Karachi vs Malabo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Malabo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$990
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$995
$2464
🏠 One person rent
$174
$373
🏘️ Family rent
$312
$778
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$465
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.5
$60.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$328
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
63
8
😀 Quality of life
53
21
🏙️ Population
14.9M
297K

The cost of living in Karachi is 58% less expensive than in Malabo. Cities ranked 8902nd and 5392nd ($417 vs $990) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Pakistan and Equatorial Guinea, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Equatorial Guinea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 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 6078th and 8933rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Malabo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$13.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.5
$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$16.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$1.76
 Cappuccino
$1.9
$6.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.31
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$403
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.1
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$830
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$595
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$28.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.9
$44.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.14%
12.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$584
$1347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$336
$951
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$58
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.45
$7.34
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$3.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$4.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$4.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$5.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$4.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$3.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.22
$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.03
$1.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$5.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.36
$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.5
$44.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$5.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$29.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.64
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$139
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.7
$66.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1093
$735

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$297
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$292
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$326
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$301
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$308
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$293
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$289
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$358
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$353
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$377
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$313
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$505
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$339
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$296
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$360
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$336
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$396
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$779
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$338
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$267
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$672
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$399
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$385
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$291
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$809
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$307
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$301
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$513
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$338
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$328
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$336
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$484
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$822
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$338
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$323
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$315
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1126
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$375
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Limbe
$683
69 km or 43 mi Buea
$587
108 km or 67 mi Douala
$1300
123 km or 77 mi Kumba
$860
142 km or 88 mi Calabar
$237
218 km or 135 mi Aba
$233
226 km or 140 mi Port Harcourt
$327
238 km or 148 mi Bata
$1242
244 km or 152 mi Umuahia
$330
264 km or 164 mi Bafoussam
$761
273 km or 169 mi Owerri
$507
287 km or 179 mi Bamenda
$436
305 km or 189 mi Yaounde
$567
331 km or 206 mi Enugu
$290
331 km or 206 mi Awka
$325
347 km or 216 mi Onitsha
$354
381 km or 237 mi Libreville
$697
388 km or 241 mi Warri
$351
443 km or 275 mi Sao Tome
$866
450 km or 279 mi Trindade
$866
451 km or 281 mi Benin
$315
497 km or 309 mi Port-Gentil
$651
520 km or 323 mi Owo
$272
555 km or 345 mi Akure
$243
583 km or 362 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
606 km or 377 mi Abuja
$288
622 km or 387 mi Ife
$250
645 km or 401 mi Osogbo
$310
664 km or 413 mi Ngaoundere
$548
666 km or 414 mi Lagos
$448
673 km or 418 mi Ibadan
$262
687 km or 427 mi Jos
$269
696 km or 433 mi Minna
$313
702 km or 436 mi Oyo
$407
705 km or 438 mi Ilorin
$314
709 km or 441 mi Abeokuta
$826
739 km or 459 mi Bauchi
$272
746 km or 464 mi Porto-Novo
$697
762 km or 473 mi Cotonou
$732
767 km or 477 mi Kaduna
$210