Malabo vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malabo Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$812
$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2326
$1499
🏠 One person rent
$175
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$533
$411
🍽️ Food expenses
$498
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.1
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$341
$443
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
8
30
😀 Quality of life
34
25
🏙️ Population
297K
42.7K

The cost of living in Malabo is 52% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 6389th and 8393rd ($812 vs $535) 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 7611th and 8584th 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
$13.6
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.9
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17.1
$5.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$2.33
☕ Cappuccino
$6.83
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.7
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$107
$102
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$772
$648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$385
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$17.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.1
$26.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.2
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.75%
14.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$848
$1063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$640
$1352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.5
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.6
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.38
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.03
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.7
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.15
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.53
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.13
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.53
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.87
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.21
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.06
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.1
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.43
$6.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.6
$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$3.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$144
$66.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$68.5
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5705
$8360

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$710
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$655
108 km or 67 mi Douala
$1368
123 km or 77 mi Kumba
$933
142 km or 88 mi Calabar
$374
218 km or 135 mi Aba
$638
226 km or 140 mi Port Harcourt
$651
238 km or 148 mi Bata
$1201
244 km or 152 mi Umuahia
$906
264 km or 164 mi Bafoussam
$794
273 km or 169 mi Owerri
$1686
287 km or 179 mi Bamenda
$714
305 km or 189 mi Yaounde
$764
331 km or 206 mi Enugu
$469
331 km or 206 mi Awka
$846
347 km or 216 mi Onitsha
$1036
381 km or 237 mi Libreville
$702
388 km or 241 mi Warri
$886
443 km or 275 mi Sao Tome
$878
450 km or 279 mi Trindade
$879
451 km or 281 mi Benin
$537
497 km or 309 mi Port-Gentil
$659
520 km or 323 mi Owo
$658
555 km or 345 mi Akure
$635
583 km or 362 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
606 km or 377 mi Abuja
$1262
622 km or 387 mi Ife
$774
645 km or 401 mi Osogbo
$704
664 km or 413 mi Ngaoundere
$666
666 km or 414 mi Lagos
$1133
673 km or 418 mi Ibadan
$759
687 km or 427 mi Jos
$757
696 km or 433 mi Minna
$787
702 km or 436 mi Oyo
$699
705 km or 438 mi Ilorin
$526
709 km or 441 mi Abeokuta
$1019
739 km or 459 mi Bauchi
$735
746 km or 464 mi Porto-Novo
$710
762 km or 473 mi Cotonou
$755
767 km or 477 mi Kaduna
$377

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Distance City Cost of living
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$571
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$745
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$482
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$493
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$460
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$518
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$483
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$548
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$581
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$543
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$583
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$502
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$511
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$560
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$643
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$707
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$559
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$601
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$466
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$579
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$675
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$736
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$564
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$711
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$639
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$810
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$576
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$784
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$590
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$568
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$520
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$622
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$723
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$509
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$719
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$598
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$509
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$768
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$545