Malabo vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malabo Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1413
$746
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3075
$1937
🏠 One person rent
$772
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$550
🍽️ Food expenses
$482
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.4
$85
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$365
$427
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
9
54
😀 Quality of life
26
60
🏙️ Population
297K
1.49M

The cost of living in Malabo is 89% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 4227th and 6884th ($1413 vs $746) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 29th in Equatorial Guinea and Brazil, respectively. Check Equatorial Guinea vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Malabo compared to 0.6 months in Recife. Malabo ranked 1st best city to live in Equatorial Guinea vs Recife ranked 20th in Brazil, while ranked 8913th and 5911th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malabo vs Recife

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Malabo Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.6
$4.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.5
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.84
$6.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.01
$1.63
☕ Cappuccino
$5.35
$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$903
$384
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$606
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$852
$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$53.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$305
$82.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.7
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.81%
12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$850
$1420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$646
$822
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.6
$37.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.97
$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.86
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.64
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.9
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.39
$7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.67
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$7.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.61
$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.15
$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.5
$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.42
$6.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27
$54.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$86
$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$149
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5489
$16281

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Limbe
$755
69 km or 43 mi Buea
$665
108 km or 67 mi Douala
$1363
123 km or 77 mi Kumba
$849
142 km or 88 mi Calabar
$397
218 km or 135 mi Aba
$674
226 km or 140 mi Port Harcourt
$676
238 km or 148 mi Bata
$1241
244 km or 152 mi Umuahia
$961
264 km or 164 mi Bafoussam
$793
273 km or 169 mi Owerri
$1774
287 km or 179 mi Bamenda
$698
305 km or 189 mi Yaounde
$671
331 km or 206 mi Enugu
$563
331 km or 206 mi Awka
$878
347 km or 216 mi Onitsha
$1051
381 km or 237 mi Libreville
$708
388 km or 241 mi Warri
$926
443 km or 275 mi Sao Tome
$1046
450 km or 279 mi Trindade
$1044
451 km or 281 mi Benin
$632
497 km or 309 mi Port-Gentil
$660
520 km or 323 mi Owo
$664
555 km or 345 mi Akure
$644
583 km or 362 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
606 km or 377 mi Abuja
$1514
622 km or 387 mi Ife
$778
645 km or 401 mi Osogbo
$705
664 km or 413 mi Ngaoundere
$571
666 km or 414 mi Lagos
$1102
673 km or 418 mi Ibadan
$752
687 km or 427 mi Jos
$810
696 km or 433 mi Minna
$852
702 km or 436 mi Oyo
$664
705 km or 438 mi Ilorin
$526
709 km or 441 mi Abeokuta
$1013
739 km or 459 mi Bauchi
$781
746 km or 464 mi Porto-Novo
$743
762 km or 473 mi Cotonou
$793
767 km or 477 mi Kaduna
$393

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Distance City Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi Olinda
$561
12 km or 7.2 mi Camaragibe
$559
13 km or 7.8 mi Paulista
$416
16 km or 10 mi Jaboatao dos Guararapes
$699
31 km or 19 mi Cabo de Santo Agostinho
$618
47 km or 29 mi Carpina
$579
56 km or 35 mi Goiana
$575
108 km or 67 mi Joao Pessoa
$726
123 km or 77 mi Caruaru
$545
143 km or 89 mi Campina Grande
$566
191 km or 119 mi Rio Largo
$634
200 km or 124 mi Garanhuns
$631
202 km or 126 mi Maceio
$691
243 km or 151 mi Arcoverde
$580
244 km or 152 mi Palmeira dos Indios
$604
254 km or 158 mi Natal
$583
271 km or 168 mi Arapiraca
$615
288 km or 179 mi Patos
$563
302 km or 188 mi Caico
$623
311 km or 193 mi Penedo
$588
397 km or 247 mi Paulo Afonso
$434
397 km or 247 mi Aracaju
$555
419 km or 260 mi Mossoro
$538
454 km or 282 mi Estancia
$611
467 km or 290 mi Salgueiro
$562
476 km or 296 mi Ico
$590
487 km or 302 mi Russas
$630
498 km or 309 mi Juazeiro do Norte
$576
503 km or 312 mi Aracati
$639
507 km or 315 mi Crato
$571
523 km or 325 mi Iguatu
$591
571 km or 355 mi Quixada
$644
597 km or 371 mi Alagoinhas
$621
605 km or 376 mi Serrinha
$600
628 km or 390 mi Fortaleza
$758
636 km or 395 mi Petrolina
$569
636 km or 395 mi Juazeiro
$456
636 km or 395 mi Caucaia
$713
639 km or 397 mi Caninde
$637
641 km or 398 mi Senhor do Bonfim
$544