Malabo vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malabo Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1413
$915
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3075
$2130
🏠 One person rent
$772
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$677
🍽️ Food expenses
$482
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.4
$88.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$365
$111
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
9
29
😀 Quality of life
26
42
🏙️ Population
297K
1.13M

The cost of living in Malabo is 54% more expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 4227th and 6137th ($1413 vs $915) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Equatorial Guinea and Mozambique, respectively. Check Equatorial Guinea vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Malabo compared to 0.1 months in Maputo. Malabo ranked 1st best city to live in Equatorial Guinea vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 8913th and 7527th among best cities to live in the world.

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Malabo Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.6
$9.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.5
$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.84
$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.01
$1.42
☕ Cappuccino
$5.35
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$903
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$737
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$852
$448
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$305
$80.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.7
$90.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.81%
24.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$850
$4181
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$646
$2063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.6
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.97
$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.86
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.64
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.9
$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.39
$5.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.67
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.61
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.15
$4.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.5
$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.42
$7.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27
$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$86
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$149
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5489
$5749

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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

Cities near Maputo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi Matola
$908
136 km or 85 mi Manzini
$469
144 km or 90 mi Xai-Xai
$915
148 km or 92 mi Mbabane
$599
272 km or 169 mi Vryheid
$827
310 km or 193 mi Middelburg
$830
318 km or 197 mi Bethal
$838
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$740
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$826
439 km or 273 mi Centurion
$892
440 km or 273 mi Pretoria
$975
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$984
454 km or 282 mi Johannesburg
$1082
457 km or 284 mi Randburg
$890
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
464 km or 288 mi Durban
$892
471 km or 292 mi Vereeniging
$706
472 km or 293 mi Soweto
$984
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
483 km or 300 mi Brits
$875
534 km or 332 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
536 km or 333 mi Rustenburg
$940
553 km or 343 mi Potchefstroom
$731
564 km or 351 mi Kroonstad
$808
598 km or 371 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
598 km or 372 mi Klerksdorp
$762
624 km or 388 mi Welkom
$762
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$650
661 km or 411 mi Mahalapye
$577
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$514
674 km or 419 mi Masvingo
$873
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$598
685 km or 425 mi Gaborone
$668
695 km or 432 mi Mmabatho
$833
697 km or 433 mi Lobatse
$637
712 km or 443 mi Serowe
$536
715 km or 444 mi Beira
$996
720 km or 447 mi Bloemfontein
$698
730 km or 453 mi Mthatha
$901
732 km or 455 mi Molepolole
$607