Malabo vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malabo Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$990
$1002
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2464
$2467
🏠 One person rent
$373
$443
🏘️ Family rent
$778
$809
🍽️ Food expenses
$465
$364
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.2
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$328
$616
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
8
44
😀 Quality of life
21
67
🏙️ Population
297K
418K

The cost of living in Malabo is 1% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 5392nd and 5302nd ($990 vs $1002) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Equatorial Guinea and Albania, respectively. Check Equatorial Guinea vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Malabo compared to 0.6 months in Tirana. Malabo ranked 2nd best city to live in Equatorial Guinea vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 8933rd and 3974th among best cities to live in the world.

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Malabo Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.1
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$51.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$16.3
$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$2.61
☕ Cappuccino
$6.55
$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$830
$1053
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$595
$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.9
$64.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.6
$98.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$91
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.6%
5.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1347
$2724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$951
$1392
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.66
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58
$16.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.34
$28.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.77
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.28
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$7.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$1.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.79
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.65
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.69
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.09
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$3.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.3
$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.03
$8.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.5
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.8
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.4
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$735
$4444

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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

Cities near Tirana

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$798
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$762
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$591
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$594
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$628
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$989
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$626
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$670
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$707
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1013
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$548
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$570
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$692
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$945
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1116
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$816
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1004
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$534
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1040
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$760
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$756
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$531
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1028
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1124
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1213
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1017
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$563
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1030
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$576
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$691
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1068
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1120
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$664
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1175
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$984
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$602
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1302
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1098
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$704
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1009