Malabo vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malabo Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$812
$719
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2326
$2041
🏠 One person rent
$175
$256
🏘️ Family rent
$533
$740
🍽️ Food expenses
$498
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.1
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$341
$391
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
8
26
😀 Quality of life
34
13
🏙️ Population
297K
2.12M

The cost of living in Malabo is 13% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 6389th and 6821st ($812 vs $719) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Equatorial Guinea and Somalia, respectively. Check Equatorial Guinea vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Malabo compared to 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Malabo ranked 1st best city to live in Equatorial Guinea vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 7611th and 9110th 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
$13.6
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.9
$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17.1
$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$3.99
☕ Cappuccino
$6.83
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.7
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$107
$77.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$772
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$385
$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.1
$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.2
$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.75%
7.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$848
$6940
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$640
$882
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.5
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.6
$5.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.38
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.03
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.7
$3.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.15
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.53
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.13
$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.53
$1.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.87
$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.21
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.06
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.1
$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.43
$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.6
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$52.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$18.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$144
$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$68.5
$74.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5705
$890

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Limbe
$710
69 km or 43 mi Buea
$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
223 km or 138 mi Baidoa
$711
824 km or 512 mi Malindi
$502
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$684
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$671
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$626
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$535
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$527
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$667
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$560
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$810
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$571
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$482
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$745
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$601
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$554
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$493
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$548
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$584
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$553
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$460
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$590
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$543
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$675
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$736
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$814
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$509
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$518
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$483
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$583
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$581
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$514
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$639
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$504
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1552
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$511
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$489
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$799