Malabo vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malabo Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1272
$543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2761
$1430
🏠 One person rent
$671
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$981
$300
🍽️ Food expenses
$443
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.6
$40.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$393
$173
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
8
27
😀 Quality of life
30
28
🏙️ Population
297K
42.7K

The cost of living in Malabo is 134% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 4590th and 8425th ($1272 vs $543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 0.3 months in Meru. Malabo ranked 2nd best city to live in Equatorial Guinea vs Meru ranked 10th in Kenya, while ranked 8772nd and 8855th 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
$9.3
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.89
$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.19
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$4.87
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$896
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$787
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$199
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$29.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$306
$45.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.87%
14.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$848
$1039
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$649
$1138
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.5
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.88
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.58
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.75
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.37
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$5.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.63
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.59
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.11
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.84
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.6
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.39
$7.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.9
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$140
$54.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$237
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6717
$10408

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$738
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$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
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$448
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$807
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$415
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$532
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$513
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$549
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$524
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$540
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$603
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$618
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$624
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$563
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$573
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$611
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$635
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$697
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$531
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$533
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$613
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$591
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$546
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$586
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$495
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$745
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$417
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$910
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$577
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$810
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$746
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$541
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$513
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$671
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$872
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$688
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$721
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$553
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$688
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$795
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$583