Cape Town vs Malabo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Cape Town	Malabo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$881	$990
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2144	$2464
🏠 One person rent	$484	$373
🏘️ Family rent	$966	$778
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$465
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.2	$60.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1518	$328
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	55	8
😀 Quality of life	60	21
🏙️ Population	434K	297K

The cost of living in Cape Town is 11% less expensive than in Malabo. Cities ranked 6078th and 5392nd ($881 vs $990) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.7 months in Cape Town compared to 0.3 months in Malabo. Cape Town ranked 3rd best city to live in South Africa vs Malabo ranked 2nd in Equatorial Guinea, while ranked 5406th and 8933rd 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	$7.47	$13.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$16.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$1.76
☕ Cappuccino	$1.94	$6.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$536	$403
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1202	$830
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$749	$595
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.2	$28.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$44.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.2	$91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	12.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1890	$1347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1307	$951
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.8	$58
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.17	$7.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.92	$3.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$4.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$4.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$5.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$4.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.51	$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.62	$1.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.8	$5.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.76	$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.22	$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$44.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.42	$5.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.9	$29.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.7	$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.4	$139
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$172	$66.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4013	$735

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$773
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$632
371 km or 231 mi	George	$684
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$805
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$866
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$643
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$704
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$703
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$753
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$710
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$683
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$511
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$535
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$689
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$682
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$765
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$701
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$719
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$738
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$631
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$633
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$637
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$875
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$845
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$656
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$603
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$908
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$776
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$807
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$889
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$780
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$751
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$718

Cities near Malabo

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Limbe	$683
69 km or 43 mi	Buea	$587
108 km or 67 mi	Douala	$1300
123 km or 77 mi	Kumba	$860
142 km or 88 mi	Calabar	$237
218 km or 135 mi	Aba	$233
226 km or 140 mi	Port Harcourt	$327
238 km or 148 mi	Bata	$1242
244 km or 152 mi	Umuahia	$330
264 km or 164 mi	Bafoussam	$761
273 km or 169 mi	Owerri	$507
287 km or 179 mi	Bamenda	$436
305 km or 189 mi	Yaounde	$567
331 km or 206 mi	Enugu	$290
331 km or 206 mi	Awka	$325
347 km or 216 mi	Onitsha	$354
381 km or 237 mi	Libreville	$697
388 km or 241 mi	Warri	$351
443 km or 275 mi	Sao Tome	$866
450 km or 279 mi	Trindade	$866
451 km or 281 mi	Benin	$315
497 km or 309 mi	Port-Gentil	$651
520 km or 323 mi	Owo	$272
555 km or 345 mi	Akure	$243
583 km or 362 mi	Ado Ekiti	$247
606 km or 377 mi	Abuja	$288
622 km or 387 mi	Ife	$250
645 km or 401 mi	Osogbo	$310
664 km or 413 mi	Ngaoundere	$548
666 km or 414 mi	Lagos	$448
673 km or 418 mi	Ibadan	$262
687 km or 427 mi	Jos	$269
696 km or 433 mi	Minna	$313
702 km or 436 mi	Oyo	$407
705 km or 438 mi	Ilorin	$314
709 km or 441 mi	Abeokuta	$826
739 km or 459 mi	Bauchi	$272
746 km or 464 mi	Porto-Novo	$697
762 km or 473 mi	Cotonou	$732
767 km or 477 mi	Kaduna	$210