Malabo vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Malabo	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$741	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2145	$1956
🏠 One person rent	$149	$405
🏘️ Family rent	$471	$721
🍽️ Food expenses	$461	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.3	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$317	$191
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	8	29
😀 Quality of life	33	36
🏙️ Population	297K	159K

The cost of living in Malabo is 12% less expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 6716th and 6298th ($741 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd 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 0.4 months in Malabo compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Malabo ranked 1st best city to live in Equatorial Guinea vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 7709th and 7365th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Malabo	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.9	$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.4	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$2.07
☕ Cappuccino	$5.61	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.21	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$179	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$101	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$720	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$357	$460
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.8	$92.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.4	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$45.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.81%	8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$856	$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$650	$879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.2	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.3	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.17	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.49	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.2	$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.87	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.69	$18.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$4.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.76	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.52	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.49	$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.45	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.57	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.9	$25.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.36	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.2	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.9	$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$135	$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$64.1	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5445	$2887

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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 Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$838
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$865
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1114
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1046
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1052
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$507
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$552
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$477
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$998
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$970
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1000
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$647
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$675
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$827
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$964
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$804
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$998
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1061
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$998
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1346
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1019
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1278
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1272
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$1007
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1612
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1558
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$523
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$569
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$487
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$559
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$490
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$491