Malabo vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malabo Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$812
$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2326
$1859
🏠 One person rent
$175
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$533
$634
🍽️ Food expenses
$498
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.1
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$341
$372
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
8
26
😀 Quality of life
34
24
🏙️ Population
297K
2.44M

The cost of living in Malabo is 6% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 6389th and 6597th ($812 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th 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 7611th and 8641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Malabo Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.6
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.9
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17.1
$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$6.83
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.7
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$290
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$107
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$772
$1050
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$385
$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$47.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.1
$73
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.2
$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.75%
6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$848
$2008
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$640
$675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.5
$20.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.6
$3.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.38
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.03
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.7
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$5.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$4.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.15
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.53
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.13
$8.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.53
$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.87
$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.21
$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.06
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.1
$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.43
$6.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.6
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$144
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$68.5
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5705
$1615

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Cities near Malabo

Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Limbe
$710
69 km or 43 mi Buea
$655
108 km or 67 mi Douala
$1368
123 km or 77 mi Kumba
$933
142 km or 88 mi Calabar
$374
218 km or 135 mi Aba
$638
226 km or 140 mi Port Harcourt
$651
238 km or 148 mi Bata
$1201
244 km or 152 mi Umuahia
$906
264 km or 164 mi Bafoussam
$794
273 km or 169 mi Owerri
$1686
287 km or 179 mi Bamenda
$714
305 km or 189 mi Yaounde
$764
331 km or 206 mi Enugu
$469
331 km or 206 mi Awka
$846
347 km or 216 mi Onitsha
$1036
381 km or 237 mi Libreville
$702
388 km or 241 mi Warri
$886
443 km or 275 mi Sao Tome
$878
450 km or 279 mi Trindade
$879
451 km or 281 mi Benin
$537
497 km or 309 mi Port-Gentil
$659
520 km or 323 mi Owo
$658
555 km or 345 mi Akure
$635
583 km or 362 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
606 km or 377 mi Abuja
$1262
622 km or 387 mi Ife
$774
645 km or 401 mi Osogbo
$704
664 km or 413 mi Ngaoundere
$666
666 km or 414 mi Lagos
$1133
673 km or 418 mi Ibadan
$759
687 km or 427 mi Jos
$757
696 km or 433 mi Minna
$787
702 km or 436 mi Oyo
$699
705 km or 438 mi Ilorin
$526
709 km or 441 mi Abeokuta
$1019
739 km or 459 mi Bauchi
$735
746 km or 464 mi Porto-Novo
$710
762 km or 473 mi Cotonou
$755
767 km or 477 mi Kaduna
$377

Cities near Yaounde

Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1368
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$794
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$933
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$655
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$710
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$714
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1201
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$812
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$374
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$666
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$702
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$488
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$638
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$906
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$651
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1686
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$469
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$846
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$1036
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$659
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$724
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$878
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$886
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$879
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$537
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1262
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$757
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$616
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$735
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$531
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$658
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$518
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$635
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$701
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$492
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$787
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$810
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$377
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$774