Malabo vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malabo Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$741
$1302
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2145
$3166
🏠 One person rent
$149
$678
🏘️ Family rent
$471
$1282
🍽️ Food expenses
$461
$414
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.3
$90
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$317
$1519
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
8
70
😀 Quality of life
33
81
🏙️ Population
297K
330K

The cost of living in Malabo is 43% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 6716th and 4211th ($741 vs $1302) 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 0.4 months in Malabo compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Malabo ranked 1st best city to live in Equatorial Guinea vs Nicosia ranked 1st in Cyprus, while ranked 7709th and 494th among best cities to live in the world.

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Malabo Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.4
$55.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$4.19
 Cappuccino
$5.61
$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.21
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$493
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$1203
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$357
$1007
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.8
$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.4
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.81%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$856
$2722
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$650
$1984
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.2
$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.3
$51.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.17
$17.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.49
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.2
$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.87
$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.91
$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.76
$7.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.52
$5.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.45
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.57
$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$60.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.36
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.2
$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.9
$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$135
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$64.1
$416
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5445
$6962

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Limbe
$655
69 km or 43 mi Buea
$601
108 km or 67 mi Douala
$1265
123 km or 77 mi Kumba
$764
142 km or 88 mi Calabar
$384
218 km or 135 mi Aba
$621
226 km or 140 mi Port Harcourt
$679
238 km or 148 mi Bata
$1121
244 km or 152 mi Umuahia
$883
264 km or 164 mi Bafoussam
$555
273 km or 169 mi Owerri
$1611
287 km or 179 mi Bamenda
$553
305 km or 189 mi Yaounde
$747
331 km or 206 mi Enugu
$462
331 km or 206 mi Awka
$805
347 km or 216 mi Onitsha
$972
381 km or 237 mi Libreville
$668
388 km or 241 mi Warri
$881
443 km or 275 mi Sao Tome
$900
450 km or 279 mi Trindade
$900
451 km or 281 mi Benin
$558
497 km or 309 mi Port-Gentil
$625
520 km or 323 mi Owo
$651
555 km or 345 mi Akure
$634
583 km or 362 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
606 km or 377 mi Abuja
$1502
622 km or 387 mi Ife
$779
645 km or 401 mi Osogbo
$695
664 km or 413 mi Ngaoundere
$527
666 km or 414 mi Lagos
$1113
673 km or 418 mi Ibadan
$776
687 km or 427 mi Jos
$820
696 km or 433 mi Minna
$743
702 km or 436 mi Oyo
$677
705 km or 438 mi Ilorin
$535
709 km or 441 mi Abeokuta
$1030
739 km or 459 mi Bauchi
$759
746 km or 464 mi Porto-Novo
$670
762 km or 473 mi Cotonou
$709
767 km or 477 mi Kaduna
$371

Cities near Nicosia

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Dali
$1243
19 km or 12 mi Kyrenia
$1136
32 km or 20 mi Aradippou
$1134
37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1368
54 km or 33 mi Famagusta
$1252
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$1158
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$1968
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$1702
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1551
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$611
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$745
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$759
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$386
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$490
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$688
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$776
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1255
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$1020
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$597
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$798
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$618
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$712
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$573
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$912
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$598
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$578
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1616
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1502
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1647
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1709
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$575
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1645
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1666
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1657
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1666
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$489
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$417
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$928
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1531
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$1647