Malabo vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malabo New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1272
$4202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2761
$9189
🏠 One person rent
$671
$2718
🏘️ Family rent
$981
$4417
🍽️ Food expenses
$443
$842
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.6
$400
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$393
$5389
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
8
100
😀 Quality of life
30
95
🏙️ Population
297K
8.8M

The cost of living in Malabo is 70% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 4590th and 4th ($1272 vs $4202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Equatorial Guinea and the United States, respectively. Check Equatorial Guinea vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Malabo compared to 1.3 months in New York City. Malabo ranked 2nd best city to live in Equatorial Guinea vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 8772nd and 15th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malabo vs New York City

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Malabo New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.3
$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58
$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.89
$13.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.19
$8.3
☕ Cappuccino
$4.87
$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$896
$3692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$2206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$787
$5140
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$3874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$306
$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.87%
6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$848
$18073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$649
$7831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.5
$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.88
$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.58
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.75
$4.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$5.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.37
$6.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$6.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$6.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$3.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.63
$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$4.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.59
$18.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.11
$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$8.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.84
$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.6
$132
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.39
$21.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$159
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$40.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.9
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$140
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$237
$2095
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6717
$21713

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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
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2840
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2917
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2795
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2791
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2820
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2821
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2707
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2797
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2805
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2545
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2725
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2823
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2540
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2557
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2665
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2700
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2791
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2692
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2485
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2697
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2775
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2614
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2779
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2710
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2729
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2669
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2634
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2450
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2713
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2863
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2762
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2694
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2488
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3192