Malabo vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malabo Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$812
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2326
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$175
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$533
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$498
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.1
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$341
$1324
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
8
61
😀 Quality of life
34
79
🏙️ Population
297K
605K

The cost of living in Malabo is 31% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 6389th and 4672nd ($812 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Equatorial Guinea and Latvia, respectively. Check Equatorial Guinea vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Malabo compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Malabo ranked 1st best city to live in Equatorial Guinea vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 7611th and 580th among best cities to live in the world.

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Malabo Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.6
$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.9
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17.1
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$5.18
☕ Cappuccino
$6.83
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.7
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$107
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$772
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$385
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.1
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.2
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.75%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$848
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$640
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.5
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.6
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.38
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.03
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.7
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.15
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.53
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.13
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.53
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.87
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.21
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.06
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.1
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.43
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.6
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$144
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$68.5
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5705
$13962

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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
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1377
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1111
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$856
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$893
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$946
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$999
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$902
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$923
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1102
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1151
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$966
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$950
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$899
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1029
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$817
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$856
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1120
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1191
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1016
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1341
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$886
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$440
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1447
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$871
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1278
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$973
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1061
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$578
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1525
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$979
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1363
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$846
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1936
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2023
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$390
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1057
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1363