Malabo vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malabo Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$812
$496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2326
$1258
🏠 One person rent
$175
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$533
$341
🍽️ Food expenses
$498
$192
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.1
$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$341
$317
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
8
20
😀 Quality of life
34
46
🏙️ Population
297K
1.29M

The cost of living in Malabo is 64% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 6389th and 8700th ($812 vs $496) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.4 months in Malabo compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Malabo ranked 1st best city to live in Equatorial Guinea vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 7611th and 6501st among best cities to live in the world.

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Malabo Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.6
$6.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.9
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17.1
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$0.73
☕ Cappuccino
$6.83
$0.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.7
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$107
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$772
$448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$385
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.1
$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.2
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.75%
17.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$848
$1419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$640
$413
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.5
$23
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.6
$9.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.38
$0.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.03
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.7
$4.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.15
$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.53
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.13
$0.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.53
$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.87
$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.21
$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.06
$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.1
$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.43
$5.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.6
$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$1.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$144
$48.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$68.5
$73.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5705
$1179

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Limbe
$710
69 km or 43 mi Buea
$655
108 km or 67 mi Douala
$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
45 km or 28 mi Zawiya
$388
66 km or 41 mi Sabratha
$398
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$388
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$402
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$432
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$412
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$419
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$462
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$375
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1434
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1341
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1334
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1591
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1519
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1649
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1643
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1747
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$1771
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1649
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$482
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$453
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$403
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$442
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1172
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$990
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1134
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$1031
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1188
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$563
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$522
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$490
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1229
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$492
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1086
575 km or 357 mi Bizerte
$344
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$1005
583 km or 362 mi Palermo
$1211
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$373
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$386
624 km or 388 mi Reggio Calabria
$1160