Malabo vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malabo Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$812
$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2326
$4999
🏠 One person rent
$175
$1371
🏘️ Family rent
$533
$2182
🍽️ Food expenses
$498
$539
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.1
$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$341
$3835
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
8
94
😀 Quality of life
34
94
🏙️ Population
297K
664K

The cost of living in Malabo is 63% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 6389th and 1336th ($812 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th 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 1.7 months in Rotterdam. Malabo ranked 1st best city to live in Equatorial Guinea vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 7611th and 51st among best cities to live in the world.

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Malabo Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.6
$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.9
$68.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17.1
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$6.41
 Cappuccino
$6.83
$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.7
$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$107
$1112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$772
$2175
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$385
$1840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.1
$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.2
$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.75%
3.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$848
$5393
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$640
$3725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$4.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.5
$83.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.6
$22.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.38
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.03
$5.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.7
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.15
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.53
$3.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.13
$6.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.53
$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.87
$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.21
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.06
$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.1
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.43
$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.6
$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$144
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$68.5
$1741
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5705
$10888

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$710
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$655
108 km or 67 mi Douala
$1368
123 km or 77 mi Kumba
$933
142 km or 88 mi Calabar
$374
218 km or 135 mi Aba
$638
226 km or 140 mi Port Harcourt
$651
238 km or 148 mi Bata
$1201
244 km or 152 mi Umuahia
$906
264 km or 164 mi Bafoussam
$794
273 km or 169 mi Owerri
$1686
287 km or 179 mi Bamenda
$714
305 km or 189 mi Yaounde
$764
331 km or 206 mi Enugu
$469
331 km or 206 mi Awka
$846
347 km or 216 mi Onitsha
$1036
381 km or 237 mi Libreville
$702
388 km or 241 mi Warri
$886
443 km or 275 mi Sao Tome
$878
450 km or 279 mi Trindade
$879
451 km or 281 mi Benin
$537
497 km or 309 mi Port-Gentil
$659
520 km or 323 mi Owo
$658
555 km or 345 mi Akure
$635
583 km or 362 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
606 km or 377 mi Abuja
$1262
622 km or 387 mi Ife
$774
645 km or 401 mi Osogbo
$704
664 km or 413 mi Ngaoundere
$666
666 km or 414 mi Lagos
$1133
673 km or 418 mi Ibadan
$759
687 km or 427 mi Jos
$757
696 km or 433 mi Minna
$787
702 km or 436 mi Oyo
$699
705 km or 438 mi Ilorin
$526
709 km or 441 mi Abeokuta
$1019
739 km or 459 mi Bauchi
$735
746 km or 464 mi Porto-Novo
$710
762 km or 473 mi Cotonou
$755
767 km or 477 mi Kaduna
$377

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2034
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$1991
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2053
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2094
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$1987
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2010
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2228
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2039
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$1813
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$1750
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$1920
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2184
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1951
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$2246
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2373
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$1985
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2375
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$1865
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$2859
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2180
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2170
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1559
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2046
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1953
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1968
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2072
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2076
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2064
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1916
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1421
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$1975
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1762
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$1831
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1709
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1782
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$1921
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1611
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2017
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1442
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1592