Cape Town vs Malabo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cape Town	Malabo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1071	$741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2522	$2145
🏠 One person rent	$582	$149
🏘️ Family rent	$1083	$471
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$461
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$40.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1532	$317
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	56	8
😀 Quality of life	58	33
🏙️ Population	3.78M	297K

The cost of living in Cape Town is 44% more expensive than in Malabo. Cities ranked 5016th and 6716th ($1071 vs $741) 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 1.4 months in Cape Town compared to 0.4 months in Malabo. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Malabo ranked 1st in Equatorial Guinea, while ranked 5491st and 7709th 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	$8.4	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.1	$51.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$677	$179
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$435	$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1304	$720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$863	$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.9	$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.1	$25.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.9	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.89%	6.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1180	$650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39	$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.47	$7.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$2.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$3.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$6.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$6.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.24	$7.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$3.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$4.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$4.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.43	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.48	$4.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.02	$4.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.02	$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$47.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.22	$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$24.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$51	$23.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$135
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$204	$64.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4806	$5445

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1147
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$619
371 km or 231 mi	George	$743
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$840
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$901
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$699
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$763
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$915
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$814
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1332
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$766
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$567
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$621
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$852
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$748
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$827
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$768
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$780
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$792
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$665
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$664
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$672
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$923
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$889
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$691
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$628
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$993
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$837
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$862
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$953
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$809
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$813
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$740

Cities near Malabo

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