Malabo vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malabo Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1344
$773
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2912
$1870
🏠 One person rent
$726
$339
🏘️ Family rent
$1094
$566
🍽️ Food expenses
$459
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.7
$61.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$419
$354
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
8
40
😀 Quality of life
31
62
🏙️ Population
297K
573K

The cost of living in Malabo is 74% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 4477th and 6865th ($1344 vs $773) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Equatorial Guinea and Morocco, respectively. Check Equatorial Guinea vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Malabo compared to 0.5 months in Rabat. Malabo ranked 1st best city to live in Equatorial Guinea vs Rabat ranked 4th in Morocco, while ranked 8777th and 5750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malabo vs Rabat

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Malabo Rabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.49
$4.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.5
$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.04
$6.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.56
$5.42
☕ Cappuccino
$4.98
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$922
$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$400
$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$915
$780
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$730
$423
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$310
$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.9
$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.82%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$841
$1958
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$648
$1097
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.52
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.5
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.09
$8.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.63
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.79
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.49
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$6.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.39
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$8.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.66
$4.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.25
$5.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.89
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.7
$29.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.36
$6.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.8
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$143
$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$226
$182
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6284
$7353

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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 Rabat

Distance City Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi Sale
$598
13 km or 8.1 mi Temara
$671
34 km or 21 mi Kenitra
$612
63 km or 39 mi Mohammedia
$732
87 km or 54 mi Casablanca
$953
120 km or 74 mi Meknes
$589
127 km or 79 mi Khouribga
$513
169 km or 105 mi Fez
$610
177 km or 110 mi El Jadida
$558
193 km or 120 mi Beni Mellal
$482
217 km or 135 mi Tangier
$881
218 km or 135 mi Tetouan
$577
248 km or 154 mi Tarifa
$1394
250 km or 155 mi Ceuta
$1340
265 km or 165 mi Algeciras
$1041
269 km or 167 mi Los Barrios
$1212
271 km or 169 mi Gibraltar City
$2594
273 km or 170 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1187
273 km or 170 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1316
283 km or 176 mi Cadiz
$1560
287 km or 178 mi Marrakesh
$769
292 km or 181 mi Rota
$1497
295 km or 184 mi Safi
$539
304 km or 189 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$1008
309 km or 192 mi Estepona
$1625
317 km or 197 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1295
328 km or 204 mi Marbella
$1935
337 km or 210 mi Ronda
$1003
344 km or 214 mi Fuengirola
$1537
346 km or 215 mi Olhao
$1490
347 km or 216 mi Faro
$1471
349 km or 217 mi Mijas
$1551
353 km or 219 mi Benalmadena
$1614
353 km or 219 mi Tavira
$1563
359 km or 223 mi Huelva
$1275
361 km or 224 mi Almonte
$1337
361 km or 225 mi Moguer
$1307
363 km or 226 mi Loule
$1581
364 km or 226 mi Albufeira
$1979
371 km or 231 mi Malaga
$1727