Malabo vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malabo Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person
$812
$776
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2326
$1871
🏠 One person rent
$175
$386
🏘️ Family rent
$533
$531
🍽️ Food expenses
$498
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.1
$85.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$341
$552
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
8
54
😀 Quality of life
34
40
🏙️ Population
297K
1.49M

The cost of living in Malabo is 5% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 6389th and 6539th ($812 vs $776) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 14th in Equatorial Guinea and Brazil, respectively. Check Equatorial Guinea vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Malabo compared to 0.7 months in Recife. Malabo ranked 1st best city to live in Equatorial Guinea vs Recife ranked 71st in Brazil, while ranked 7611th and 6967th among best cities to live in the world.

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Malabo Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.6
$4.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.9
$15.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17.1
$5.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$1.63
☕ Cappuccino
$6.83
$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.7
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$107
$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$772
$575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$385
$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.1
$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.2
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.75%
11.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$848
$1568
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$640
$974
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.5
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.6
$7.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.38
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.03
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.7
$7.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.15
$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.53
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.13
$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.53
$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.87
$3.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.21
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.06
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.1
$16.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.43
$5.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.6
$48.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$62.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$144
$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$68.5
$287
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5705
$18289

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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
$1368
123 km or 77 mi Kumba
$933
142 km or 88 mi Calabar
$374
218 km or 135 mi Aba
$638
226 km or 140 mi Port Harcourt
$651
238 km or 148 mi Bata
$1201
244 km or 152 mi Umuahia
$906
264 km or 164 mi Bafoussam
$794
273 km or 169 mi Owerri
$1686
287 km or 179 mi Bamenda
$714
305 km or 189 mi Yaounde
$764
331 km or 206 mi Enugu
$469
331 km or 206 mi Awka
$846
347 km or 216 mi Onitsha
$1036
381 km or 237 mi Libreville
$702
388 km or 241 mi Warri
$886
443 km or 275 mi Sao Tome
$878
450 km or 279 mi Trindade
$879
451 km or 281 mi Benin
$537
497 km or 309 mi Port-Gentil
$659
520 km or 323 mi Owo
$658
555 km or 345 mi Akure
$635
583 km or 362 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
606 km or 377 mi Abuja
$1262
622 km or 387 mi Ife
$774
645 km or 401 mi Osogbo
$704
664 km or 413 mi Ngaoundere
$666
666 km or 414 mi Lagos
$1133
673 km or 418 mi Ibadan
$759
687 km or 427 mi Jos
$757
696 km or 433 mi Minna
$787
702 km or 436 mi Oyo
$699
705 km or 438 mi Ilorin
$526
709 km or 441 mi Abeokuta
$1019
739 km or 459 mi Bauchi
$735
746 km or 464 mi Porto-Novo
$710
762 km or 473 mi Cotonou
$755
767 km or 477 mi Kaduna
$377

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Distance City Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi Olinda
$587
12 km or 7.2 mi Camaragibe
$532
13 km or 7.8 mi Paulista
$413
16 km or 10 mi Jaboatao dos Guararapes
$610
31 km or 19 mi Cabo de Santo Agostinho
$585
47 km or 29 mi Carpina
$551
56 km or 35 mi Goiana
$542
108 km or 67 mi Joao Pessoa
$669
123 km or 77 mi Caruaru
$495
143 km or 89 mi Campina Grande
$535
191 km or 119 mi Rio Largo
$589
200 km or 124 mi Garanhuns
$610
202 km or 126 mi Maceio
$630
243 km or 151 mi Arcoverde
$557
244 km or 152 mi Palmeira dos Indios
$583
254 km or 158 mi Natal
$553
271 km or 168 mi Arapiraca
$597
288 km or 179 mi Patos
$530
302 km or 188 mi Caico
$614
311 km or 193 mi Penedo
$602
397 km or 247 mi Paulo Afonso
$427
397 km or 247 mi Aracaju
$670
419 km or 260 mi Mossoro
$523
454 km or 282 mi Estancia
$640
467 km or 290 mi Salgueiro
$545
476 km or 296 mi Ico
$567
487 km or 302 mi Russas
$597
498 km or 309 mi Juazeiro do Norte
$583
503 km or 312 mi Aracati
$599
507 km or 315 mi Crato
$573
523 km or 325 mi Iguatu
$570
571 km or 355 mi Quixada
$595
597 km or 371 mi Alagoinhas
$606
605 km or 376 mi Serrinha
$591
628 km or 390 mi Fortaleza
$717
636 km or 395 mi Petrolina
$412
636 km or 395 mi Juazeiro
$414
636 km or 395 mi Caucaia
$664
639 km or 397 mi Caninde
$580
641 km or 398 mi Senhor do Bonfim
$502