Kuwait City vs Malabo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Malabo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1393
$741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3599
$2145
🏠 One person rent
$698
$149
🏘️ Family rent
$1494
$471
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$461
🚐 Transport expenses
$207
$40.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2507
$317
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
43
8
😀 Quality of life
75
33
🏙️ Population
2.99M
297K

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 88% more expensive than in Malabo. Cities ranked 3893rd and 6716th ($1393 vs $741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Kuwait and Equatorial Guinea, respectively. Check Kuwait vs Equatorial Guinea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Kuwait City compared to 0.4 months in Malabo. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Malabo ranked 1st in Equatorial Guinea, while ranked 1114th and 7709th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuwait City vs Malabo

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Kuwait City Malabo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.69
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.2
$51.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.17
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.26
$1.59
 Cappuccino
$5.73
$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$786
$179
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$597
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1716
$720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1333
$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$25.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.12%
6.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6776
$856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2989
$650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.3
$7.17
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$2.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$3.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.2
$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.79
$6.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$6.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$7.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$3.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$4.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$4.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.63
$4.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.93
$4.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.28
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.57
$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.33
$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.93
$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$119
$47.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$24.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.7
$23.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.1
$135
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$398
$64.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6378
$5445

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Distance City Cost of living
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$740
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$1210
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$736
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$547
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$723
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$544
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$904
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$597
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$672
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$536
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$551
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$683
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$562
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$552
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$901
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$546
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$525
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$582
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$897
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$583
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$577
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$557
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$529
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1056
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$626
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$1068
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$467
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$397
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1280
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1243
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1223
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$589
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$570
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$587
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$554
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$563
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$513
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$502

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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