Malabo vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malabo Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1272
$988
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2761
$2407
🏠 One person rent
$671
$429
🏘️ Family rent
$981
$687
🍽️ Food expenses
$443
$398
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.6
$72.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$393
$143
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
8
23
😀 Quality of life
30
28
🏙️ Population
297K
2.45M

The cost of living in Malabo is 29% more expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 4590th and 5662nd ($1272 vs $988) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 0.1 months in Ouagadougou. Malabo ranked 2nd best city to live in Equatorial Guinea vs Ouagadougou ranked 1st in Burkina Faso, while ranked 8772nd and 8844th 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
$9.3
$7.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58
$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.89
$7.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.19
$1.24
☕ Cappuccino
$4.87
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$896
$437
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$787
$782
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$306
$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$60
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.87%
11.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$848
$275
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$649
$745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.5
$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.88
$7.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.58
$2.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.75
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.37
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$18.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$1.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$2.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.63
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$8.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.59
$1.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.11
$5.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$3.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.84
$4.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.6
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.39
$6.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.9
$31.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$140
$72.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$237
$95.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6717
$17381

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Limbe
$738
69 km or 43 mi Buea
$627
108 km or 67 mi Douala
$1156
123 km or 77 mi Kumba
$821
142 km or 88 mi Calabar
$373
218 km or 135 mi Aba
$591
226 km or 140 mi Port Harcourt
$559
238 km or 148 mi Bata
$1209
244 km or 152 mi Umuahia
$773
264 km or 164 mi Bafoussam
$759
273 km or 169 mi Owerri
$1364
287 km or 179 mi Bamenda
$699
305 km or 189 mi Yaounde
$666
331 km or 206 mi Enugu
$564
331 km or 206 mi Awka
$693
347 km or 216 mi Onitsha
$795
381 km or 237 mi Libreville
$743
388 km or 241 mi Warri
$786
443 km or 275 mi Sao Tome
$1011
450 km or 279 mi Trindade
$1013
451 km or 281 mi Benin
$627
497 km or 309 mi Port-Gentil
$698
520 km or 323 mi Owo
$531
555 km or 345 mi Akure
$488
583 km or 362 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
606 km or 377 mi Abuja
$1375
622 km or 387 mi Ife
$670
645 km or 401 mi Osogbo
$575
664 km or 413 mi Ngaoundere
$551
666 km or 414 mi Lagos
$946
673 km or 418 mi Ibadan
$658
687 km or 427 mi Jos
$760
696 km or 433 mi Minna
$692
702 km or 436 mi Oyo
$639
705 km or 438 mi Ilorin
$518
709 km or 441 mi Abeokuta
$995
739 km or 459 mi Bauchi
$672
746 km or 464 mi Porto-Novo
$768
762 km or 473 mi Cotonou
$830
767 km or 477 mi Kaduna
$323

Cities near Ouagadougou

Distance City Cost of living
91 km or 57 mi Koudougou
$830
92 km or 57 mi Manga
$896
153 km or 95 mi Leo
$863
166 km or 103 mi Ouahigouya
$868
210 km or 130 mi Fada N'gourma
$891
210 km or 131 mi Dedougou
$836
255 km or 158 mi Dori
$889
256 km or 159 mi Nouna
$835
326 km or 203 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$846
336 km or 209 mi Tamale
$666
415 km or 258 mi Niamey
$1162
431 km or 268 mi Kara
$661
464 km or 288 mi Sikasso
$501
475 km or 295 mi Sokode
$656
503 km or 313 mi Sotouboua
$656
513 km or 319 mi Markala
$495
527 km or 327 mi Segou
$495
551 km or 342 mi Korhogo
$1076
611 km or 380 mi Atakpame
$657
620 km or 385 mi Hohoe
$727
631 km or 392 mi Kumasi
$606
646 km or 401 mi Bouake
$1100
650 km or 404 mi Kpalime
$665
652 km or 405 mi Save
$654
655 km or 407 mi Banamba
$494
656 km or 407 mi Bougouni
$494
657 km or 408 mi Koulikoro
$493
662 km or 411 mi Abengourou
$1049
676 km or 420 mi Ho
$500
685 km or 426 mi Obuasi
$714
693 km or 430 mi Abomey
$596
702 km or 436 mi Bamako
$561
710 km or 441 mi Koforidua
$762
738 km or 459 mi Sokoto
$372
740 km or 460 mi Yamoussoukro
$1044
755 km or 469 mi Lome
$759
759 km or 471 mi Ashaiman
$697
762 km or 474 mi Tema
$583
765 km or 476 mi Accra
$927
773 km or 480 mi Agboville
$1043