Malabo vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malabo Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$812
$1352
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2326
$3249
🏠 One person rent
$175
$701
🏘️ Family rent
$533
$1285
🍽️ Food expenses
$498
$434
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.1
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$341
$1689
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
8
69
😀 Quality of life
34
81
🏙️ Population
297K
330K

The cost of living in Malabo is 40% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 6389th and 4220th ($812 vs $1352) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th 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 7611th and 469th among best cities to live in the world.

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Malabo Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.6
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.9
$60.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17.1
$7.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$4.46
☕ Cappuccino
$6.83
$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.7
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$631
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$107
$506
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$772
$1228
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$385
$992
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.1
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.2
$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.75%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$848
$2667
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$640
$1828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$2.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.5
$55.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.6
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.38
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.03
$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.7
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$9.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.15
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.53
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.13
$8.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.53
$5.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.87
$6.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.21
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.06
$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.1
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.43
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.6
$50.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$87.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$144
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$68.5
$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5705
$7504

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Limbe
$710
69 km or 43 mi Buea
$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

Cities near Nicosia

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Dali
$1356
19 km or 12 mi Kyrenia
$1216
32 km or 20 mi Aradippou
$1242
37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1559
54 km or 33 mi Famagusta
$1331
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$1150
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2130
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$1832
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1528
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$627
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$835
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$789
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$427
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$536
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$689
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$708
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1165
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$948
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$510
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$767
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$618
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$705
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$545
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$857
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$450
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$596
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1565
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1451
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$576
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1582
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$516
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$450
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$963
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1579
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591