Malabo vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malabo Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$812
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2326
$1864
🏠 One person rent
$175
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$533
$595
🍽️ Food expenses
$498
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.1
$53.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$341
$701
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
8
43
😀 Quality of life
34
63
🏙️ Population
297K
527K

The cost of living in Malabo is 3% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 6389th and 6502nd ($812 vs $785) 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 0.4 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 7611th and 4654th among best cities to live in the world.

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Malabo Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.6
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.9
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17.1
$5.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$6.83
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.7
$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$107
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$772
$577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$385
$406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$87.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.1
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.2
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.75%
4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$848
$2272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$640
$1578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.5
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.6
$6.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.38
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.03
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.7
$8.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$8.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.15
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.53
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.13
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.53
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.87
$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.21
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.06
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.1
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.43
$6.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.6
$26.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$144
$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$68.5
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5705
$4291

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$710
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$655
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$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
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$589
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$641
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$549
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$571
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$545
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$595
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$661
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$685
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$645
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$521
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$529
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$610
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1053
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$676
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$712
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$692
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1086
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$743
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$936
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1086
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$852
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1046
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$792
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1072
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$943
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1043
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1050
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$787
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1045
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1035
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1076
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$808
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1036
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1059
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1043
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$989
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$657
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$895
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1191