Malabo vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malabo Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1272
$807
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2761
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$671
$305
🏘️ Family rent
$981
$518
🍽️ Food expenses
$443
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.6
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$393
$228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
8
67
😀 Quality of life
30
59
🏙️ Population
297K
5.55M

The cost of living in Malabo is 58% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 4590th and 6736th ($1272 vs $807) 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 2nd best city to live in Equatorial Guinea vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 8772nd and 6034th 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
$9.3
$5.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58
$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.89
$6.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.19
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$4.87
$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$896
$383
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$787
$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$29.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$306
$45.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.87%
14.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$848
$1533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$649
$900
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.5
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.88
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.58
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.75
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.37
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$3.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.63
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.59
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.11
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.84
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.6
$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.39
$7.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.9
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$140
$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$237
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6717
$10471

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57 km or 36 mi Limbe
$738
69 km or 43 mi Buea
$627
108 km or 67 mi Douala
$1156
123 km or 77 mi Kumba
$821
142 km or 88 mi Calabar
$373
218 km or 135 mi Aba
$591
226 km or 140 mi Port Harcourt
$559
238 km or 148 mi Bata
$1209
244 km or 152 mi Umuahia
$773
264 km or 164 mi Bafoussam
$759
273 km or 169 mi Owerri
$1364
287 km or 179 mi Bamenda
$699
305 km or 189 mi Yaounde
$666
331 km or 206 mi Enugu
$564
331 km or 206 mi Awka
$693
347 km or 216 mi Onitsha
$795
381 km or 237 mi Libreville
$743
388 km or 241 mi Warri
$786
443 km or 275 mi Sao Tome
$1011
450 km or 279 mi Trindade
$1013
451 km or 281 mi Benin
$627
497 km or 309 mi Port-Gentil
$698
520 km or 323 mi Owo
$531
555 km or 345 mi Akure
$488
583 km or 362 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
606 km or 377 mi Abuja
$1375
622 km or 387 mi Ife
$670
645 km or 401 mi Osogbo
$575
664 km or 413 mi Ngaoundere
$551
666 km or 414 mi Lagos
$946
673 km or 418 mi Ibadan
$658
687 km or 427 mi Jos
$760
696 km or 433 mi Minna
$692
702 km or 436 mi Oyo
$639
705 km or 438 mi Ilorin
$518
709 km or 441 mi Abeokuta
$995
739 km or 459 mi Bauchi
$672
746 km or 464 mi Porto-Novo
$768
762 km or 473 mi Cotonou
$830
767 km or 477 mi Kaduna
$323

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$448
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$415
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$532
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$543
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$618
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$540
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$513
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$549
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$524
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$603
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$624
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$611
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$573
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$613
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$533
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$635
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$697
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$531
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$495
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$546
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$586
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$417
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$591
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$688
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$671
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$872
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$688
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$541
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$583
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$810
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$553
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$689
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$447
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$691
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$690
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$577
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$533
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$795