Malabo vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malabo Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$741
$541
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2145
$1478
🏠 One person rent
$149
$181
🏘️ Family rent
$471
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$461
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.3
$37.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$317
$433
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
8
29
😀 Quality of life
33
27
🏙️ Population
297K
42.7K

The cost of living in Malabo is 37% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 6716th and 8317th ($741 vs $541) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Equatorial Guinea and Kenya, respectively. Check Equatorial Guinea vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Malabo compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Malabo ranked 1st best city to live in Equatorial Guinea vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 7709th and 8421st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malabo vs Meru

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Malabo Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.4
$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$5.61
$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.21
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$199
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$516
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$357
$263
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.8
$20.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.4
$30.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.81%
14.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$856
$1127
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$650
$1251
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.2
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.3
$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.17
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.49
$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.2
$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.87
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.91
$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$4.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$0.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.76
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.52
$3.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$2.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.45
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.57
$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.36
$6.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.2
$20.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$3.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.9
$19
👟 Brand Sneakers
$135
$59.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$64.1
$189
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5445
$8023

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$601
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$384
218 km or 135 mi Aba
$621
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$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
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$371

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$589
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$760
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$408
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$500
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$483
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$522
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$490
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$561
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$602
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$638
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$605
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$498
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$562
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$580
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$646
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$698
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$558
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$545
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$625
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$594
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$523
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$552
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$502
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$706
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$486
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$811
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$886
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$585
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$801
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$654
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$573
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$513
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$613
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$771
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$650
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$711
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$492
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$648
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$785
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$518