Malabo vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malabo Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$812
$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2326
$3407
🏠 One person rent
$175
$921
🏘️ Family rent
$533
$1393
🍽️ Food expenses
$498
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.1
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$341
$2861
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
8
71
😀 Quality of life
34
77
🏙️ Population
297K
7.01M

The cost of living in Malabo is 49% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6389th and 3292nd ($812 vs $1586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.4 months in Malabo compared to 1.8 months in Riyadh. Malabo ranked 1st best city to live in Equatorial Guinea vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7611th and 796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Malabo Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.6
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.9
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17.1
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$6.83
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.7
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$107
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$772
$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$385
$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.1
$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.2
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.75%
5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$848
$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$640
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.5
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.6
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.38
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.03
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.7
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.15
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.53
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.13
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.53
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.87
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.21
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.06
$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.1
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.43
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.6
$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$144
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$68.5
$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5705
$10359

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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
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$940
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$828
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$870
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$989
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$878
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1218
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1226
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1810
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1719
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1457
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$944
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$716
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$713
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$548
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$705
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$557
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$879
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$552
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$895
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$541
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$665
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$853
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$537
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$507
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$586
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$588
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$940
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$558
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$895
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$561
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$489