Malabo vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malabo Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1344
$2637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2912
$6349
🏠 One person rent
$726
$1608
🏘️ Family rent
$1094
$2828
🍽️ Food expenses
$459
$656
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.7
$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$419
$4180
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
8
94
😀 Quality of life
31
95
🏙️ Population
297K
664K

The cost of living in Malabo is 49% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 4477th and 676th ($1344 vs $2637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 0.3 months in Malabo compared to 1.6 months in Rotterdam. Malabo ranked 1st best city to live in Equatorial Guinea vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 8777th and 24th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malabo vs Rotterdam

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Malabo Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.49
$24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.5
$95.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.04
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.56
$7.15
 Cappuccino
$4.98
$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$4.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$922
$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$400
$1308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$915
$2889
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$730
$2391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$310
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.9
$54.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.82%
3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$841
$5975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$648
$4252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.52
$4.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.5
$88.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.09
$33.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$2.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.63
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.79
$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.49
$5.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.39
$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$3.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$4.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$4.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.66
$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.25
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.89
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.7
$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.36
$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.8
$95.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$143
$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$226
$2442
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6284
$13439

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Limbe
$750
69 km or 43 mi Buea
$641
108 km or 67 mi Douala
$1254
123 km or 77 mi Kumba
$834
142 km or 88 mi Calabar
$386
218 km or 135 mi Aba
$601
226 km or 140 mi Port Harcourt
$618
238 km or 148 mi Bata
$1239
244 km or 152 mi Umuahia
$849
264 km or 164 mi Bafoussam
$750
273 km or 169 mi Owerri
$1555
287 km or 179 mi Bamenda
$687
305 km or 189 mi Yaounde
$668
331 km or 206 mi Enugu
$587
331 km or 206 mi Awka
$785
347 km or 216 mi Onitsha
$922
381 km or 237 mi Libreville
$745
388 km or 241 mi Warri
$878
443 km or 275 mi Sao Tome
$1042
450 km or 279 mi Trindade
$1042
451 km or 281 mi Benin
$655
497 km or 309 mi Port-Gentil
$699
520 km or 323 mi Owo
$594
555 km or 345 mi Akure
$578
583 km or 362 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
606 km or 377 mi Abuja
$1551
622 km or 387 mi Ife
$775
645 km or 401 mi Osogbo
$659
664 km or 413 mi Ngaoundere
$550
666 km or 414 mi Lagos
$1022
673 km or 418 mi Ibadan
$759
687 km or 427 mi Jos
$830
696 km or 433 mi Minna
$785
702 km or 436 mi Oyo
$665
705 km or 438 mi Ilorin
$538
709 km or 441 mi Abeokuta
$1017
739 km or 459 mi Bauchi
$750
746 km or 464 mi Porto-Novo
$741
762 km or 473 mi Cotonou
$796
767 km or 477 mi Kaduna
$353

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2403
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$2389
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2481
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2701
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$2332
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2471
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2348
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2258
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$2110
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$2206
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$2264
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2669
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2295
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$1907
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2822
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$2369
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2457
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$2340
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$3203
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2636
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2383
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1770
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2471
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2337
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2721
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2383
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2440
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2223
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1822
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1730
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$2132
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1857
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$2360
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1849
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1848
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$2409
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1734
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2231
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1523
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1727