Malabo vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malabo Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$990
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2464
$1766
🏠 One person rent
$373
$239
🏘️ Family rent
$778
$565
🍽️ Food expenses
$465
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.2
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$328
$399
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
8
67
😀 Quality of life
21
59
🏙️ Population
297K
5.55M

The cost of living in Malabo is 53% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 5392nd and 7242nd ($990 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.6 months in Nairobi. Malabo ranked 2nd best city to live in Equatorial Guinea vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 8933rd and 5517th among best cities to live in the world.

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Malabo Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.1
$3.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$16.3
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$6.55
$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$830
$848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$595
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.9
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.6
$37.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$91
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.6%
13.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1347
$1086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$951
$641
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.66
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.34
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.77
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.28
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$9.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$4.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.79
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.65
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.69
$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.09
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.3
$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.03
$5.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.5
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.8
$16.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$46.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.4
$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$735
$6839

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$530
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$524
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$439
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$486
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$571
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$536
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$405
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$441
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$424
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$557
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$557
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$452
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$493
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$542
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$493
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$622
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$600
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$654
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$547
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$581
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$706
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$762
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$600
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$556
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$449
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$599
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$677
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$446
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$543
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$539
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$748
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$575
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$448
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$458
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$445
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$448
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$553
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$566
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$747