Malabo vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malabo Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1272
$1047
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2761
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$671
$411
🏘️ Family rent
$981
$690
🍽️ Food expenses
$443
$336
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.6
$222
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$393
$132
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
8
11
😀 Quality of life
30
16
🏙️ Population
297K
2.89M

The cost of living in Malabo is 22% more expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 4590th and 5217th ($1272 vs $1047) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 0.3 months in Malabo compared to 0.1 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Malabo ranked 2nd best city to live in Equatorial Guinea vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 4th in the DR Congo, while ranked 8772nd and 9189th 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
$9.3
$7.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58
$51.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.89
$6.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.19
$1.98
☕ Cappuccino
$4.87
$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$896
$751
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$787
$1355
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$301
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$94.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$306
$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.87%
11.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$848
$1120
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$649
$537
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.5
$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.88
$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.58
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.75
$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.37
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$6.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$4.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$8.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$1.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.63
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.59
$4.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.11
$3.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$3.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.84
$0.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.6
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.39
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$4.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.9
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$140
$45.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$237
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6717
$3375

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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
81 km or 50 mi Gandajika
$872
99 km or 62 mi Mwene-Ditu
$881
129 km or 80 mi Kananga
$1019
311 km or 193 mi Tshikapa
$979
436 km or 271 mi Kindu
$771
543 km or 337 mi Kikwit
$915
551 km or 342 mi Kolwezi
$1044
619 km or 385 mi Kalemie
$770
641 km or 398 mi Likasi
$1029
684 km or 425 mi Uvira
$828
708 km or 440 mi Bujumbura
$750
708 km or 440 mi Bukavu
$779
713 km or 443 mi Cyangugu
$543
722 km or 448 mi Makamba
$689
726 km or 451 mi Bubanza
$688
748 km or 465 mi Luena
$595
749 km or 465 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
751 km or 467 mi Rutana
$690
759 km or 472 mi Kisangani
$946
763 km or 474 mi Gitega
$691
777 km or 483 mi Ngozi
$689
781 km or 486 mi Kibuye
$533
786 km or 489 mi Butare
$447
794 km or 493 mi Ruyigi
$688
797 km or 495 mi Gisenyi
$411
801 km or 498 mi Nyanza
$583
809 km or 503 mi Mansa
$1166
831 km or 516 mi Muyinga
$688
845 km or 525 mi Ruhengeri
$553
854 km or 530 mi Kigali
$872
854 km or 531 mi Chingola
$1378
878 km or 545 mi Byumba
$671
879 km or 546 mi Mufulira
$1602
901 km or 560 mi Kitwe
$1304
906 km or 563 mi Mbandaka
$833
933 km or 580 mi Bumba
$843
938 km or 583 mi Kinshasa
$1133
940 km or 584 mi Butembo
$784
940 km or 584 mi Ndola
$692
943 km or 586 mi Brazzaville
$590