Malabo vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malabo Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$741
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2145
$2089
🏠 One person rent
$149
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$471
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$461
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.3
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$317
$399
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
8
68
😀 Quality of life
33
59
🏙️ Population
297K
5.55M

The cost of living in Malabo is 3% less expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 6716th and 6622nd ($741 vs $760) 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 7709th and 5369th 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
$12.9
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.4
$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$6.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$2.34
 Cappuccino
$5.61
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.21
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$1080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$357
$418
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.8
$20
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.4
$31.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.81%
14.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$856
$1743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$650
$998
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.2
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.3
$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.17
$13.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.49
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.2
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.87
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.91
$6.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$5.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.76
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.52
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$2.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.45
$3.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.57
$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.36
$6.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.2
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$4.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.9
$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$135
$59.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$64.1
$187
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5445
$7984

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$679
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$1121
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$883
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$555
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$1611
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$553
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$747
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$462
331 km or 206 mi Awka
$805
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$972
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$668
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$881
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$900
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$900
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$558
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$625
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$651
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$634
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$666
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$1502
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$779
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$695
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$527
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$1113
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$776
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$820
696 km or 433 mi Minna
$743
702 km or 436 mi Oyo
$677
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$535
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$1030
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$759
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$670
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$709
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$589
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$500
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$541
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$638
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$561
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$483
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$522
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$490
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$602
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$605
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$498
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$580
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$562
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$625
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$545
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$646
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$698
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$558
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$502
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$523
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$552
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$486
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$811
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$594
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$650
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$613
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$771
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$648
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$573
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$518
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$801
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$492
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$648
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$413
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$651
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$648
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$585
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$479
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$785