Malabo vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malabo Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$990
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2464
$3429
🏠 One person rent
$373
$996
🏘️ Family rent
$778
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$465
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.2
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$328
$2566
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
8
71
😀 Quality of life
21
74
🏙️ Population
297K
7.01M

The cost of living in Malabo is 40% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 5392nd and 2922nd ($990 vs $1642) 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 0.3 months in Malabo compared to 1.6 months in Riyadh. Malabo ranked 2nd best city to live in Equatorial Guinea vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8933rd and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Malabo Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.1
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$16.3
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$6.55
$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$830
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$595
$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.9
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.6
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$91
$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.6%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1347
$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$951
$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.66
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.34
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.77
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.28
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.79
$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.65
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.69
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.09
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.3
$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.03
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.5
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.8
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.4
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$735
$9649

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Limbe
$683
69 km or 43 mi Buea
$587
108 km or 67 mi Douala
$1300
123 km or 77 mi Kumba
$860
142 km or 88 mi Calabar
$237
218 km or 135 mi Aba
$233
226 km or 140 mi Port Harcourt
$327
238 km or 148 mi Bata
$1242
244 km or 152 mi Umuahia
$330
264 km or 164 mi Bafoussam
$761
273 km or 169 mi Owerri
$507
287 km or 179 mi Bamenda
$436
305 km or 189 mi Yaounde
$567
331 km or 206 mi Enugu
$290
331 km or 206 mi Awka
$325
347 km or 216 mi Onitsha
$354
381 km or 237 mi Libreville
$697
388 km or 241 mi Warri
$351
443 km or 275 mi Sao Tome
$866
450 km or 279 mi Trindade
$866
451 km or 281 mi Benin
$315
497 km or 309 mi Port-Gentil
$651
520 km or 323 mi Owo
$272
555 km or 345 mi Akure
$243
583 km or 362 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
606 km or 377 mi Abuja
$288
622 km or 387 mi Ife
$250
645 km or 401 mi Osogbo
$310
664 km or 413 mi Ngaoundere
$548
666 km or 414 mi Lagos
$448
673 km or 418 mi Ibadan
$262
687 km or 427 mi Jos
$269
696 km or 433 mi Minna
$313
702 km or 436 mi Oyo
$407
705 km or 438 mi Ilorin
$314
709 km or 441 mi Abeokuta
$826
739 km or 459 mi Bauchi
$272
746 km or 464 mi Porto-Novo
$697
762 km or 473 mi Cotonou
$732
767 km or 477 mi Kaduna
$210

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561