Malabo vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Malabo | Nairobi | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Malabo is 69% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 4477th and 6763rd ($1344 vs $797) 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 0.3 months in Nairobi. Malabo ranked 1st best city to live in Equatorial Guinea vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 8777th and 6139th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
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| 108 km or 67 mi | Douala | |
| 123 km or 77 mi | Kumba | |
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| 226 km or 140 mi | Port Harcourt | |
| 238 km or 148 mi |  Bata | |
| 244 km or 152 mi | Umuahia | |
| 264 km or 164 mi | Bafoussam | |
| 273 km or 169 mi | Owerri | |
| 287 km or 179 mi | Bamenda | |
| 305 km or 189 mi | Yaounde | |
| 331 km or 206 mi | Enugu | |
| 331 km or 206 mi | Awka | |
| 347 km or 216 mi | Onitsha | |
| 381 km or 237 mi |  Libreville | |
| 388 km or 241 mi | Warri | |
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| 450 km or 279 mi | Trindade | |
| 451 km or 281 mi | Benin | |
| 497 km or 309 mi | Port-Gentil | |
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| 664 km or 413 mi | Ngaoundere | |
| 666 km or 414 mi | Lagos | |
| 673 km or 418 mi | Ibadan | |
| 687 km or 427 mi | Jos | |
| 696 km or 433 mi | Minna | |
| 702 km or 436 mi | Oyo | |
| 705 km or 438 mi | Ilorin | |
| 709 km or 441 mi | Abeokuta | |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 40 km or 25 mi |  Thika | |
| 56 km or 35 mi | Machakos | |
| 139 km or 87 mi | Nakuru | |
| 175 km or 109 mi | Meru | |
| 232 km or 144 mi |  Arusha | |
| 235 km or 146 mi | Moshi | |
| 263 km or 164 mi | Eldoret | |
| 265 km or 165 mi | Kisumu | |
| 316 km or 196 mi | Mumias | |
| 367 km or 228 mi |  Tororo | |
| 394 km or 245 mi | Mbale | |
| 425 km or 264 mi | Malindi | |
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| 491 km or 305 mi | Tanga | |
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| 674 km or 419 mi | Gulu | |
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| 751 km or 467 mi |  Byumba | |
| 755 km or 469 mi | Kigali | |
| 769 km or 478 mi | Ruyigi | |
| 778 km or 483 mi | Kasese | |
| 794 km or 494 mi | Nyanza | |
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| 798 km or 496 mi | Ruhengeri | |
| 798 km or 496 mi | Ngozi | |
| 799 km or 496 mi | Butare | |
| 801 km or 498 mi | Gitega | |
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