Guangzhou vs Malabo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Malabo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$774
$741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2226
$2145
🏠 One person rent
$352
$149
🏘️ Family rent
$830
$471
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$461
🚐 Transport expenses
$79
$40.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$317
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
97
8
😀 Quality of life
75
33
🏙️ Population
18.7M
297K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 4% more expensive than in Malabo. Cities ranked 6548th and 6716th ($774 vs $741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st 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 1.7 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.4 months in Malabo. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Malabo ranked 1st in Equatorial Guinea, while ranked 1055th and 7709th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Malabo

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Guangzhou Malabo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.42
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$51.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.59
 Cappuccino
$3.14
$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$465
$179
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1183
$720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$655
$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$25.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.17%
6.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10125
$856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4029
$650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.55
$7.17
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$2.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.09
$3.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$6.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$6.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$7.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$3.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$4.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$4.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.6
$4.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.77
$4.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.18
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.48
$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$47.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.72
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.7
$24.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.58
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$39
$23.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70
$135
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$408
$64.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14511
$5445

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$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$656
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$804
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$794
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$461
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$793
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$653
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$812
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$916
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1588
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$601
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$823
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2432
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2737
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$764
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$877
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$803
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$755
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$936
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$758
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$761
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$756
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$724
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$569
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$655
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$443
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$771
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$761
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$451
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$581
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$764
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$702
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$522
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$609
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$579
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$590
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$649
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$650

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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