Malabo vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malabo Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1344
$983
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2912
$2420
🏠 One person rent
$726
$425
🏘️ Family rent
$1094
$695
🍽️ Food expenses
$459
$402
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.7
$69.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$419
$111
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
8
23
😀 Quality of life
31
27
🏙️ Population
297K
2.45M

The cost of living in Malabo is 37% more expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 4477th and 5778th ($1344 vs $983) 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 1st best city to live in Equatorial Guinea vs Ouagadougou ranked 2nd in Burkina Faso, while ranked 8777th and 8911th 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
$9.49
$7.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.5
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.04
$7.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.56
$1.15
☕ Cappuccino
$4.98
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$922
$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$400
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$915
$811
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$730
$393
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$310
$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.9
$57.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.82%
12.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$841
$237
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$648
$885
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.52
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.5
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.09
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.63
$2.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.79
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.49
$2.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$19.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.39
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$3.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$2.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$8.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.66
$1.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.25
$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$3.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.89
$4.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.7
$67.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.36
$7.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27
$40.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.8
$27.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$143
$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$226
$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6284
$18111

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Limbe
$750
69 km or 43 mi Buea
$641
108 km or 67 mi Douala
$1254
123 km or 77 mi Kumba
$834
142 km or 88 mi Calabar
$386
218 km or 135 mi Aba
$601
226 km or 140 mi Port Harcourt
$618
238 km or 148 mi Bata
$1239
244 km or 152 mi Umuahia
$849
264 km or 164 mi Bafoussam
$750
273 km or 169 mi Owerri
$1555
287 km or 179 mi Bamenda
$687
305 km or 189 mi Yaounde
$668
331 km or 206 mi Enugu
$587
331 km or 206 mi Awka
$785
347 km or 216 mi Onitsha
$922
381 km or 237 mi Libreville
$745
388 km or 241 mi Warri
$878
443 km or 275 mi Sao Tome
$1042
450 km or 279 mi Trindade
$1042
451 km or 281 mi Benin
$655
497 km or 309 mi Port-Gentil
$699
520 km or 323 mi Owo
$594
555 km or 345 mi Akure
$578
583 km or 362 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
606 km or 377 mi Abuja
$1551
622 km or 387 mi Ife
$775
645 km or 401 mi Osogbo
$659
664 km or 413 mi Ngaoundere
$550
666 km or 414 mi Lagos
$1022
673 km or 418 mi Ibadan
$759
687 km or 427 mi Jos
$830
696 km or 433 mi Minna
$785
702 km or 436 mi Oyo
$665
705 km or 438 mi Ilorin
$538
709 km or 441 mi Abeokuta
$1017
739 km or 459 mi Bauchi
$750
746 km or 464 mi Porto-Novo
$741
762 km or 473 mi Cotonou
$796
767 km or 477 mi Kaduna
$353

Cities near Ouagadougou

Distance City Cost of living
91 km or 57 mi Koudougou
$836
92 km or 57 mi Manga
$894
153 km or 95 mi Leo
$862
166 km or 103 mi Ouahigouya
$867
210 km or 130 mi Fada N'gourma
$893
210 km or 131 mi Dedougou
$840
255 km or 158 mi Dori
$891
256 km or 159 mi Nouna
$837
326 km or 203 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$842
336 km or 209 mi Tamale
$612
415 km or 258 mi Niamey
$1194
431 km or 268 mi Kara
$682
464 km or 288 mi Sikasso
$515
475 km or 295 mi Sokode
$675
503 km or 313 mi Sotouboua
$673
513 km or 319 mi Markala
$508
527 km or 327 mi Segou
$508
551 km or 342 mi Korhogo
$1097
611 km or 380 mi Atakpame
$673
620 km or 385 mi Hohoe
$683
631 km or 392 mi Kumasi
$562
646 km or 401 mi Bouake
$1124
650 km or 404 mi Kpalime
$678
652 km or 405 mi Save
$650
655 km or 407 mi Banamba
$507
656 km or 407 mi Bougouni
$507
657 km or 408 mi Koulikoro
$508
662 km or 411 mi Abengourou
$1075
676 km or 420 mi Ho
$454
685 km or 426 mi Obuasi
$664
693 km or 430 mi Abomey
$612
702 km or 436 mi Bamako
$583
710 km or 441 mi Koforidua
$703
738 km or 459 mi Sokoto
$425
740 km or 460 mi Yamoussoukro
$1060
755 km or 469 mi Lome
$802
759 km or 471 mi Ashaiman
$654
762 km or 474 mi Tema
$607
765 km or 476 mi Accra
$861
773 km or 480 mi Agboville
$1066