Malabo vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Malabo	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1272	$987
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2761	$2229
🏠 One person rent	$671	$489
🏘️ Family rent	$981	$812
🍽️ Food expenses	$443	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.6	$41.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$393	$209
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	8	19
😀 Quality of life	30	41
🏙️ Population	297K	159K

The cost of living in Malabo is 29% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 4590th and 5666th ($1272 vs $987) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Equatorial Guinea and Cape Verde, respectively. Check Equatorial Guinea vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Malabo compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Malabo ranked 2nd best city to live in Equatorial Guinea vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 8772nd and 7752nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Malabo	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.3	$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58	$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.89	$6.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$4.87	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$3.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$896	$502
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$279
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$787	$901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$625	$507
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$306	$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.5	$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.87%	8.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$848	$1306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$649	$1022
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.5	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.88	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.58	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.75	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.37	$2.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$8.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.07	$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.28	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$3.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.2	$3.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$4.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.63	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$8.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.59	$4.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.11	$3.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.84	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.6	$29.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.39	$6.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.2	$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$2.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.9	$70.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$140	$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$237	$169
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6717	$3188

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Cities near Malabo

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 Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$979
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$979
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1281
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1206
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1214
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$545
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$1140
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$611
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$527
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$1163
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$1141
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1164
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$1109
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$619
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$653
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$857
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$1119
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$831
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$983
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1050
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$984
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1272
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1005
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1231
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1219
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$998
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$993
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1739
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1668
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1534
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1727
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1608
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1642
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$518
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1508
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$561
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$487
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$627
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$493
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$494