Madrid vs Malabo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Madrid	Malabo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1889	$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4256	$2326
🏠 One person rent	$1111	$175
🏘️ Family rent	$1849	$533
🍽️ Food expenses	$457	$498
🚐 Transport expenses	$177	$42.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2391	$341
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	98	8
😀 Quality of life	90	34
🏙️ Population	3.33M	297K

The cost of living in Madrid is 133% more expensive than in Malabo. Cities ranked 2194th and 6389th ($1889 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Spain and Equatorial Guinea, respectively. Check Spain vs Equatorial Guinea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 0.4 months in Malabo. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Malabo ranked 1st in Equatorial Guinea, while ranked 149th and 7611th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Malabo

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	Madrid	Malabo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.3	$13.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.7	$42.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$17.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$1.69
☕ Cappuccino	$2.93	$6.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$1.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1256	$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$911	$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2211	$772
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1526	$385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98	$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.1	$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.68%	6.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6496	$848
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4015	$640
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.65	$1.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$26.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$7.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$2.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$3.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.24	$3.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$6.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.47	$6.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$7.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$5.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$3.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$5.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$3.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$4.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$2.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.49	$5.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.16	$4.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$5.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.59	$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.4	$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$3.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$51.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$5.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67.3	$29.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.5	$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.1	$25.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.9	$144
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$585	$68.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10462	$5705

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1776
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1567
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1526
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1591
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1592
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1471
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1396
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1444
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1122
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1289
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1333
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1162
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1259
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1287
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1262
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1127
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$974
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1169
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1260
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1220
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1037
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1217
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1317
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1016
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1019
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1314
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1316
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1461
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1330
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1186
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1600
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1337
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1013
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1258
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1165
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1271
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$863
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1284
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1260
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1581

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