Malabo vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malabo Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1413
$1270
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3075
$3141
🏠 One person rent
$772
$619
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$1049
🍽️ Food expenses
$482
$445
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.4
$81.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$365
$1509
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
9
61
😀 Quality of life
26
82
🏙️ Population
297K
605K

The cost of living in Malabo is 11% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 4227th and 4556th ($1413 vs $1270) 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 1.2 months in Riga. Malabo ranked 1st best city to live in Equatorial Guinea vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 8913th and 625th among best cities to live in the world.

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Malabo Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.6
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.5
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.84
$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.01
$5.71
 Cappuccino
$5.35
$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$903
$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$378
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$965
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$852
$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$189
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$305
$285
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.7
$18.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.81%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$850
$3110
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$646
$1956
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.6
$35.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.97
$9.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.86
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.64
$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.9
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.39
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.67
$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$9.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.61
$5.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.15
$9.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$3.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.5
$47.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.42
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$86
$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$149
$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5489
$16726

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Limbe
$755
69 km or 43 mi Buea
$665
108 km or 67 mi Douala
$1363
123 km or 77 mi Kumba
$849
142 km or 88 mi Calabar
$397
218 km or 135 mi Aba
$674
226 km or 140 mi Port Harcourt
$676
238 km or 148 mi Bata
$1241
244 km or 152 mi Umuahia
$961
264 km or 164 mi Bafoussam
$793
273 km or 169 mi Owerri
$1774
287 km or 179 mi Bamenda
$698
305 km or 189 mi Yaounde
$671
331 km or 206 mi Enugu
$563
331 km or 206 mi Awka
$878
347 km or 216 mi Onitsha
$1051
381 km or 237 mi Libreville
$708
388 km or 241 mi Warri
$926
443 km or 275 mi Sao Tome
$1046
450 km or 279 mi Trindade
$1044
451 km or 281 mi Benin
$632
497 km or 309 mi Port-Gentil
$660
520 km or 323 mi Owo
$664
555 km or 345 mi Akure
$644
583 km or 362 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
606 km or 377 mi Abuja
$1514
622 km or 387 mi Ife
$778
645 km or 401 mi Osogbo
$705
664 km or 413 mi Ngaoundere
$571
666 km or 414 mi Lagos
$1102
673 km or 418 mi Ibadan
$752
687 km or 427 mi Jos
$810
696 km or 433 mi Minna
$852
702 km or 436 mi Oyo
$664
705 km or 438 mi Ilorin
$526
709 km or 441 mi Abeokuta
$1013
739 km or 459 mi Bauchi
$781
746 km or 464 mi Porto-Novo
$743
762 km or 473 mi Cotonou
$793
767 km or 477 mi Kaduna
$393

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1419
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1046
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$889
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$928
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$894
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$967
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$864
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$988
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$968
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1184
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1192
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1041
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$974
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$929
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1034
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$840
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$865
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1174
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1334
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1057
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1414
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$920
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$680
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1601
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$883
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1372
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$999
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1113
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1089
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$829
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1566
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1064
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1737
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1485
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1083
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1947
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1937
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$349
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1125
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1383