Malabo vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malabo Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1344
$1256
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2912
$2960
🏠 One person rent
$726
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$1094
$991
🍽️ Food expenses
$459
$434
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.7
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$419
$842
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
8
48
😀 Quality of life
31
72
🏙️ Population
297K
389K

The cost of living in Malabo is 7% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 4477th and 4667th ($1344 vs $1256) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 0.7 months in Tirana. Malabo ranked 1st best city to live in Equatorial Guinea vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 8777th and 3290th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malabo vs Tirana

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Malabo Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.49
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.5
$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.04
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.56
$3.37
 Cappuccino
$4.98
$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$922
$703
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$400
$449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$915
$1205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$730
$757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$310
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.9
$21
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.82%
5.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$841
$3910
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$648
$2025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.52
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.5
$19.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.09
$30.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$2.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.63
$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.79
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.49
$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.39
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.66
$4.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.25
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$5.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$3.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.89
$3.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.7
$50.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.36
$9.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.8
$63.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$143
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$226
$324
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6284
$6657

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Limbe
$750
69 km or 43 mi Buea
$641
108 km or 67 mi Douala
$1254
123 km or 77 mi Kumba
$834
142 km or 88 mi Calabar
$386
218 km or 135 mi Aba
$601
226 km or 140 mi Port Harcourt
$618
238 km or 148 mi Bata
$1239
244 km or 152 mi Umuahia
$849
264 km or 164 mi Bafoussam
$750
273 km or 169 mi Owerri
$1555
287 km or 179 mi Bamenda
$687
305 km or 189 mi Yaounde
$668
331 km or 206 mi Enugu
$587
331 km or 206 mi Awka
$785
347 km or 216 mi Onitsha
$922
381 km or 237 mi Libreville
$745
388 km or 241 mi Warri
$878
443 km or 275 mi Sao Tome
$1042
450 km or 279 mi Trindade
$1042
451 km or 281 mi Benin
$655
497 km or 309 mi Port-Gentil
$699
520 km or 323 mi Owo
$594
555 km or 345 mi Akure
$578
583 km or 362 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
606 km or 377 mi Abuja
$1551
622 km or 387 mi Ife
$775
645 km or 401 mi Osogbo
$659
664 km or 413 mi Ngaoundere
$550
666 km or 414 mi Lagos
$1022
673 km or 418 mi Ibadan
$759
687 km or 427 mi Jos
$830
696 km or 433 mi Minna
$785
702 km or 436 mi Oyo
$665
705 km or 438 mi Ilorin
$538
709 km or 441 mi Abeokuta
$1017
739 km or 459 mi Bauchi
$750
746 km or 464 mi Porto-Novo
$741
762 km or 473 mi Cotonou
$796
767 km or 477 mi Kaduna
$353

Cities near Tirana

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$1022
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$940
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$692
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$794
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$723
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1119
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$735
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$839
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$893
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1150
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$905
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$769
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$678
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1066
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1206
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$990
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1150
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$609
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1288
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$887
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$1153
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$593
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1156
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1380
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1344
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1191
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$680
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1193
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$619
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$694
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1225
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1661
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$571
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1430
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1068
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$617
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1744
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1075
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$851
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1013