Malabo vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malabo Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1272
$1040
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2761
$2420
🏠 One person rent
$671
$515
🏘️ Family rent
$981
$867
🍽️ Food expenses
$443
$366
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.6
$71.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$393
$289
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
8
30
😀 Quality of life
30
53
🏙️ Population
297K
486K

The cost of living in Malabo is 22% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 4590th and 5257th ($1272 vs $1040) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Equatorial Guinea and Namibia, respectively. Check Equatorial Guinea vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Malabo compared to 0.3 months in Windhoek. Malabo ranked 2nd best city to live in Equatorial Guinea vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 8772nd and 6487th among best cities to live in the world.

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Malabo Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.3
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58
$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.89
$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.19
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$4.87
$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$896
$501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$352
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$787
$892
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$85.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$306
$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$48.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.87%
11.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$848
$1629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$649
$619
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.5
$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.88
$8.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.58
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.75
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.37
$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$8.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$6.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$7.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$2.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.63
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$7.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.59
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.11
$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$2.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.84
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.6
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.39
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.9
$56.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$140
$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$237
$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6717
$5490

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$738
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$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
83 km or 52 mi Rehoboth
$945
173 km or 108 mi Omaruru
$982
194 km or 120 mi Gobabis
$998
238 km or 148 mi Otjiwarongo
$925
246 km or 153 mi Mariental
$991
262 km or 163 mi Swakopmund
$834
268 km or 166 mi Walvis Bay
$893
375 km or 233 mi Tsumeb
$890
589 km or 366 mi Oshikango
$891
776 km or 482 mi Upington
$796
882 km or 548 mi Molepolole
$663
883 km or 548 mi Kanye
$691
921 km or 572 mi Lobatse
$691
928 km or 577 mi Gaborone
$723
940 km or 584 mi Mmabatho
$903
990 km or 615 mi Serowe
$590
999 km or 621 mi Mahalapye
$615
1030 km or 640 mi Kimberley
$904
1032 km or 641 mi Palapye
$549
1056 km or 656 mi Livingstone
$813
1079 km or 670 mi Klerksdorp
$860
1086 km or 675 mi Rustenburg
$994
1087 km or 675 mi Francistown
$632
1099 km or 683 mi Huambo
$554
1112 km or 691 mi Potchefstroom
$789
1136 km or 706 mi Brits
$950
1140 km or 708 mi Welkom
$811
1166 km or 724 mi Soweto
$1031
1167 km or 725 mi Bloemfontein
$742
1167 km or 725 mi Kroonstad
$872
1173 km or 729 mi Randburg
$912
1178 km or 732 mi Sandton
$1104
1179 km or 733 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
1180 km or 733 mi Benguela
$631
1180 km or 733 mi Pretoria
$1015
1180 km or 734 mi Johannesburg
$1204
1184 km or 735 mi Centurion
$997
1187 km or 738 mi Vereeniging
$742
1196 km or 743 mi Lobito
$610
1207 km or 750 mi Benoni
$851