Malabo vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malabo Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$810
$751
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2316
$1983
🏠 One person rent
$176
$336
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$753
🍽️ Food expenses
$496
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$42
$53.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$343
$596
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
8
40
😀 Quality of life
34
57
🏙️ Population
297K
573K

The cost of living in Malabo is 8% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 6399th and 6656th ($810 vs $751) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Equatorial Guinea and Morocco, respectively. Check Equatorial Guinea vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Malabo compared to 0.8 months in Rabat. Malabo ranked 1st best city to live in Equatorial Guinea vs Rabat ranked 2nd in Morocco, while ranked 7604th and 5583rd 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
$13.6
$4.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.3
$41.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$16.9
$6.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$4.27
☕ Cappuccino
$6.79
$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.7
$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$442
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$108
$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$766
$985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$383
$601
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$27.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$42
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17
$33.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.83%
4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$848
$2024
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$649
$1070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.27
$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.4
$23.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.64
$6.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.67
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.39
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.05
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$6.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.33
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.56
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.11
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$2.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.54
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.5
$30.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.4
$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.5
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.61
$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.6
$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$144
$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$67.7
$129
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5659
$5444

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Limbe
$710
69 km or 43 mi Buea
$655
108 km or 67 mi Douala
$1369
123 km or 77 mi Kumba
$932
142 km or 88 mi Calabar
$373
218 km or 135 mi Aba
$639
226 km or 140 mi Port Harcourt
$654
238 km or 148 mi Bata
$1199
244 km or 152 mi Umuahia
$917
264 km or 164 mi Bafoussam
$796
273 km or 169 mi Owerri
$1685
287 km or 179 mi Bamenda
$712
305 km or 189 mi Yaounde
$766
331 km or 206 mi Enugu
$469
331 km or 206 mi Awka
$842
347 km or 216 mi Onitsha
$1037
381 km or 237 mi Libreville
$703
388 km or 241 mi Warri
$885
443 km or 275 mi Sao Tome
$877
450 km or 279 mi Trindade
$878
451 km or 281 mi Benin
$537
497 km or 309 mi Port-Gentil
$659
520 km or 323 mi Owo
$657
555 km or 345 mi Akure
$634
583 km or 362 mi Ado Ekiti
$680
606 km or 377 mi Abuja
$1270
622 km or 387 mi Ife
$775
645 km or 401 mi Osogbo
$702
664 km or 413 mi Ngaoundere
$667
666 km or 414 mi Lagos
$1133
673 km or 418 mi Ibadan
$758
687 km or 427 mi Jos
$756
696 km or 433 mi Minna
$791
702 km or 436 mi Oyo
$695
705 km or 438 mi Ilorin
$527
709 km or 441 mi Abeokuta
$1020
739 km or 459 mi Bauchi
$733
746 km or 464 mi Porto-Novo
$710
762 km or 473 mi Cotonou
$752
767 km or 477 mi Kaduna
$377

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Distance City Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi Sale
$531
13 km or 8.1 mi Temara
$638
34 km or 21 mi Kenitra
$548
63 km or 39 mi Mohammedia
$667
87 km or 54 mi Casablanca
$898
120 km or 74 mi Meknes
$500
127 km or 79 mi Khouribga
$413
169 km or 105 mi Fez
$546
177 km or 110 mi El Jadida
$512
193 km or 120 mi Beni Mellal
$456
217 km or 135 mi Tangier
$710
218 km or 135 mi Tetouan
$534
248 km or 154 mi Tarifa
$1258
250 km or 155 mi Ceuta
$1213
265 km or 165 mi Algeciras
$938
269 km or 167 mi Los Barrios
$1098
271 km or 169 mi Gibraltar City
$2427
273 km or 170 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1338
273 km or 170 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1215
283 km or 176 mi Cadiz
$1443
287 km or 178 mi Marrakesh
$652
292 km or 181 mi Rota
$1443
295 km or 184 mi Safi
$501
304 km or 189 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$936
309 km or 192 mi Estepona
$1432
317 km or 197 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1232
328 km or 204 mi Marbella
$2173
337 km or 210 mi Ronda
$1384
344 km or 214 mi Fuengirola
$1413
346 km or 215 mi Olhao
$1248
347 km or 216 mi Faro
$1160
349 km or 217 mi Mijas
$1431
353 km or 219 mi Benalmadena
$1477
353 km or 219 mi Tavira
$1450
359 km or 223 mi Huelva
$911
361 km or 224 mi Almonte
$1191
361 km or 225 mi Moguer
$1020
363 km or 226 mi Loule
$1428
364 km or 226 mi Albufeira
$2048
371 km or 231 mi Malaga
$1515