Malabo vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malabo Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1272
$721
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2761
$1675
🏠 One person rent
$671
$267
🏘️ Family rent
$981
$400
🍽️ Food expenses
$443
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.6
$64.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$393
$122
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
8
27
😀 Quality of life
30
22
🏙️ Population
297K
2.12M

The cost of living in Malabo is 77% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 4590th and 7156th ($1272 vs $721) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Equatorial Guinea and Somalia, respectively. Check Equatorial Guinea vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Malabo compared to 0.2 months in Mogadishu. Malabo ranked 2nd best city to live in Equatorial Guinea vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 8772nd and 9071st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malabo vs Mogadishu

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Malabo Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.3
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58
$57.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.89
$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.19
$3.42
☕ Cappuccino
$4.87
$1.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$896
$164
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$70
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$787
$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$306
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.87%
9.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$848
$4145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$649
$6374
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.5
$19.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.88
$5.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.58
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.75
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.37
$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$5.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$4.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$3.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.63
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$3.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.59
$1.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.11
$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.84
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.6
$31.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.39
$26.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$14.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$51.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.9
$14.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$140
$25
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$237
$57.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6717
$629

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57 km or 36 mi Limbe
$738
69 km or 43 mi Buea
$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
223 km or 138 mi Baidoa
$745
824 km or 512 mi Malindi
$563
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$682
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$1045
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$1050
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$543
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$521
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$611
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$910
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$448
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$415
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$807
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$533
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$563
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$532
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$540
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$590
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$564
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$513
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$746
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$618
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$546
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$586
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$931
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$509
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$549
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$524
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$624
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$603
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$497
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$417
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$488
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1637
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$573
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$476
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$800