Malabo vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Malabo	Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$741	$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2145	$2636
🏠 One person rent	$149	$427
🏘️ Family rent	$471	$1034
🍽️ Food expenses	$461	$301
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.3	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$317	$828
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	8	10
😀 Quality of life	33	16
🏙️ Population	297K	2.89M

The cost of living in Malabo is 27% less expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 6716th and 5435th ($741 vs $1011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Equatorial Guinea and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Equatorial Guinea vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Malabo compared to 0.8 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Malabo ranked 1st best city to live in Equatorial Guinea vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd in the DR Congo, while ranked 7709th and 9011th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malabo vs Mbuji-Mayi

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	Malabo	Mbuji-Mayi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.9	$7.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.4	$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$5.61	$4.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.21	$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$179	$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$101	$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$720	$1343
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$357	$678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.8	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.4	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.81%	12.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$856	$4209
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$650	$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.2	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.3	$97.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.17	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.49	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.2	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.87	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.69	$5.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$8.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$3.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$2.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.76	$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.52	$4.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.49	$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.45	$2.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.57	$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.9	$35.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.36	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.2	$31.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$3.68
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.9	$25.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$135	$57
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$64.1	$89.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5445	$3463

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Cities near Malabo

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

Cities near Mbuji-Mayi

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Gandajika	$828
99 km or 62 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$843
129 km or 80 mi	Kananga	$976
311 km or 193 mi	Tshikapa	$934
436 km or 271 mi	Kindu	$746
543 km or 337 mi	Kikwit	$876
551 km or 342 mi	Kolwezi	$975
619 km or 385 mi	Kalemie	$747
641 km or 398 mi	Likasi	$961
684 km or 425 mi	Uvira	$803
708 km or 440 mi	Bujumbura	$719
708 km or 440 mi	Bukavu	$759
713 km or 443 mi	Cyangugu	$496
722 km or 448 mi	Makamba	$647
726 km or 451 mi	Bubanza	$648
748 km or 465 mi	Luena	$634
749 km or 465 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
751 km or 467 mi	Rutana	$648
759 km or 472 mi	Kisangani	$910
763 km or 474 mi	Gitega	$651
777 km or 483 mi	Ngozi	$648
781 km or 486 mi	Kibuye	$479
786 km or 489 mi	Butare	$413
794 km or 493 mi	Ruyigi	$648
797 km or 495 mi	Gisenyi	$381
801 km or 498 mi	Nyanza	$518
809 km or 503 mi	Mansa	$776
831 km or 516 mi	Muyinga	$650
845 km or 525 mi	Ruhengeri	$492
854 km or 530 mi	Kigali	$771
854 km or 531 mi	Chingola	$875
878 km or 545 mi	Byumba	$613
879 km or 546 mi	Mufulira	$1018
901 km or 560 mi	Kitwe	$917
906 km or 563 mi	Mbandaka	$850
933 km or 580 mi	Bumba	$806
938 km or 583 mi	Kinshasa	$1120
940 km or 584 mi	Butembo	$768
940 km or 584 mi	Ndola	$541
943 km or 586 mi	Brazzaville	$580