Karachi vs Malabo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Malabo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$1413
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1029
$3075
🏠 One person rent
$168
$772
🏘️ Family rent
$274
$1217
🍽️ Food expenses
$146
$482
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.4
$45.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$365
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
63
9
😀 Quality of life
54
26
🏙️ Population
14.9M
297K

The cost of living in Karachi is 70% less expensive than in Malabo. Cities ranked 8915th and 4227th ($430 vs $1413) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1st in Equatorial Guinea, while ranked 6371st and 8913th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Malabo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.75
$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.3
$58.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$8.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$3.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$903
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.8
$470
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$204
$1064
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$133
$852
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$198
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$305
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.46%
6.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.76
$26.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.37
$7.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$2.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$3.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.72
$6.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$6.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$7.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$7.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$5.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$3.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.24
$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$3.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.76
$6.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.17
$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$2.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$5.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.9
$27
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$86
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.1
$149
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$67.6
$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1491
$5489

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$382
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$324
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$395
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$336
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$290
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$340
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$322
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$330
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$324
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$382
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$291
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$442
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$407
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$291
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$322
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$305
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$375
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$573
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$315
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$301
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$624
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$374
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$290
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$705
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$403
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$278
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$436
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$328
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$362
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$274
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$439
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$808
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$347
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$303
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$267
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1081
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$335
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558

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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