Malabo vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Malabo Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1344
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2912
$3118
🏠 One person rent
$726
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$1094
$989
🍽️ Food expenses
$459
$449
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.7
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$419
$1623
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
8
59
😀 Quality of life
31
81
🏙️ Population
297K
595K

The cost of living in Malabo is 8% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 4477th and 4678th ($1344 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 0.3 months in Malabo compared to 1.3 months in Riga. Malabo ranked 1st best city to live in Equatorial Guinea vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 8777th and 668th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Malabo vs Riga

Prices for goods and services in Malabo and Riga are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Malabo Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.49
$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.5
$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.04
$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.56
$5.82
 Cappuccino
$4.98
$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$922
$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$400
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$915
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$730
$662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$310
$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.9
$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.82%
4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$841
$3224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$648
$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.52
$1.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.5
$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.09
$9.82
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.63
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.79
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.49
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.39
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.66
$5.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.25
$9.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.89
$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.7
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.36
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27
$53.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.8
$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$143
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$226
$528
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6284
$17597

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Malabo

Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Limbe
$750
69 km or 43 mi Buea
$641
108 km or 67 mi Douala
$1254
123 km or 77 mi Kumba
$834
142 km or 88 mi Calabar
$386
218 km or 135 mi Aba
$601
226 km or 140 mi Port Harcourt
$618
238 km or 148 mi Bata
$1239
244 km or 152 mi Umuahia
$849
264 km or 164 mi Bafoussam
$750
273 km or 169 mi Owerri
$1555
287 km or 179 mi Bamenda
$687
305 km or 189 mi Yaounde
$668
331 km or 206 mi Enugu
$587
331 km or 206 mi Awka
$785
347 km or 216 mi Onitsha
$922
381 km or 237 mi Libreville
$745
388 km or 241 mi Warri
$878
443 km or 275 mi Sao Tome
$1042
450 km or 279 mi Trindade
$1042
451 km or 281 mi Benin
$655
497 km or 309 mi Port-Gentil
$699
520 km or 323 mi Owo
$594
555 km or 345 mi Akure
$578
583 km or 362 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
606 km or 377 mi Abuja
$1551
622 km or 387 mi Ife
$775
645 km or 401 mi Osogbo
$659
664 km or 413 mi Ngaoundere
$550
666 km or 414 mi Lagos
$1022
673 km or 418 mi Ibadan
$759
687 km or 427 mi Jos
$830
696 km or 433 mi Minna
$785
702 km or 436 mi Oyo
$665
705 km or 438 mi Ilorin
$538
709 km or 441 mi Abeokuta
$1017
739 km or 459 mi Bauchi
$750
746 km or 464 mi Porto-Novo
$741
762 km or 473 mi Cotonou
$796
767 km or 477 mi Kaduna
$353

Cities near Riga

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1423
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1027
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$908
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$944
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$912
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$1001
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$903
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$1012
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$994
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1214
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1230
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1083
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$1003
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$952
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1060
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$853
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$890
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1232
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1279
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1106
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1461
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$947
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$720
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1683
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$907
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1448
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1021
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1133
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$919
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1606
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1111
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1579
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1108
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1990
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2062
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$399
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1184
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1406