Malabo vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malabo Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$812
$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2326
$2030
🏠 One person rent
$175
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$533
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$498
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.1
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$341
$394
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
8
67
😀 Quality of life
34
57
🏙️ Population
297K
5.55M

The cost of living in Malabo is 9% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 6389th and 6689th ($812 vs $745) 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 0.4 months in Malabo compared to 0.5 months in Nairobi. Malabo ranked 1st best city to live in Equatorial Guinea vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 7611th and 5632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Malabo Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.6
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.9
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17.1
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$6.83
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.7
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$107
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$772
$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$385
$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$25.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.1
$38.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.2
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.75%
14.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$848
$1536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$640
$1125
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.5
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.6
$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.38
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.03
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.7
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.15
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.53
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.13
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.53
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.87
$3.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.21
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.06
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.1
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.43
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.6
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$19.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$144
$58.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$68.5
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5705
$8325

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$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
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$571
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$482
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$493
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$535
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$543
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$548
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$460
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$518
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$483
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$581
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$583
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$502
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$560
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$511
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$466
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$601
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$643
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$707
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$559
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$564
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$675
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$736
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$639
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$579
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$509
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$622
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$723
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$509
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$568
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$545
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$784
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$598
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$509
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$441
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$510
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$509
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$576
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$579
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$768