Malabo vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malabo Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1272
$478
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2761
$1126
🏠 One person rent
$671
$208
🏘️ Family rent
$981
$349
🍽️ Food expenses
$443
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.6
$57.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$393
$245
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
8
23
😀 Quality of life
30
34
🏙️ Population
297K
1.29M

The cost of living in Malabo is 166% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 4590th and 8771st ($1272 vs $478) 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 0.5 months in Tripoli. Malabo ranked 2nd best city to live in Equatorial Guinea vs Tripoli ranked 2nd in Libya, while ranked 8772nd and 8547th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malabo vs Tripoli

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Malabo Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.3
$3.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58
$15.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.89
$3.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.19
$0.63
 Cappuccino
$4.87
$0.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$896
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$787
$484
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$23.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$306
$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.87%
20.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$848
$790
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$649
$260
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.5
$28.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.88
$5.97
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.58
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.75
$0.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.37
$1.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$5.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$9.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.63
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$1.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.59
$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.11
$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$0.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.84
$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.6
$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.39
$3.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$1.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.9
$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$140
$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$237
$62.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6717
$894

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57 km or 36 mi Limbe
$738
69 km or 43 mi Buea
$627
108 km or 67 mi Douala
$1156
123 km or 77 mi Kumba
$821
142 km or 88 mi Calabar
$373
218 km or 135 mi Aba
$591
226 km or 140 mi Port Harcourt
$559
238 km or 148 mi Bata
$1209
244 km or 152 mi Umuahia
$773
264 km or 164 mi Bafoussam
$759
273 km or 169 mi Owerri
$1364
287 km or 179 mi Bamenda
$699
305 km or 189 mi Yaounde
$666
331 km or 206 mi Enugu
$564
331 km or 206 mi Awka
$693
347 km or 216 mi Onitsha
$795
381 km or 237 mi Libreville
$743
388 km or 241 mi Warri
$786
443 km or 275 mi Sao Tome
$1011
450 km or 279 mi Trindade
$1013
451 km or 281 mi Benin
$627
497 km or 309 mi Port-Gentil
$698
520 km or 323 mi Owo
$531
555 km or 345 mi Akure
$488
583 km or 362 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
606 km or 377 mi Abuja
$1375
622 km or 387 mi Ife
$670
645 km or 401 mi Osogbo
$575
664 km or 413 mi Ngaoundere
$551
666 km or 414 mi Lagos
$946
673 km or 418 mi Ibadan
$658
687 km or 427 mi Jos
$760
696 km or 433 mi Minna
$692
702 km or 436 mi Oyo
$639
705 km or 438 mi Ilorin
$518
709 km or 441 mi Abeokuta
$995
739 km or 459 mi Bauchi
$672
746 km or 464 mi Porto-Novo
$768
762 km or 473 mi Cotonou
$830
767 km or 477 mi Kaduna
$323

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Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Zawiya
$313
66 km or 41 mi Sabratha
$355
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$364
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$353
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$376
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$377
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$378
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$487
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$403
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1769
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1596
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1750
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1769
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1639
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1824
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1764
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1852
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$2127
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1521
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$583
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$460
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$418
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$519
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1317
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$1063
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1210
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$1123
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1247
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$633
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$592
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$547
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1336
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$495
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1176
575 km or 357 mi Bizerte
$391
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$1110
583 km or 362 mi Palermo
$1176
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$359
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$399
624 km or 388 mi Reggio Calabria
$1164