Cape Town vs Malabo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Cape Town	Malabo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1386	$1272
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3160	$2761
🏠 One person rent	$775	$671
🏘️ Family rent	$1348	$981
🍽️ Food expenses	$359	$443
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$46.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$405	$393
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	55	8
😀 Quality of life	58	30
🏙️ Population	3.78M	297K

The cost of living in Cape Town is 9% more expensive than in Malabo. Cities ranked 4336th and 4590th ($1386 vs $1272) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in South Africa and Equatorial Guinea, respectively. Check South Africa vs Equatorial Guinea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cape Town compared to 0.3 months in Malabo. Cape Town ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Malabo ranked 2nd in Equatorial Guinea, while ranked 6134th and 8772nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Malabo

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	Cape Town	Malabo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.2	$9.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.7	$58
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.19	$8.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$2.47	$4.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.39	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$942	$896
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$591	$341
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1671	$787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1075	$625
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.4	$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$306
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.35%	6.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2325	$848
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1508	$649
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.4	$26.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11	$7.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$2.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.2	$2.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.97	$3.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.53	$6.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.77	$6.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.45	$7.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$5.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$5.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.77	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.22	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$6.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.14	$5.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.2	$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.7	$89.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$140
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$272	$237
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6197	$6717

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1421
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$763
371 km or 231 mi	George	$877
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$968
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1020
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$796
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$863
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$1033
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$904
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1390
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$773
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$611
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$660
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$953
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$811
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$991
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$872
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$903
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$945
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$691
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$691
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$742
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$1031
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$994
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$723
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$663
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$912
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$1040
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$1104
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$938
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$998
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$893

Cities near Malabo

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Limbe	$738
69 km or 43 mi	Buea	$627
108 km or 67 mi	Douala	$1156
123 km or 77 mi	Kumba	$821
142 km or 88 mi	Calabar	$373
218 km or 135 mi	Aba	$591
226 km or 140 mi	Port Harcourt	$559
238 km or 148 mi	Bata	$1209
244 km or 152 mi	Umuahia	$773
264 km or 164 mi	Bafoussam	$759
273 km or 169 mi	Owerri	$1364
287 km or 179 mi	Bamenda	$699
305 km or 189 mi	Yaounde	$666
331 km or 206 mi	Enugu	$564
331 km or 206 mi	Awka	$693
347 km or 216 mi	Onitsha	$795
381 km or 237 mi	Libreville	$743
388 km or 241 mi	Warri	$786
443 km or 275 mi	Sao Tome	$1011
450 km or 279 mi	Trindade	$1013
451 km or 281 mi	Benin	$627
497 km or 309 mi	Port-Gentil	$698
520 km or 323 mi	Owo	$531
555 km or 345 mi	Akure	$488
583 km or 362 mi	Ado Ekiti	$597
606 km or 377 mi	Abuja	$1375
622 km or 387 mi	Ife	$670
645 km or 401 mi	Osogbo	$575
664 km or 413 mi	Ngaoundere	$551
666 km or 414 mi	Lagos	$946
673 km or 418 mi	Ibadan	$658
687 km or 427 mi	Jos	$760
696 km or 433 mi	Minna	$692
702 km or 436 mi	Oyo	$639
705 km or 438 mi	Ilorin	$518
709 km or 441 mi	Abeokuta	$995
739 km or 459 mi	Bauchi	$672
746 km or 464 mi	Porto-Novo	$768
762 km or 473 mi	Cotonou	$830
767 km or 477 mi	Kaduna	$323