Malabo vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Malabo	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$741	$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2145	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$149	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$471	$1682
🍽️ Food expenses	$461	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.3	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$317	$1842
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	8	92
😀 Quality of life	33	86
🏙️ Population	297K	2.75M

The cost of living in Malabo is 57% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 6716th and 2624th ($741 vs $1718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Equatorial Guinea and Italy, respectively. Check Equatorial Guinea vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Malabo compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Malabo ranked 1st best city to live in Equatorial Guinea vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 7709th and 337th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malabo vs Rome

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	Malabo	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.9	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.4	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$5.61	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.21	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$179	$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$101	$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$720	$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$357	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.8	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.4	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.81%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$856	$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$650	$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.2	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.3	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.17	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.49	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.2	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.87	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.69	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.76	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.52	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.49	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.45	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.57	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.9	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.36	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.2	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.9	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$135	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$64.1	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5445	$9864

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Cities near Malabo

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Limbe	$655
69 km or 43 mi	Buea	$601
108 km or 67 mi	Douala	$1265
123 km or 77 mi	Kumba	$764
142 km or 88 mi	Calabar	$384
218 km or 135 mi	Aba	$621
226 km or 140 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
238 km or 148 mi	Bata	$1121
244 km or 152 mi	Umuahia	$883
264 km or 164 mi	Bafoussam	$555
273 km or 169 mi	Owerri	$1611
287 km or 179 mi	Bamenda	$553
305 km or 189 mi	Yaounde	$747
331 km or 206 mi	Enugu	$462
331 km or 206 mi	Awka	$805
347 km or 216 mi	Onitsha	$972
381 km or 237 mi	Libreville	$668
388 km or 241 mi	Warri	$881
443 km or 275 mi	Sao Tome	$900
450 km or 279 mi	Trindade	$900
451 km or 281 mi	Benin	$558
497 km or 309 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
520 km or 323 mi	Owo	$651
555 km or 345 mi	Akure	$634
583 km or 362 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
606 km or 377 mi	Abuja	$1502
622 km or 387 mi	Ife	$779
645 km or 401 mi	Osogbo	$695
664 km or 413 mi	Ngaoundere	$527
666 km or 414 mi	Lagos	$1113
673 km or 418 mi	Ibadan	$776
687 km or 427 mi	Jos	$820
696 km or 433 mi	Minna	$743
702 km or 436 mi	Oyo	$677
705 km or 438 mi	Ilorin	$535
709 km or 441 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
739 km or 459 mi	Bauchi	$759
746 km or 464 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
762 km or 473 mi	Cotonou	$709
767 km or 477 mi	Kaduna	$371

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201