Malabo vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malabo Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$990
$1288
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2464
$3248
🏠 One person rent
$373
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$778
$1322
🍽️ Food expenses
$465
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.2
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$328
$819
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
8
90
😀 Quality of life
21
66
🏙️ Population
297K
9.21M

The cost of living in Malabo is 23% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 5392nd and 4206th ($990 vs $1288) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 8th in Equatorial Guinea and Mexico, respectively. Check Equatorial Guinea vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Malabo compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Malabo ranked 2nd best city to live in Equatorial Guinea vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 8933rd and 4184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malabo vs Mexico City

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Malabo Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.1
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$46.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$16.3
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$2.87
☕ Cappuccino
$6.55
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$928
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$830
$1792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$595
$1104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.9
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.6
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$91
$27.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.6%
10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1347
$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$951
$2277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.66
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.34
$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.77
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.28
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$8.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.79
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.65
$4.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.69
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.09
$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.3
$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.03
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.5
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.8
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.4
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$735
$10204

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Limbe
$683
69 km or 43 mi Buea
$587
108 km or 67 mi Douala
$1300
123 km or 77 mi Kumba
$860
142 km or 88 mi Calabar
$237
218 km or 135 mi Aba
$233
226 km or 140 mi Port Harcourt
$327
238 km or 148 mi Bata
$1242
244 km or 152 mi Umuahia
$330
264 km or 164 mi Bafoussam
$761
273 km or 169 mi Owerri
$507
287 km or 179 mi Bamenda
$436
305 km or 189 mi Yaounde
$567
331 km or 206 mi Enugu
$290
331 km or 206 mi Awka
$325
347 km or 216 mi Onitsha
$354
381 km or 237 mi Libreville
$697
388 km or 241 mi Warri
$351
443 km or 275 mi Sao Tome
$866
450 km or 279 mi Trindade
$866
451 km or 281 mi Benin
$315
497 km or 309 mi Port-Gentil
$651
520 km or 323 mi Owo
$272
555 km or 345 mi Akure
$243
583 km or 362 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
606 km or 377 mi Abuja
$288
622 km or 387 mi Ife
$250
645 km or 401 mi Osogbo
$310
664 km or 413 mi Ngaoundere
$548
666 km or 414 mi Lagos
$448
673 km or 418 mi Ibadan
$262
687 km or 427 mi Jos
$269
696 km or 433 mi Minna
$313
702 km or 436 mi Oyo
$407
705 km or 438 mi Ilorin
$314
709 km or 441 mi Abeokuta
$826
739 km or 459 mi Bauchi
$272
746 km or 464 mi Porto-Novo
$697
762 km or 473 mi Cotonou
$732
767 km or 477 mi Kaduna
$210

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$905
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$828
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1009
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$904
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$874
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$924
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$899
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$861
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$910
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$875
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$781
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$767
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$804
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$927
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$826
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$915
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1066
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$853
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$851
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$996
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$810
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$702
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$596
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$682
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$768
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$765
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$774
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$833
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$812
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$779
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$662
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1384
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$853
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$707
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$763
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$881