Malabo vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malabo Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1272
$2659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2761
$6362
🏠 One person rent
$671
$1646
🏘️ Family rent
$981
$2815
🍽️ Food expenses
$443
$641
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.6
$225
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$393
$4246
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
8
94
😀 Quality of life
30
95
🏙️ Population
297K
664K

The cost of living in Malabo is 52% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 4590th and 649th ($1272 vs $2659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 2nd best city to live in Equatorial Guinea vs Rotterdam ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 8772nd and 20th 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
$9.3
$23.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58
$92.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.89
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.19
$6.79
 Cappuccino
$4.87
$4.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$4.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$896
$1650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$1348
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$787
$2967
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$2361
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$306
$278
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$55.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.87%
3.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$848
$6135
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$649
$3996
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.5
$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.88
$33
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$2.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.58
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.75
$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.37
$5.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.63
$4.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.59
$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.11
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$6.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.84
$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.6
$50.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.39
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.9
$91.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$140
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$237
$2772
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6717
$13092

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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

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2336
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$2424
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2365
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2491
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$2234
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2310
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2389
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2307
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$1970
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$2112
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$2087
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2608
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2143
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$1865
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2755
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$2304
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2407
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$2247
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$3165
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2564
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2354
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1740
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2460
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2272
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2662
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2296
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2399
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2185
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1805
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1739
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$2111
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1834
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$2341
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1829
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$2053
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$2353
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1688
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2197
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1476
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1799