Malabo vs Yamoussoukro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Malabo	Yamoussoukro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$741	$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2145	$2496
🏠 One person rent	$149	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$471	$1137
🍽️ Food expenses	$461	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.3	$73.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$317	$153
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	8	11
😀 Quality of life	33	13
🏙️ Population	297K	340K

The cost of living in Malabo is 16% less expensive than in Yamoussoukro. Cities ranked 6716th and 6108th ($741 vs $887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th in Equatorial Guinea and Ivory Coast, respectively. Check Equatorial Guinea vs Ivory Coast comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Malabo compared to 0.2 months in Yamoussoukro. Malabo ranked 1st best city to live in Equatorial Guinea vs Yamoussoukro ranked 6th in Ivory Coast, while ranked 7709th and 9133rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malabo vs Yamoussoukro

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	Malabo	Yamoussoukro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.9	$3.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.4	$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$6.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$0.95
☕ Cappuccino	$5.61	$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.21	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$179	$448
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$101	$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$720	$1471
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$357	$797
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.8	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.4	$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.81%	12.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$856	$2002
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$650	$1198
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.2	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.3	$43.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.17	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.49	$2.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.2	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.87	$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.69	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$4.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$6.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.76	$7.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.52	$1.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.49	$6.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.45	$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.57	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.9	$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.36	$8.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.2	$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$9.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.9	$72.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$135	$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$64.1	$249
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5445	$2450

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Cities near Malabo

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

Cities near Yamoussoukro

Distance	City	Cost of living
100 km or 62 mi	Bouake	$937
105 km or 65 mi	Gagnoa	$904
109 km or 68 mi	Divo	$906
153 km or 95 mi	Agboville	$882
193 km or 120 mi	Dabou	$882
197 km or 122 mi	Abengourou	$889
215 km or 134 mi	Abidjan	$1022
248 km or 154 mi	Grand-Bassam	$881
296 km or 184 mi	Korhogo	$916
369 km or 229 mi	Yekepa	$487
383 km or 238 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
403 km or 250 mi	Obuasi	$551
404 km or 251 mi	Nzerekore	$999
404 km or 251 mi	Kumasi	$433
442 km or 275 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$577
461 km or 287 mi	Greenville	$487
498 km or 309 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
502 km or 312 mi	Sikasso	$499
559 km or 347 mi	Koforidua	$588
561 km or 349 mi	Kakata	$487
566 km or 351 mi	Tamale	$507
566 km or 352 mi	Bougouni	$489
569 km or 354 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
579 km or 359 mi	Accra	$729
590 km or 367 mi	Leo	$753
593 km or 368 mi	Ashaiman	$560
594 km or 369 mi	Kankan	$1007
595 km or 370 mi	Tema	$553
613 km or 381 mi	Monrovia	$523
635 km or 395 mi	Ho	$354
636 km or 395 mi	Hohoe	$575
652 km or 405 mi	Kpalime	$632
659 km or 409 mi	Dedougou	$735
662 km or 411 mi	Kenema	$1272
676 km or 420 mi	Nouna	$733
683 km or 424 mi	Koudougou	$743
710 km or 441 mi	Manga	$774
711 km or 442 mi	Atakpame	$647
713 km or 443 mi	Bamako	$569
717 km or 445 mi	Sotouboua	$649