Malabo vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malabo Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$990
$2013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2464
$4464
🏠 One person rent
$373
$1251
🏘️ Family rent
$778
$1909
🍽️ Food expenses
$465
$484
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.2
$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$328
$3795
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
8
94
😀 Quality of life
21
93
🏙️ Population
297K
592K

The cost of living in Malabo is 51% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 5392nd and 1756th ($990 vs $2013) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.9 months in Rotterdam. Malabo ranked 2nd best city to live in Equatorial Guinea vs Rotterdam ranked 3rd in the Netherlands, while ranked 8933rd and 54th among best cities to live in the world.

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Malabo Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.1
$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$16.3
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$5.49
 Cappuccino
$6.55
$3.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$1267
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$1009
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$830
$1849
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$595
$1585
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.9
$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.6
$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$91
$40.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.6%
3.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1347
$5063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$951
$3486
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.66
$4.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58
$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.34
$21.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.77
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.28
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$4.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$2.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.79
$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.65
$9.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.69
$4.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.09
$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.3
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.03
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.5
$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$20.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.8
$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.4
$1521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$735
$12166

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Limbe
$683
69 km or 43 mi Buea
$587
108 km or 67 mi Douala
$1300
123 km or 77 mi Kumba
$860
142 km or 88 mi Calabar
$237
218 km or 135 mi Aba
$233
226 km or 140 mi Port Harcourt
$327
238 km or 148 mi Bata
$1242
244 km or 152 mi Umuahia
$330
264 km or 164 mi Bafoussam
$761
273 km or 169 mi Owerri
$507
287 km or 179 mi Bamenda
$436
305 km or 189 mi Yaounde
$567
331 km or 206 mi Enugu
$290
331 km or 206 mi Awka
$325
347 km or 216 mi Onitsha
$354
381 km or 237 mi Libreville
$697
388 km or 241 mi Warri
$351
443 km or 275 mi Sao Tome
$866
450 km or 279 mi Trindade
$866
451 km or 281 mi Benin
$315
497 km or 309 mi Port-Gentil
$651
520 km or 323 mi Owo
$272
555 km or 345 mi Akure
$243
583 km or 362 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
606 km or 377 mi Abuja
$288
622 km or 387 mi Ife
$250
645 km or 401 mi Osogbo
$310
664 km or 413 mi Ngaoundere
$548
666 km or 414 mi Lagos
$448
673 km or 418 mi Ibadan
$262
687 km or 427 mi Jos
$269
696 km or 433 mi Minna
$313
702 km or 436 mi Oyo
$407
705 km or 438 mi Ilorin
$314
709 km or 441 mi Abeokuta
$826
739 km or 459 mi Bauchi
$272
746 km or 464 mi Porto-Novo
$697
762 km or 473 mi Cotonou
$732
767 km or 477 mi Kaduna
$210

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$1890
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$1804
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$1850
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$1886
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$1873
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$1836
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2205
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2000
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$1741
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$1822
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$1832
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2055
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1854
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$2135
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2465
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$1877
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$1939
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$1833
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$2545
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$1894
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2092
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1498
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$1981
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1876
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1919
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$1897
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$1647
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2001
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1841
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1376
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$1965
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1650
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$1756
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1631
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1818
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$1909
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1539
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$1971
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1413
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1413