Malabo vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malabo Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1344
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2912
$3539
🏠 One person rent
$726
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$1094
$1446
🍽️ Food expenses
$459
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.7
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$419
$2285
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
8
70
😀 Quality of life
31
78
🏙️ Population
297K
7.01M

The cost of living in Malabo is 18% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 4477th and 3529th ($1344 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Equatorial Guinea and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Equatorial Guinea vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Malabo compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Malabo ranked 1st best city to live in Equatorial Guinea vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8777th and 879th among best cities to live in the world.

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Malabo Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.49
$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.5
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.04
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.56
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$4.98
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$922
$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$400
$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$915
$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$730
$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$310
$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.9
$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.82%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$841
$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$648
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.52
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.5
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.09
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.63
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.79
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.49
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.39
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.66
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.25
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.89
$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.7
$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.36
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.8
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$143
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$226
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6284
$9443

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$931
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$815
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$931
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1037
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$823
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1109
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1192
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2014
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1923
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1461
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$775
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$711
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$707
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$465
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$551
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$906
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1107
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$565
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$893
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$545
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$487