Malabo vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malabo Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person
$990
$763
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2464
$1997
🏠 One person rent
$373
$361
🏘️ Family rent
$778
$603
🍽️ Food expenses
$465
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.2
$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$328
$626
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
8
54
😀 Quality of life
21
43
🏙️ Population
297K
1.66M

The cost of living in Malabo is 30% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 5392nd and 6515th ($990 vs $763) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 31st 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 0.8 months in Recife. Malabo ranked 2nd best city to live in Equatorial Guinea vs Recife ranked 42nd in Brazil, while ranked 8933rd and 6854th among best cities to live in the world.

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Malabo Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.1
$4.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$16.3
$7.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.74
☕ Cappuccino
$6.55
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$431
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$830
$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$595
$395
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.9
$84.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.6
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$91
$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.6%
12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1347
$1724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$951
$1068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.66
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58
$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.34
$5.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.77
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.28
$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$5.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$3.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$8.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.79
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.65
$1.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.69
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.09
$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.3
$15.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.03
$5.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.5
$41.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$8.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.8
$46.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.4
$347
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$735
$19214

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Limbe
$683
69 km or 43 mi Buea
$587
108 km or 67 mi Douala
$1300
123 km or 77 mi Kumba
$860
142 km or 88 mi Calabar
$237
218 km or 135 mi Aba
$233
226 km or 140 mi Port Harcourt
$327
238 km or 148 mi Bata
$1242
244 km or 152 mi Umuahia
$330
264 km or 164 mi Bafoussam
$761
273 km or 169 mi Owerri
$507
287 km or 179 mi Bamenda
$436
305 km or 189 mi Yaounde
$567
331 km or 206 mi Enugu
$290
331 km or 206 mi Awka
$325
347 km or 216 mi Onitsha
$354
381 km or 237 mi Libreville
$697
388 km or 241 mi Warri
$351
443 km or 275 mi Sao Tome
$866
450 km or 279 mi Trindade
$866
451 km or 281 mi Benin
$315
497 km or 309 mi Port-Gentil
$651
520 km or 323 mi Owo
$272
555 km or 345 mi Akure
$243
583 km or 362 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
606 km or 377 mi Abuja
$288
622 km or 387 mi Ife
$250
645 km or 401 mi Osogbo
$310
664 km or 413 mi Ngaoundere
$548
666 km or 414 mi Lagos
$448
673 km or 418 mi Ibadan
$262
687 km or 427 mi Jos
$269
696 km or 433 mi Minna
$313
702 km or 436 mi Oyo
$407
705 km or 438 mi Ilorin
$314
709 km or 441 mi Abeokuta
$826
739 km or 459 mi Bauchi
$272
746 km or 464 mi Porto-Novo
$697
762 km or 473 mi Cotonou
$732
767 km or 477 mi Kaduna
$210

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Distance City Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi Olinda
$659
12 km or 7.2 mi Camaragibe
$636
13 km or 7.8 mi Paulista
$466
16 km or 10 mi Jaboatao dos Guararapes
$711
31 km or 19 mi Cabo de Santo Agostinho
$657
47 km or 29 mi Carpina
$614
56 km or 35 mi Goiana
$601
108 km or 67 mi Joao Pessoa
$670
123 km or 77 mi Caruaru
$504
143 km or 89 mi Campina Grande
$539
191 km or 119 mi Rio Largo
$615
200 km or 124 mi Garanhuns
$612
202 km or 126 mi Maceio
$651
243 km or 151 mi Arcoverde
$580
244 km or 152 mi Palmeira dos Indios
$610
254 km or 158 mi Natal
$598
271 km or 168 mi Arapiraca
$634
288 km or 179 mi Patos
$609
302 km or 188 mi Caico
$593
311 km or 193 mi Penedo
$611
397 km or 247 mi Paulo Afonso
$462
397 km or 247 mi Aracaju
$634
419 km or 260 mi Mossoro
$567
454 km or 282 mi Estancia
$606
467 km or 290 mi Salgueiro
$576
476 km or 296 mi Ico
$596
487 km or 302 mi Russas
$600
498 km or 309 mi Juazeiro do Norte
$631
503 km or 312 mi Aracati
$611
507 km or 315 mi Crato
$619
523 km or 325 mi Iguatu
$598
571 km or 355 mi Quixada
$619
597 km or 371 mi Alagoinhas
$666
605 km or 376 mi Serrinha
$635
628 km or 390 mi Fortaleza
$814
636 km or 395 mi Petrolina
$436
636 km or 395 mi Juazeiro
$444
636 km or 395 mi Caucaia
$745
639 km or 397 mi Caninde
$618
641 km or 398 mi Senhor do Bonfim
$525