi Kumba
$834
142 km or 88 mi Calabar
$386
218 km or 135 mi Aba
$601
226 km or 140 mi Port Harcourt
$618
238 km or 148 mi Bata
$1239
244 km or 152 mi Umuahia
$849
264 km or 164 mi Bafoussam
$750
273 km or 169 mi Owerri
$1555
287 km or 179 mi Bamenda
$687
305 km or 189 mi Yaounde
$668
331 km or 206 mi Enugu
$587
331 km or 206 mi Awka
$785
347 km or 216 mi Onitsha
$922
381 km or 237 mi Libreville
$745
388 km or 241 mi Warri
$878
443 km or 275 mi Sao Tome
$1042
450 km or 279 mi Trindade
$1042
451 km or 281 mi Benin
$655
497 km or 309 mi Port-Gentil
$699
520 km or 323 mi Owo
$594
555 km or 345 mi Akure
$578
583 km or 362 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
606 km or 377 mi Abuja
$1551
622 km or 387 mi Ife
$775
645 km or 401 mi Osogbo
$659
664 km or 413 mi Ngaoundere
$550
666 km or 414 mi Lagos
$1022
673 km or 418 mi Ibadan
$759
687 km or 427 mi Jos
$830
696 km or 433 mi Minna
$785
702 km or 436 mi Oyo
$665
705 km or 438 mi Ilorin
$538
709 km or 441 mi Abeokuta
$1017
739 km or 459 mi Bauchi
$750
746 km or 464 mi Porto-Novo
$741
762 km or 473 mi Cotonou
$796
767 km or 477 mi Kaduna
$353

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1192
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1109
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$931
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1037
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$823
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1923
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$928
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$2014
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$465
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$489
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$545
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$523
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$565
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1632
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$541
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1461
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$547
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$707
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2420
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$492
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1473
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$711
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2183
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$487
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$556
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$551
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$698
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$861
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1457
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1214
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$571
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$545