Malabo vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malabo New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$812
$4051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2326
$8925
🏠 One person rent
$175
$2620
🏘️ Family rent
$533
$4454
🍽️ Food expenses
$498
$807
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.1
$399
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$341
$5777
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
8
100
😀 Quality of life
34
97
🏙️ Population
297K
8.8M

The cost of living in Malabo is 80% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 6389th and 5th ($812 vs $4051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd 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 0.4 months in Malabo compared to 1.4 months in New York City. Malabo ranked 1st best city to live in Equatorial Guinea vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 7611th and 13th among best cities to live in the world.

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Malabo New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.6
$24.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.9
$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17.1
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$9.78
☕ Cappuccino
$6.83
$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.7
$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$2702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$107
$2361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$772
$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$385
$3996
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.1
$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.2
$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.75%
6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$848
$19111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$640
$3215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.5
$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.6
$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.38
$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$6.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.03
$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.7
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.15
$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.53
$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.13
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$3.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.53
$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.87
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.21
$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$7.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.06
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.1
$144
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.43
$19.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.6
$156
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$25.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$144
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$68.5
$1717
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5705
$20585

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$710
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$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
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2611
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2701
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2414
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2671
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2715
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2165
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2605
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2575
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2733
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2479
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2664
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2722
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2493
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2635
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2622
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2607
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2762
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2590
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2424
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2641
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2778
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2646
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2760
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2702
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2732
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2721
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2691
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2454
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2586
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2811
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2771
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2578
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2553
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3108