Malabo vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Malabo	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$741	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2145	$1826
🏠 One person rent	$149	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$471	$541
🍽️ Food expenses	$461	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.3	$79.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$317	$413
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	8	54
😀 Quality of life	33	54
🏙️ Population	297K	1.49M

The cost of living in Malabo is 10% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 6716th and 7055th ($741 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 43rd 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 0.6 months in Recife. Malabo ranked 1st best city to live in Equatorial Guinea vs Recife ranked 19th in Brazil, while ranked 7709th and 5998th 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	$12.9	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.4	$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$5.61	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.21	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$179	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$101	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$720	$549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$357	$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.8	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.4	$73.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.81%	13.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$856	$1247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$650	$723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.2	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.3	$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.17	$6.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.49	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.2	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.87	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.69	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$6.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.76	$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.52	$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.49	$3.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.45	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.57	$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.9	$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.36	$6.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.2	$52
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$7.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.9	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$135	$71.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$64.1	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5445	$14050

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Cities near Malabo

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Limbe	$655
69 km or 43 mi	Buea	$601
108 km or 67 mi	Douala	$1265
123 km or 77 mi	Kumba	$764
142 km or 88 mi	Calabar	$384
218 km or 135 mi	Aba	$621
226 km or 140 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
238 km or 148 mi	Bata	$1121
244 km or 152 mi	Umuahia	$883
264 km or 164 mi	Bafoussam	$555
273 km or 169 mi	Owerri	$1611
287 km or 179 mi	Bamenda	$553
305 km or 189 mi	Yaounde	$747
331 km or 206 mi	Enugu	$462
331 km or 206 mi	Awka	$805
347 km or 216 mi	Onitsha	$972
381 km or 237 mi	Libreville	$668
388 km or 241 mi	Warri	$881
443 km or 275 mi	Sao Tome	$900
450 km or 279 mi	Trindade	$900
451 km or 281 mi	Benin	$558
497 km or 309 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
520 km or 323 mi	Owo	$651
555 km or 345 mi	Akure	$634
583 km or 362 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
606 km or 377 mi	Abuja	$1502
622 km or 387 mi	Ife	$779
645 km or 401 mi	Osogbo	$695
664 km or 413 mi	Ngaoundere	$527
666 km or 414 mi	Lagos	$1113
673 km or 418 mi	Ibadan	$776
687 km or 427 mi	Jos	$820
696 km or 433 mi	Minna	$743
702 km or 436 mi	Oyo	$677
705 km or 438 mi	Ilorin	$535
709 km or 441 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
739 km or 459 mi	Bauchi	$759
746 km or 464 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
762 km or 473 mi	Cotonou	$709
767 km or 477 mi	Kaduna	$371

Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$588
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$567
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$446
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$607
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$563
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$551
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$615
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$503
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$538
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$610
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$572
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$667
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$547
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$571
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$563
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$591
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$569
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$561
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$560
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$412
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$527
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$550
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$565
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$534
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$563
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$597
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$603
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$545
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$561
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$604
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$554
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$540
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$745
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$531
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$428
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$685
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$595
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$509