Malabo vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malabo Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$812
$550
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2326
$1377
🏠 One person rent
$175
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$533
$486
🍽️ Food expenses
$498
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.1
$60.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$341
$406
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
8
35
😀 Quality of life
34
19
🏙️ Population
297K
2.96M

The cost of living in Malabo is 48% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 6389th and 8269th ($812 vs $550) 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 7611th and 8890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Malabo Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.6
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.9
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17.1
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$6.83
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.7
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$107
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$772
$591
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$385
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.1
$56.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.2
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.75%
12.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$848
$1730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$640
$908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.5
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.6
$5.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.38
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.03
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.7
$6.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$6.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.15
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.53
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.13
$7.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.53
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.87
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.21
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.06
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.1
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.43
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.6
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$4
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$144
$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$68.5
$80.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5705
$2963

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Limbe
$710
69 km or 43 mi Buea
$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
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$491
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$491
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$504
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$489
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$488
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$514
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$934
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$509
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$915
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$553
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$584
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$895
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$492
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$554
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$491
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$895
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$686
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$524
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$490
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$527
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$491
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$684
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$814
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$671
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$667
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$626
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$946
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$940
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$988
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$799
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1123
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$1096
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$935
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1586
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$806
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$810