Malabo vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Malabo	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$741	$675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2145	$1652
🏠 One person rent	$149	$304
🏘️ Family rent	$471	$568
🍽️ Food expenses	$461	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.3	$46.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$317	$762
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	8	14
😀 Quality of life	33	47
🏙️ Population	297K	1.08M

The cost of living in Malabo is 10% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 6716th and 7033rd ($741 vs $675) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Equatorial Guinea and Mauritania, respectively. Check Equatorial Guinea vs Mauritania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Malabo compared to 1.1 months in Nouakchott. Malabo ranked 1st best city to live in Equatorial Guinea vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 7709th and 6451st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malabo vs Nouakchott

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	Malabo	Nouakchott
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.9	$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.4	$25.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$5.61	$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.21	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$179	$204
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$101	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$720	$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$357	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.8	$88.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.4	$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.81%	16.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$856	$3428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$650	$1157
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.2	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.3	$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.17	$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.49	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.2	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.87	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.69	$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$5.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.76	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$2.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.52	$2.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.49	$4.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.45	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.57	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.9	$87.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.36	$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.2	$19.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.9	$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$135	$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$64.1	$82
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5445	$6979

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Cities near Malabo

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 Nouakchott

Distance	City	Cost of living
175 km or 109 mi	Rosso	$647
234 km or 145 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
275 km or 171 mi	Louga	$970
380 km or 236 mi	Thies	$1052
398 km or 248 mi	Rufisque	$1046
404 km or 251 mi	Dakar	$1114
421 km or 262 mi	Fatick	$998
438 km or 272 mi	Kaolack	$1000
518 km or 322 mi	Banjul	$477
527 km or 327 mi	Lamin	$507
540 km or 335 mi	Brikama	$552
587 km or 365 mi	Kolda	$964
612 km or 380 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
672 km or 417 mi	Bafata	$804
693 km or 430 mi	Bissau	$827
877 km or 545 mi	Praia	$840
884 km or 549 mi	Assomada	$838
904 km or 562 mi	Boffa	$998
953 km or 592 mi	Mamou	$1019
965 km or 600 mi	Mindelo	$865
978 km or 608 mi	Forecariah	$998
984 km or 611 mi	Conakry	$1061
1041 km or 647 mi	Banamba	$491
1047 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$569
1048 km or 651 mi	Laayoune	$559
1071 km or 665 mi	Koulikoro	$490
1094 km or 680 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
1107 km or 688 mi	Freetown	$1346
1117 km or 694 mi	Kankan	$1007
1119 km or 695 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
1135 km or 705 mi	Tenerife	$1612
1145 km or 712 mi	La Orotava	$1558
1151 km or 715 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
1155 km or 718 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
1157 km or 719 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
1159 km or 720 mi	Segou	$490
1166 km or 725 mi	Markala	$489
1175 km or 730 mi	Bougouni	$489
1179 km or 732 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1196
1203 km or 748 mi	Corralejo	$1500