Johannesburg vs Malabo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Johannesburg	Malabo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1082	$1413
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2560	$3075
🏠 One person rent	$485	$772
🏘️ Family rent	$833	$1217
🍽️ Food expenses	$306	$482
🚐 Transport expenses	$206	$45.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1614	$365
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	74	9
😀 Quality of life	62	26
🏙️ Population	4.43M	297K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 23% less expensive than in Malabo. Cities ranked 5031st and 4227th ($1082 vs $1413) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st 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 1.5 months in Johannesburg compared to 0.3 months in Malabo. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Malabo ranked 1st in Equatorial Guinea, while ranked 5648th and 8913th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Malabo

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	Johannesburg	Malabo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.1	$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.1	$58.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$8.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.51	$3.01
☕ Cappuccino	$2.18	$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.08	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$462	$903
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$342	$470
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$824	$1064
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$632	$852
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.5	$198
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$305
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.5	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.57%	6.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1106	$850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$741	$646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.21	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$77.1	$26.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.7	$7.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$2.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$3.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$6.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$6.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$7.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$7.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$5.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.13	$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.19	$3.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.86	$6.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$2.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.33	$5.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.7	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.2	$86
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.1	$149
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$227	$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5503	$5489

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$984
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$890
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$984
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$826
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$740
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$892
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$975
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$706
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$875
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$940
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$838
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$830
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$808
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$762
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$833
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$637
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$668
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$637
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$599
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$827
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$607
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$469
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$650
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$577
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$598
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$514
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$861
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$908
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$536
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$915
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$892
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$587
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$915

Cities near Malabo

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Limbe	$755
69 km or 43 mi	Buea	$665
108 km or 67 mi	Douala	$1363
123 km or 77 mi	Kumba	$849
142 km or 88 mi	Calabar	$397
218 km or 135 mi	Aba	$674
226 km or 140 mi	Port Harcourt	$676
238 km or 148 mi	Bata	$1241
244 km or 152 mi	Umuahia	$961
264 km or 164 mi	Bafoussam	$793
273 km or 169 mi	Owerri	$1774
287 km or 179 mi	Bamenda	$698
305 km or 189 mi	Yaounde	$671
331 km or 206 mi	Enugu	$563
331 km or 206 mi	Awka	$878
347 km or 216 mi	Onitsha	$1051
381 km or 237 mi	Libreville	$708
388 km or 241 mi	Warri	$926
443 km or 275 mi	Sao Tome	$1046
450 km or 279 mi	Trindade	$1044
451 km or 281 mi	Benin	$632
497 km or 309 mi	Port-Gentil	$660
520 km or 323 mi	Owo	$664
555 km or 345 mi	Akure	$644
583 km or 362 mi	Ado Ekiti	$642
606 km or 377 mi	Abuja	$1514
622 km or 387 mi	Ife	$778
645 km or 401 mi	Osogbo	$705
664 km or 413 mi	Ngaoundere	$571
666 km or 414 mi	Lagos	$1102
673 km or 418 mi	Ibadan	$752
687 km or 427 mi	Jos	$810
696 km or 433 mi	Minna	$852
702 km or 436 mi	Oyo	$664
705 km or 438 mi	Ilorin	$526
709 km or 441 mi	Abeokuta	$1013
739 km or 459 mi	Bauchi	$781
746 km or 464 mi	Porto-Novo	$743
762 km or 473 mi	Cotonou	$793
767 km or 477 mi	Kaduna	$393