Malabo vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malabo Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1272
$1543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2761
$3341
🏠 One person rent
$671
$990
🏘️ Family rent
$981
$1686
🍽️ Food expenses
$443
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.6
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$393
$2274
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
8
66
😀 Quality of life
30
86
🏙️ Population
297K
1.25M

The cost of living in Malabo is 18% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 4590th and 3851st ($1272 vs $1543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.5 months in Sharjah. Malabo ranked 2nd best city to live in Equatorial Guinea vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 8772nd and 367th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malabo vs Sharjah

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Malabo Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.3
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.89
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.19
$9.6
☕ Cappuccino
$4.87
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$896
$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$787
$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$1417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$306
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$100
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.87%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$848
$8219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$649
$5942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$2.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.5
$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.88
$8.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.58
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.75
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.37
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.63
$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.59
$6.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.11
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.84
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.6
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.39
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.9
$62.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$140
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$237
$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6717
$8199

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57 km or 36 mi Limbe
$738
69 km or 43 mi Buea
$627
108 km or 67 mi Douala
$1156
123 km or 77 mi Kumba
$821
142 km or 88 mi Calabar
$373
218 km or 135 mi Aba
$591
226 km or 140 mi Port Harcourt
$559
238 km or 148 mi Bata
$1209
244 km or 152 mi Umuahia
$773
264 km or 164 mi Bafoussam
$759
273 km or 169 mi Owerri
$1364
287 km or 179 mi Bamenda
$699
305 km or 189 mi Yaounde
$666
331 km or 206 mi Enugu
$564
331 km or 206 mi Awka
$693
347 km or 216 mi Onitsha
$795
381 km or 237 mi Libreville
$743
388 km or 241 mi Warri
$786
443 km or 275 mi Sao Tome
$1011
450 km or 279 mi Trindade
$1013
451 km or 281 mi Benin
$627
497 km or 309 mi Port-Gentil
$698
520 km or 323 mi Owo
$531
555 km or 345 mi Akure
$488
583 km or 362 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
606 km or 377 mi Abuja
$1375
622 km or 387 mi Ife
$670
645 km or 401 mi Osogbo
$575
664 km or 413 mi Ngaoundere
$551
666 km or 414 mi Lagos
$946
673 km or 418 mi Ibadan
$658
687 km or 427 mi Jos
$760
696 km or 433 mi Minna
$692
702 km or 436 mi Oyo
$639
705 km or 438 mi Ilorin
$518
709 km or 441 mi Abeokuta
$995
739 km or 459 mi Bauchi
$672
746 km or 464 mi Porto-Novo
$768
762 km or 473 mi Cotonou
$830
767 km or 477 mi Kaduna
$323

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2356
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2470
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1173
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1455
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1082
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$797
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1193
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2100
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$2015
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$494
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$497
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$526
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$521
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1340
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1062
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1218
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$514
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$530
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$965
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1059
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$505
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$485
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$558
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$778
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$559
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$700
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$457
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$917
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$459
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$717
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$517
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$469