Essen vs Malabo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Malabo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1525
$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3787
$2326
🏠 One person rent
$681
$175
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$533
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$498
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$42.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3234
$341
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
95
8
😀 Quality of life
95
34
🏙️ Population
585K
297K

The cost of living in Essen is 88% more expensive than in Malabo. Cities ranked 3595th and 6389th ($1525 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st and 2nd in Germany and Equatorial Guinea, respectively. Check Germany vs Equatorial Guinea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Essen compared to 0.4 months in Malabo. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Malabo ranked 1st in Equatorial Guinea, while ranked 31st and 7611th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Malabo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.6
$13.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$42.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$17.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$1.69
 Cappuccino
$3.32
$6.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$1.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$772
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
6.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$848
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$640
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.52
$1.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$26.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.9
$7.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$2.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$3.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$3.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$6.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$6.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$7.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$5.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$3.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$5.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$3.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$4.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$2.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$5.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.47
$4.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$5.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$3.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$51.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$5.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.5
$29.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$25.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$144
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$68.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9380
$5705

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1497
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1441
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1543
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1465
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1470
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1472
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1489
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1425
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1486
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1464
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1378
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1527
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1477
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1206
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1477
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1461
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1466
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1480
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1451
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1558
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1861
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1472
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1480
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1578
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1376
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1431

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Limbe
$710
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$655
108 km or 67 mi Douala
$1368
123 km or 77 mi Kumba
$933
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$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