Cape Town vs Malabo - Cost of Living Comparison

Cape Town Malabo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$902
$773
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2119
$2130
🏠 One person rent
$525
$173
🏘️ Family rent
$985
$510
🍽️ Food expenses
$243
$471
🚐 Transport expenses
$52.9
$61.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$330
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
56
9
😀 Quality of life
62
20
🏙️ Population
434K
297K

The cost of living in Cape Town is 17% more expensive than in Malabo. Cities ranked 5894th and 6296th ($902 vs $773) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd 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 1.4 months in Cape Town compared to 0.4 months in Malabo. Cape Town ranked 3rd best city to live in South Africa vs Malabo ranked 2nd in Equatorial Guinea, while ranked 5040th and 8968th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cape Town Malabo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.38
$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$41.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.04
$20.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$0.82
☕ Cappuccino
$1.79
$6.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$603
$184
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$395
$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1194
$736
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$793
$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.3
$29.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.6
$44.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.8
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.76%
12.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2106
$1225
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1365
$821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.7
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.69
$7.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$3.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$9.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$4.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$4.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$5.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$4.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$4.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.97
$4.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$3.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.88
$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.27
$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.61
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.12
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.9
$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.6
$4.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.2
$26.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.99
$5.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$24.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.2
$74.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$66.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4486
$1162

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$833
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$604
371 km or 231 mi George
$673
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$585
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$825
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$706
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$772
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$746
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$773
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$768
882 km or 548 mi East London
$754
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$665
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$595
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$619
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$751
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$597
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$696
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$777
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$594
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$757
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$596
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$748
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$644
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$780
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$613
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$667
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$814
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$726
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$656
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$860
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$1073
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$720
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$605
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$905
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$732
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$799
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$896
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$796
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$780
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$789

Cities near Malabo

Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Limbe
$394
69 km or 43 mi Buea
$367
108 km or 67 mi Douala
$1253
123 km or 77 mi Kumba
$527
142 km or 88 mi Calabar
$630
218 km or 135 mi Aba
$613
226 km or 140 mi Port Harcourt
$764
238 km or 148 mi Bata
$968
244 km or 152 mi Umuahia
$739
264 km or 164 mi Bafoussam
$734
273 km or 169 mi Owerri
$1592
287 km or 179 mi Bamenda
$425
305 km or 189 mi Yaounde
$765
331 km or 206 mi Enugu
$931
331 km or 206 mi Awka
$736
347 km or 216 mi Onitsha
$563
381 km or 237 mi Libreville
$638
388 km or 241 mi Warri
$676
443 km or 275 mi Sao Tome
$860
450 km or 279 mi Trindade
$904
451 km or 281 mi Benin
$849
497 km or 309 mi Port-Gentil
$595
520 km or 323 mi Owo
$726
555 km or 345 mi Akure
$617
583 km or 362 mi Ado Ekiti
$675
606 km or 377 mi Abuja
$1306
622 km or 387 mi Ife
$673
645 km or 401 mi Osogbo
$517
664 km or 413 mi Ngaoundere
$550
666 km or 414 mi Lagos
$1449
673 km or 418 mi Ibadan
$943
687 km or 427 mi Jos
$749
696 km or 433 mi Minna
$664
702 km or 436 mi Oyo
$598
705 km or 438 mi Ilorin
$684
709 km or 441 mi Abeokuta
$1191
739 km or 459 mi Bauchi
$613
746 km or 464 mi Porto-Novo
$676
762 km or 473 mi Cotonou
$733
767 km or 477 mi Kaduna
$589