Malabo vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malabo Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$990
$1280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2464
$3095
🏠 One person rent
$373
$649
🏘️ Family rent
$778
$1199
🍽️ Food expenses
$465
$428
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.2
$78.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$328
$1590
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
8
69
😀 Quality of life
21
81
🏙️ Population
297K
330K

The cost of living in Malabo is 23% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 5392nd and 4233rd ($990 vs $1280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Equatorial Guinea and Cyprus, respectively. Check Equatorial Guinea vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Malabo compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Malabo ranked 2nd best city to live in Equatorial Guinea vs Nicosia ranked 1st in Cyprus, while ranked 8933rd and 415th among best cities to live in the world.

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Malabo Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.1
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$57.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$16.3
$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$4.35
☕ Cappuccino
$6.55
$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$830
$1164
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$595
$920
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.9
$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.6
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$91
$28.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.6%
3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1347
$2534
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$951
$2015
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.66
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58
$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.34
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.77
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.28
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$3.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.79
$9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.65
$5.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.69
$6.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.09
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.3
$63.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.03
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.5
$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.8
$86.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.4
$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$735
$7149

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Limbe
$683
69 km or 43 mi Buea
$587
108 km or 67 mi Douala
$1300
123 km or 77 mi Kumba
$860
142 km or 88 mi Calabar
$237
218 km or 135 mi Aba
$233
226 km or 140 mi Port Harcourt
$327
238 km or 148 mi Bata
$1242
244 km or 152 mi Umuahia
$330
264 km or 164 mi Bafoussam
$761
273 km or 169 mi Owerri
$507
287 km or 179 mi Bamenda
$436
305 km or 189 mi Yaounde
$567
331 km or 206 mi Enugu
$290
331 km or 206 mi Awka
$325
347 km or 216 mi Onitsha
$354
381 km or 237 mi Libreville
$697
388 km or 241 mi Warri
$351
443 km or 275 mi Sao Tome
$866
450 km or 279 mi Trindade
$866
451 km or 281 mi Benin
$315
497 km or 309 mi Port-Gentil
$651
520 km or 323 mi Owo
$272
555 km or 345 mi Akure
$243
583 km or 362 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
606 km or 377 mi Abuja
$288
622 km or 387 mi Ife
$250
645 km or 401 mi Osogbo
$310
664 km or 413 mi Ngaoundere
$548
666 km or 414 mi Lagos
$448
673 km or 418 mi Ibadan
$262
687 km or 427 mi Jos
$269
696 km or 433 mi Minna
$313
702 km or 436 mi Oyo
$407
705 km or 438 mi Ilorin
$314
709 km or 441 mi Abeokuta
$826
739 km or 459 mi Bauchi
$272
746 km or 464 mi Porto-Novo
$697
762 km or 473 mi Cotonou
$732
767 km or 477 mi Kaduna
$210

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Dali
$1091
19 km or 12 mi Kyrenia
$1081
32 km or 20 mi Aradippou
$1189
37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1519
54 km or 33 mi Famagusta
$1199
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$990
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2099
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$1783
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1400
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$566
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$742
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$750
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$436
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$513
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$601
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$665
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1195
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$982
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$550
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$770
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$539
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$630
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$633
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$882
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$563
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$518
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1570
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1447
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$517
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1567
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$401
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$480
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$935
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1617
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594