Malabo vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malabo Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$741
$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2145
$1222
🏠 One person rent
$149
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$471
$359
🍽️ Food expenses
$461
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.3
$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$317
$336
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
8
20
😀 Quality of life
33
45
🏙️ Population
297K
1.29M

The cost of living in Malabo is 60% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 6716th and 8801st ($741 vs $464) 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 0.7 months in Tripoli. Malabo ranked 1st best city to live in Equatorial Guinea vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 7709th and 6545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Malabo Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$5.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.4
$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$0.71
☕ Cappuccino
$5.61
$0.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.21
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$357
$263
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.8
$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.4
$33.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.81%
17.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$856
$1382
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$650
$402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.2
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.3
$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.17
$7.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.49
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.2
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.87
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$5.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.91
$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.76
$1.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.52
$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$4.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.45
$1.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.57
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$29
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.36
$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.2
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$1.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.9
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$135
$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$64.1
$57.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5445
$1187

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Limbe
$655
69 km or 43 mi Buea
$601
108 km or 67 mi Douala
$1265
123 km or 77 mi Kumba
$764
142 km or 88 mi Calabar
$384
218 km or 135 mi Aba
$621
226 km or 140 mi Port Harcourt
$679
238 km or 148 mi Bata
$1121
244 km or 152 mi Umuahia
$883
264 km or 164 mi Bafoussam
$555
273 km or 169 mi Owerri
$1611
287 km or 179 mi Bamenda
$553
305 km or 189 mi Yaounde
$747
331 km or 206 mi Enugu
$462
331 km or 206 mi Awka
$805
347 km or 216 mi Onitsha
$972
381 km or 237 mi Libreville
$668
388 km or 241 mi Warri
$881
443 km or 275 mi Sao Tome
$900
450 km or 279 mi Trindade
$900
451 km or 281 mi Benin
$558
497 km or 309 mi Port-Gentil
$625
520 km or 323 mi Owo
$651
555 km or 345 mi Akure
$634
583 km or 362 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
606 km or 377 mi Abuja
$1502
622 km or 387 mi Ife
$779
645 km or 401 mi Osogbo
$695
664 km or 413 mi Ngaoundere
$527
666 km or 414 mi Lagos
$1113
673 km or 418 mi Ibadan
$776
687 km or 427 mi Jos
$820
696 km or 433 mi Minna
$743
702 km or 436 mi Oyo
$677
705 km or 438 mi Ilorin
$535
709 km or 441 mi Abeokuta
$1030
739 km or 459 mi Bauchi
$759
746 km or 464 mi Porto-Novo
$670
762 km or 473 mi Cotonou
$709
767 km or 477 mi Kaduna
$371

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Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Zawiya
$368
66 km or 41 mi Sabratha
$396
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$387
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$392
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$418
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$404
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$436
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$448
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$377
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1346
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1325
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1415
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1524
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1486
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1583
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1555
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1624
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$1749
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1384
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$495
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$410
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$386
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$443
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1106
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$941
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1077
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$971
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1098
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$535
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$549
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$465
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1161
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$459
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1019
575 km or 357 mi Bizerte
$348
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$938
583 km or 362 mi Palermo
$1137
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$349
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$364
624 km or 388 mi Reggio Calabria
$1058