Dongguan vs Malabo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Malabo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$656
$741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$2145
🏠 One person rent
$250
$149
🏘️ Family rent
$527
$471
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$461
🚐 Transport expenses
$84
$40.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$742
$317
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
69
8
😀 Quality of life
69
33
🏙️ Population
10.5M
297K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 12% less expensive than in Malabo. Cities ranked 7169th and 6716th ($656 vs $741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th and 2nd in China and Equatorial Guinea, respectively. Check China vs Equatorial Guinea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 0.4 months in Malabo. Dongguan ranked 16th best city to live in China vs Malabo ranked 1st in Equatorial Guinea, while ranked 2941st and 7709th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Malabo

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Dongguan Malabo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.41
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.9
$51.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$179
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$659
$720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.3
$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$25.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.08%
6.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5615
$856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3422
$650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.1
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.16
$7.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$2.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$3.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$6.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$6.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$7.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$4.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$4.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$4.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$4.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.79
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.1
$47.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.2
$24.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$23.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.3
$135
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$489
$64.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20945
$5445

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$774
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$916
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$601
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$461
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$804
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$653
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2432
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2737
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1588
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$794
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$764
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$812
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$793
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$936
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$823
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$877
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$755
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$569
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$803
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$758
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$443
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$655
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$451
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$581
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$724
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$761
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$756
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$761
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$771
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$764
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$649
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$702
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$522
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$664
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$609
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$590
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$579
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598

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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