Malabo vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malabo Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1272
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2761
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$671
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$981
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$443
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.6
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$393
$2284
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
8
70
😀 Quality of life
30
78
🏙️ Population
297K
7.01M

The cost of living in Malabo is 22% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 4590th and 3485th ($1272 vs $1628) 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 2nd best city to live in Equatorial Guinea vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8772nd and 899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Malabo Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.3
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.89
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.19
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$4.87
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$896
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$787
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$306
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.87%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$848
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$649
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.5
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.88
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.58
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.75
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.37
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.63
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.59
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.11
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.84
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.6
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.39
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.9
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$140
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$237
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6717
$10912

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Limbe
$738
69 km or 43 mi Buea
$627
108 km or 67 mi Douala
$1156
123 km or 77 mi Kumba
$821
142 km or 88 mi Calabar
$373
218 km or 135 mi Aba
$591
226 km or 140 mi Port Harcourt
$559
238 km or 148 mi Bata
$1209
244 km or 152 mi Umuahia
$773
264 km or 164 mi Bafoussam
$759
273 km or 169 mi Owerri
$1364
287 km or 179 mi Bamenda
$699
305 km or 189 mi Yaounde
$666
331 km or 206 mi Enugu
$564
331 km or 206 mi Awka
$693
347 km or 216 mi Onitsha
$795
381 km or 237 mi Libreville
$743
388 km or 241 mi Warri
$786
443 km or 275 mi Sao Tome
$1011
450 km or 279 mi Trindade
$1013
451 km or 281 mi Benin
$627
497 km or 309 mi Port-Gentil
$698
520 km or 323 mi Owo
$531
555 km or 345 mi Akure
$488
583 km or 362 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
606 km or 377 mi Abuja
$1375
622 km or 387 mi Ife
$670
645 km or 401 mi Osogbo
$575
664 km or 413 mi Ngaoundere
$551
666 km or 414 mi Lagos
$946
673 km or 418 mi Ibadan
$658
687 km or 427 mi Jos
$760
696 km or 433 mi Minna
$692
702 km or 436 mi Oyo
$639
705 km or 438 mi Ilorin
$518
709 km or 441 mi Abeokuta
$995
739 km or 459 mi Bauchi
$672
746 km or 464 mi Porto-Novo
$768
762 km or 473 mi Cotonou
$830
767 km or 477 mi Kaduna
$323

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$938
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$834
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$965
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1059
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$917
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$778
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1062
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1218
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2100
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$2015
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1437
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$738
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$703
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$454
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$694
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$522
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$509
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$890
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$457
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$655
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1164
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$471
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$469
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$573
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$548
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1031
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$505
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$670
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$873
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$494
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$459