Karachi vs Malabo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Malabo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$421
$1272
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1023
$2761
🏠 One person rent
$146
$671
🏘️ Family rent
$237
$981
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$443
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.5
$46.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$142
$393
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
63
8
😀 Quality of life
54
30
🏙️ Population
14.9M
297K

The cost of living in Karachi is 67% less expensive than in Malabo. Cities ranked 8923rd and 4590th ($421 vs $1272) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Pakistan and Equatorial Guinea, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Equatorial Guinea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karachi compared to 0.3 months in Malabo. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Malabo ranked 2nd in Equatorial Guinea, while ranked 6375th and 8772nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Malabo

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Karachi Malabo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.81
$9.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.2
$58
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$8.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$4.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$896
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.8
$341
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$625
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.8
$306
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.8
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
6.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$751
$848
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$469
$649
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.06
$26.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$7.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$2.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$2.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$3.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$6.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$6.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$7.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$5.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$5.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$3.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.26
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.8
$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$6.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.6
$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$5.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.3
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$89.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.9
$140
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.4
$237
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1476
$6717

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148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$355
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$320
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$385
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$342
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$273
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$352
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$337
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$312
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$298
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$367
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$303
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$433
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$391
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$273
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$312
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$299
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$360
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$530
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$314
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$310
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$559
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$358
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$350
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$279
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$663
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$440
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$267
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$473
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$316
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$401
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$260
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$469
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$717
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$350
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$283
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$252
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1193
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$311
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Limbe
$738
69 km or 43 mi Buea
$627
108 km or 67 mi Douala
$1156
123 km or 77 mi Kumba
$821
142 km or 88 mi Calabar
$373
218 km or 135 mi Aba
$591
226 km or 140 mi Port Harcourt
$559
238 km or 148 mi Bata
$1209
244 km or 152 mi Umuahia
$773
264 km or 164 mi Bafoussam
$759
273 km or 169 mi Owerri
$1364
287 km or 179 mi Bamenda
$699
305 km or 189 mi Yaounde
$666
331 km or 206 mi Enugu
$564
331 km or 206 mi Awka
$693
347 km or 216 mi Onitsha
$795
381 km or 237 mi Libreville
$743
388 km or 241 mi Warri
$786
443 km or 275 mi Sao Tome
$1011
450 km or 279 mi Trindade
$1013
451 km or 281 mi Benin
$627
497 km or 309 mi Port-Gentil
$698
520 km or 323 mi Owo
$531
555 km or 345 mi Akure
$488
583 km or 362 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
606 km or 377 mi Abuja
$1375
622 km or 387 mi Ife
$670
645 km or 401 mi Osogbo
$575
664 km or 413 mi Ngaoundere
$551
666 km or 414 mi Lagos
$946
673 km or 418 mi Ibadan
$658
687 km or 427 mi Jos
$760
696 km or 433 mi Minna
$692
702 km or 436 mi Oyo
$639
705 km or 438 mi Ilorin
$518
709 km or 441 mi Abeokuta
$995
739 km or 459 mi Bauchi
$672
746 km or 464 mi Porto-Novo
$768
762 km or 473 mi Cotonou
$830
767 km or 477 mi Kaduna
$323