Malabo vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malabo Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1413
$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3075
$2043
🏠 One person rent
$772
$286
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$478
🍽️ Food expenses
$482
$286
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.4
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$365
$181
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
9
68
😀 Quality of life
26
58
🏙️ Population
297K
5.55M

The cost of living in Malabo is 74% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 4227th and 6622nd ($1413 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.2 months in Nairobi. Malabo ranked 1st best city to live in Equatorial Guinea vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 8913th and 6071st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malabo vs Nairobi

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Malabo Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.6
$5.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.5
$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.84
$6.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.01
$2.33
☕ Cappuccino
$5.35
$2.45
🥤 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
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$179
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$726
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$852
$322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$23.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$305
$35.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.7
$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.81%
15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$850
$1979
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$646
$1111
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.6
$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.97
$17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.86
$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.64
$1.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.9
$6.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.39
$5.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.67
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.61
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.15
$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.5
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.42
$7.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$86
$19.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$149
$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5489
$8707

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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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$420
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$503
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$549
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$612
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$533
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$528
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$543
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$511
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$623
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$654
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$548
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$596
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$582
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$656
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$552
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$658
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$717
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$578
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$526
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$567
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$609
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$421
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$627
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$687
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$597
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$758
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$687
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$567
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$524
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$833
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$499
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$686
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$412
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$689
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$688
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$617
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$491
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$820