Malabo vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malabo Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1413
$849
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3075
$1992
🏠 One person rent
$772
$395
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$614
🍽️ Food expenses
$482
$309
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.4
$49.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$365
$805
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
9
44
😀 Quality of life
26
68
🏙️ Population
297K
423K

The cost of living in Malabo is 67% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 4227th and 6460th ($1413 vs $849) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 0.9 months in Skopje. Malabo ranked 1st best city to live in Equatorial Guinea vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 8913th and 4637th among best cities to live in the world.

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Malabo Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.6
$8.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.5
$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.84
$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.01
$2.66
 Cappuccino
$5.35
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$903
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$616
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$852
$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$88.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$305
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.7
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.81%
4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$850
$2564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$646
$1758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.6
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.97
$5.85
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.86
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.64
$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$9.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.9
$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.39
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$1.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.67
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$7.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.61
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.15
$5.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.5
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.42
$6.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$86
$77.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$149
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5489
$4833

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Limbe
$755
69 km or 43 mi Buea
$665
108 km or 67 mi Douala
$1363
123 km or 77 mi Kumba
$849
142 km or 88 mi Calabar
$397
218 km or 135 mi Aba
$674
226 km or 140 mi Port Harcourt
$676
238 km or 148 mi Bata
$1241
244 km or 152 mi Umuahia
$961
264 km or 164 mi Bafoussam
$793
273 km or 169 mi Owerri
$1774
287 km or 179 mi Bamenda
$698
305 km or 189 mi Yaounde
$671
331 km or 206 mi Enugu
$563
331 km or 206 mi Awka
$878
347 km or 216 mi Onitsha
$1051
381 km or 237 mi Libreville
$708
388 km or 241 mi Warri
$926
443 km or 275 mi Sao Tome
$1046
450 km or 279 mi Trindade
$1044
451 km or 281 mi Benin
$632
497 km or 309 mi Port-Gentil
$660
520 km or 323 mi Owo
$664
555 km or 345 mi Akure
$644
583 km or 362 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
606 km or 377 mi Abuja
$1514
622 km or 387 mi Ife
$778
645 km or 401 mi Osogbo
$705
664 km or 413 mi Ngaoundere
$571
666 km or 414 mi Lagos
$1102
673 km or 418 mi Ibadan
$752
687 km or 427 mi Jos
$810
696 km or 433 mi Minna
$852
702 km or 436 mi Oyo
$664
705 km or 438 mi Ilorin
$526
709 km or 441 mi Abeokuta
$1013
739 km or 459 mi Bauchi
$781
746 km or 464 mi Porto-Novo
$743
762 km or 473 mi Cotonou
$793
767 km or 477 mi Kaduna
$393

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$642
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$720
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$572
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$575
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$592
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$595
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$655
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$667
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$697
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$557
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$670
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$707
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1111
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$673
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$730
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$828
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1294
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$819
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$1041
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1091
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$819
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1107
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$857
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1181
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$854
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1244
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$973
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$945
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1107
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1047
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1164
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$764
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1040
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1115
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1225
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1080
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1036
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$701
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$967
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1195