Malabo vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malabo Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1413
$455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3075
$1101
🏠 One person rent
$772
$168
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$276
🍽️ Food expenses
$482
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.4
$56.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$365
$312
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
9
20
😀 Quality of life
26
49
🏙️ Population
297K
1.29M

The cost of living in Malabo is 210% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 4227th and 8852nd ($1413 vs $455) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Equatorial Guinea and Libya, respectively. Check Equatorial Guinea vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Malabo compared to 0.7 months in Tripoli. Malabo ranked 1st best city to live in Equatorial Guinea vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 8913th and 6694th among best cities to live in the world.

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Malabo Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.6
$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.5
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.84
$3.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.01
$0.69
 Cappuccino
$5.35
$0.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$903
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$97.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$852
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$17.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$305
$27.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.7
$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.81%
17.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$850
$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$646
$357
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.6
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.97
$7.14
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.86
$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.64
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$5.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.9
$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.39
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.67
$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$1.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.61
$1.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.15
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.5
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.42
$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$1.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$86
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$149
$50.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$53.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5489
$919

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$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
45 km or 28 mi Zawiya
$350
66 km or 41 mi Sabratha
$387
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$382
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$381
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$406
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$394
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$434
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$480
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$398
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1579
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1471
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1577
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1720
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1666
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1770
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1697
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1739
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$1951
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1521
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$552
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$433
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$409
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$487
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1271
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$1161
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1234
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$1085
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1232
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$577
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$607
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$529
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1298
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$502
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1141
575 km or 357 mi Bizerte
$375
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$1046
583 km or 362 mi Palermo
$1301
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$361
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$403
624 km or 388 mi Reggio Calabria
$1161