Malabo vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malabo Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$741
$747
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2145
$1837
🏠 One person rent
$149
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$471
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$461
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.3
$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$317
$349
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
8
25
😀 Quality of life
33
24
🏙️ Population
297K
2.44M

The cost of living in Malabo is 0.8% less expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 6716th and 6685th ($741 vs $747) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Equatorial Guinea and Cameroon, respectively. Check Equatorial Guinea vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Malabo compared to 0.5 months in Yaounde. Malabo ranked 1st best city to live in Equatorial Guinea vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 7709th and 8653rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malabo vs Yaounde

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Malabo Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$4.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.4
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.13
 Cappuccino
$5.61
$2.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.21
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$1005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$357
$350
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.8
$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.4
$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$47.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.81%
6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$856
$1871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$650
$626
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.2
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.3
$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.17
$3.67
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.49
$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.2
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.87
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.91
$6.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$5.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.76
$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.52
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$3.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.45
$2.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.57
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.36
$6.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.2
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.9
$36.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$135
$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$64.1
$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5445
$1631

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MalaboYaounde

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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 Yaounde

Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1265
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$555
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$764
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$601
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$655
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$553
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1121
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$741
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$384
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$527
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$668
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$482
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$621
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$883
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$679
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1611
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$462
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$805
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$972
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$625
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$556
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$900
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$881
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$900
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$558
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1502
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$820
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$665
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$759
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$522
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$651
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$513
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$634
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$533
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$486
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$743
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$850
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$371
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$779