Malabo vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malabo Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$990
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2464
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$373
$351
🏘️ Family rent
$778
$569
🍽️ Food expenses
$465
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.2
$52.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$328
$579
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
8
43
😀 Quality of life
21
63
🏙️ Population
297K
527K

The cost of living in Malabo is 30% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 5392nd and 6533rd ($990 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Equatorial Guinea and North Macedonia, respectively. Check Equatorial Guinea vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Malabo compared to 0.8 months in Skopje. Malabo ranked 2nd best city to live in Equatorial Guinea vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 8933rd and 4828th among best cities to live in the world.

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Malabo Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.1
$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$16.3
$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$2.11
☕ Cappuccino
$6.55
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$830
$551
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$595
$378
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.9
$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.6
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$91
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.6%
4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1347
$2029
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$951
$1448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.66
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.34
$5.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.77
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.28
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$7.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.79
$5.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.65
$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.69
$5.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.09
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.3
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.03
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.5
$30.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.8
$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.4
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$735
$4244

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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
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$563
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$570
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$531
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$602
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$534
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$576
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$691
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$692
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$626
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$664
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$581
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$533
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1004
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$591
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$598
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$704
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1002
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$702
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$798
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1057
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$670
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$548
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1017
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$852
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$951
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1009
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$762
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$989
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$945
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1030
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$594
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$984
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1013
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1027
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1047
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$628
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$816
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1116