Malabo vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malabo Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1413
$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3075
$1431
🏠 One person rent
$772
$175
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$281
🍽️ Food expenses
$482
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.4
$42.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$365
$360
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
9
29
😀 Quality of life
26
32
🏙️ Population
297K
42.7K

The cost of living in Malabo is 158% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 4227th and 8291st ($1413 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Equatorial Guinea and Kenya, respectively. Check Equatorial Guinea vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Malabo compared to 0.7 months in Meru. Malabo ranked 1st best city to live in Equatorial Guinea vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 8913th and 8680th 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
$10.6
$5.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.5
$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.84
$6.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.01
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$5.35
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$903
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$98.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$852
$181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$23.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$305
$35.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.7
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.81%
15.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$850
$1175
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$646
$1345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.6
$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.97
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.86
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.64
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.9
$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.39
$5.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.67
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.61
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.15
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.5
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.42
$7.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27
$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$3.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$86
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$149
$68.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$222
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5489
$8839

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$755
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$665
108 km or 67 mi Douala
$1363
123 km or 77 mi Kumba
$849
142 km or 88 mi Calabar
$397
218 km or 135 mi Aba
$674
226 km or 140 mi Port Harcourt
$676
238 km or 148 mi Bata
$1241
244 km or 152 mi Umuahia
$961
264 km or 164 mi Bafoussam
$793
273 km or 169 mi Owerri
$1774
287 km or 179 mi Bamenda
$698
305 km or 189 mi Yaounde
$671
331 km or 206 mi Enugu
$563
331 km or 206 mi Awka
$878
347 km or 216 mi Onitsha
$1051
381 km or 237 mi Libreville
$708
388 km or 241 mi Warri
$926
443 km or 275 mi Sao Tome
$1046
450 km or 279 mi Trindade
$1044
451 km or 281 mi Benin
$632
497 km or 309 mi Port-Gentil
$660
520 km or 323 mi Owo
$664
555 km or 345 mi Akure
$644
583 km or 362 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
606 km or 377 mi Abuja
$1514
622 km or 387 mi Ife
$778
645 km or 401 mi Osogbo
$705
664 km or 413 mi Ngaoundere
$571
666 km or 414 mi Lagos
$1102
673 km or 418 mi Ibadan
$752
687 km or 427 mi Jos
$810
696 km or 433 mi Minna
$852
702 km or 436 mi Oyo
$664
705 km or 438 mi Ilorin
$526
709 km or 441 mi Abeokuta
$1013
739 km or 459 mi Bauchi
$781
746 km or 464 mi Porto-Novo
$743
762 km or 473 mi Cotonou
$793
767 km or 477 mi Kaduna
$393

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$460
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$811
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$420
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$503
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$528
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$543
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$511
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$533
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$623
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$612
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$654
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$548
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$582
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$596
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$658
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$717
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$578
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$552
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$656
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$627
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$567
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$609
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$526
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$724
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$421
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$1031
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$617
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$833
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$802
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$567
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$527
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$597
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$758
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$687
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$715
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$499
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$687
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$820
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$524