Malabo vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malabo Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$990
$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2464
$2987
🏠 One person rent
$373
$1091
🏘️ Family rent
$778
$1464
🍽️ Food expenses
$465
$299
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.2
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$328
$1719
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
8
65
😀 Quality of life
21
82
🏙️ Population
297K
1.25M

The cost of living in Malabo is 39% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 5392nd and 3028th ($990 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Equatorial Guinea and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Equatorial Guinea vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Malabo compared to 1.1 months in Sharjah. Malabo ranked 2nd best city to live in Equatorial Guinea vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 8933rd and 359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Malabo Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.1
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$16.3
$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$7.46
☕ Cappuccino
$6.55
$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$888
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$891
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$830
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$595
$1132
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.9
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.6
$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$91
$92.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.6%
4.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1347
$3596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$951
$2465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.66
$2.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58
$67.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.34
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.77
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.28
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$8.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$8.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.79
$5.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.65
$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.69
$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.09
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.3
$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.03
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.5
$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.8
$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.4
$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$735
$5193

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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 6.2 mi Ajman
$1841
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2229
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1191
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1132
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1164
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$787
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1126
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1872
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1810
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$798
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$890
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$573
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$604
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1375
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1285
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1327
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$544
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$779
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$959
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1005
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$606
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$604
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$530
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$868
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$672
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$457
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$621
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$910
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$561
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$822
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$575
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$541