Malabo vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malabo Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$741
$546
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2145
$1370
🏠 One person rent
$149
$239
🏘️ Family rent
$471
$485
🍽️ Food expenses
$461
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.3
$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$317
$401
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
8
35
😀 Quality of life
33
35
🏙️ Population
297K
2.96M

The cost of living in Malabo is 36% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 6716th and 8272nd ($741 vs $546) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Equatorial Guinea and Yemen, respectively. Check Equatorial Guinea vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Malabo compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Malabo ranked 1st best city to live in Equatorial Guinea vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 7709th and 7504th among best cities to live in the world.

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Malabo Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.4
$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.89
☕ Cappuccino
$5.61
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.21
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$357
$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.8
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.4
$57.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.81%
12.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$856
$1713
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$650
$985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.2
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.3
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.17
$5.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.49
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.2
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.87
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$6.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.91
$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.76
$8.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.52
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.45
$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.57
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.36
$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.2
$12.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$3.89
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.9
$25.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$135
$59.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$64.1
$79.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5445
$2809

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Limbe
$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
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$481
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$486
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$505
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$496
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$482
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$482
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$507
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$937
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$503
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$910
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$540
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$571
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$902
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$542
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$486
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$542
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$484
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$905
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$662
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$520
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$487
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1041
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$518
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$488
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$660
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$838
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$764
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$756
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$718
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$897
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$979
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$1006
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$752
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1146
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$1003
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1180
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$943
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1637
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$809
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$886