Malabo vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malabo Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$990
$750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2464
$1906
🏠 One person rent
$373
$329
🏘️ Family rent
$778
$548
🍽️ Food expenses
$465
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.2
$91.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$328
$441
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
8
21
😀 Quality of life
21
23
🏙️ Population
297K
2.45M

The cost of living in Malabo is 32% more expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 5392nd and 6572nd ($990 vs $750) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Equatorial Guinea and Burkina Faso, respectively. Check Equatorial Guinea vs Burkina Faso comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Malabo compared to 0.6 months in Ouagadougou. Malabo ranked 2nd best city to live in Equatorial Guinea vs Ouagadougou ranked 1st in Burkina Faso, while ranked 8933rd and 8867th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malabo vs Ouagadougou

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Malabo Ouagadougou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.1
$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$16.3
$3.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.16
 Cappuccino
$6.55
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$830
$516
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$595
$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.9
$72
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.6
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$91
$49.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.6%
7.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1347
$275
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$951
$171
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.66
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58
$4.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.34
$13.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.77
$2.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.28
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$8.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$4.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$0.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.79
$7.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.65
$1.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.69
$4.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.09
$5.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$3.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$3.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.3
$39.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.03
$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.5
$37.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.8
$25.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$57.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.4
$86.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$735
$15142

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Cities near Malabo

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

Cities near Ouagadougou

Distance City Cost of living
91 km or 57 mi Koudougou
$664
92 km or 57 mi Manga
$678
153 km or 95 mi Leo
$675
166 km or 103 mi Ouahigouya
$673
210 km or 130 mi Fada N'gourma
$674
210 km or 131 mi Dedougou
$677
255 km or 158 mi Dori
$677
256 km or 159 mi Nouna
$680
326 km or 203 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$732
336 km or 209 mi Tamale
$443
415 km or 258 mi Niamey
$1006
431 km or 268 mi Kara
$620
464 km or 288 mi Sikasso
$479
475 km or 295 mi Sokode
$617
503 km or 313 mi Sotouboua
$616
513 km or 319 mi Markala
$471
527 km or 327 mi Segou
$470
551 km or 342 mi Korhogo
$976
611 km or 380 mi Atakpame
$617
620 km or 385 mi Hohoe
$482
631 km or 392 mi Kumasi
$416
646 km or 401 mi Bouake
$923
650 km or 404 mi Kpalime
$616
652 km or 405 mi Save
$676
655 km or 407 mi Banamba
$471
656 km or 407 mi Bougouni
$472
657 km or 408 mi Koulikoro
$471
662 km or 411 mi Abengourou
$874
676 km or 420 mi Ho
$353
685 km or 426 mi Obuasi
$459
693 km or 430 mi Abomey
$677
702 km or 436 mi Bamako
$518
710 km or 441 mi Koforidua
$497
738 km or 459 mi Sokoto
$219
740 km or 460 mi Yamoussoukro
$891
755 km or 469 mi Lome
$678
759 km or 471 mi Ashaiman
$512
762 km or 474 mi Tema
$446
765 km or 476 mi Accra
$582
773 km or 480 mi Agboville
$892