Johannesburg vs Malabo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Johannesburg	Malabo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1079	$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2553	$2326
🏠 One person rent	$487	$175
🏘️ Family rent	$837	$533
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$498
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$42.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1695	$341
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	72	8
😀 Quality of life	58	34
🏙️ Population	4.43M	297K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 33% more expensive than in Malabo. Cities ranked 5069th and 6389th ($1079 vs $812) 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 1.6 months in Johannesburg compared to 0.4 months in Malabo. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Malabo ranked 1st in Equatorial Guinea, while ranked 5446th and 7611th 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	$9.91	$13.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.5	$42.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.08	$17.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$1.69
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$6.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$1.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$405	$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$781	$772
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$657	$385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.2	$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.3	$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	6.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1096	$848
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$753	$640
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$1.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.8	$26.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.6	$7.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$2.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$3.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$3.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$6.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$6.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.49	$7.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$5.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$5.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$4.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$2.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.14	$5.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.19	$4.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$5.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2	$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$3.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$51.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.67	$5.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.8	$29.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$25.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$144
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$241	$68.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5865	$5705

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$997
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$874
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$971
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$822
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$696
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$838
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$909
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$717
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$848
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$943
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$819
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$841
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$788
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$774
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$809
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$692
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$718
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$690
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$623
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$791
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$654
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$459
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$627
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$663
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$581
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$554
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$859
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$1003
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$600
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1116
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$834
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$585
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045

Cities near Malabo

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Limbe	$710
69 km or 43 mi	Buea	$655
108 km or 67 mi	Douala	$1368
123 km or 77 mi	Kumba	$933
142 km or 88 mi	Calabar	$374
218 km or 135 mi	Aba	$638
226 km or 140 mi	Port Harcourt	$651
238 km or 148 mi	Bata	$1201
244 km or 152 mi	Umuahia	$906
264 km or 164 mi	Bafoussam	$794
273 km or 169 mi	Owerri	$1686
287 km or 179 mi	Bamenda	$714
305 km or 189 mi	Yaounde	$764
331 km or 206 mi	Enugu	$469
331 km or 206 mi	Awka	$846
347 km or 216 mi	Onitsha	$1036
381 km or 237 mi	Libreville	$702
388 km or 241 mi	Warri	$886
443 km or 275 mi	Sao Tome	$878
450 km or 279 mi	Trindade	$879
451 km or 281 mi	Benin	$537
497 km or 309 mi	Port-Gentil	$659
520 km or 323 mi	Owo	$658
555 km or 345 mi	Akure	$635
583 km or 362 mi	Ado Ekiti	$681
606 km or 377 mi	Abuja	$1262
622 km or 387 mi	Ife	$774
645 km or 401 mi	Osogbo	$704
664 km or 413 mi	Ngaoundere	$666
666 km or 414 mi	Lagos	$1133
673 km or 418 mi	Ibadan	$759
687 km or 427 mi	Jos	$757
696 km or 433 mi	Minna	$787
702 km or 436 mi	Oyo	$699
705 km or 438 mi	Ilorin	$526
709 km or 441 mi	Abeokuta	$1019
739 km or 459 mi	Bauchi	$735
746 km or 464 mi	Porto-Novo	$710
762 km or 473 mi	Cotonou	$755
767 km or 477 mi	Kaduna	$377