Malabo vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malabo Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$741
$2359
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2145
$5397
🏠 One person rent
$149
$1479
🏘️ Family rent
$471
$2435
🍽️ Food expenses
$461
$569
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.3
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$317
$3493
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
8
94
😀 Quality of life
33
93
🏙️ Population
297K
664K

The cost of living in Malabo is 69% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 6716th and 1038th ($741 vs $2359) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Equatorial Guinea and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Equatorial Guinea vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Malabo compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Malabo ranked 1st best city to live in Equatorial Guinea vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 7709th and 68th among best cities to live in the world.

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Malabo Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.4
$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$6.3
☕ Cappuccino
$5.61
$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.21
$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$1509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$1241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$2680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$357
$2049
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.8
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.4
$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.81%
4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$856
$5415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$650
$3934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.2
$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.3
$98.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.17
$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.49
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.2
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.87
$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.91
$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.76
$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.52
$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.45
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.57
$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$41.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.36
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.2
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.9
$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$135
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$64.1
$2027
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5445
$10730

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2062
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$1861
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2042
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2199
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$1969
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2049
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2081
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$1934
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$1805
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$1739
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$1890
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2251
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1917
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$2090
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2291
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$2026
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2180
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$1862
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$2791
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2049
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2085
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1492
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2001
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1975
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2432
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$1957
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$1937
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$1944
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1631
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1421
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$1879
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1640
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$2105
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1613
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1651
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$1958
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1530
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$1917
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1318
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1514