Malabo vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malabo Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$741
$1068
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2145
$2602
🏠 One person rent
$149
$531
🏘️ Family rent
$471
$1006
🍽️ Food expenses
$461
$319
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.3
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$317
$373
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
8
29
😀 Quality of life
33
41
🏙️ Population
297K
1.13M

The cost of living in Malabo is 31% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 6716th and 5045th ($741 vs $1068) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Equatorial Guinea and Mozambique, respectively. Check Equatorial Guinea vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Malabo compared to 0.3 months in Maputo. Malabo ranked 1st best city to live in Equatorial Guinea vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 7709th and 6875th among best cities to live in the world.

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Malabo Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$9.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.4
$47.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$8.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.14
☕ Cappuccino
$5.61
$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.21
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$592
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$1399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$357
$661
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.8
$56
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.4
$86.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$111
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.81%
24.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$856
$3504
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$650
$2016
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.2
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.3
$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.17
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.49
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.2
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.87
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.91
$5.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.76
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.52
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$4.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.45
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.57
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.36
$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.2
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.9
$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$135
$80.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$64.1
$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5445
$5643

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Limbe
$655
69 km or 43 mi Buea
$601
108 km or 67 mi Douala
$1265
123 km or 77 mi Kumba
$764
142 km or 88 mi Calabar
$384
218 km or 135 mi Aba
$621
226 km or 140 mi Port Harcourt
$679
238 km or 148 mi Bata
$1121
244 km or 152 mi Umuahia
$883
264 km or 164 mi Bafoussam
$555
273 km or 169 mi Owerri
$1611
287 km or 179 mi Bamenda
$553
305 km or 189 mi Yaounde
$747
331 km or 206 mi Enugu
$462
331 km or 206 mi Awka
$805
347 km or 216 mi Onitsha
$972
381 km or 237 mi Libreville
$668
388 km or 241 mi Warri
$881
443 km or 275 mi Sao Tome
$900
450 km or 279 mi Trindade
$900
451 km or 281 mi Benin
$558
497 km or 309 mi Port-Gentil
$625
520 km or 323 mi Owo
$651
555 km or 345 mi Akure
$634
583 km or 362 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
606 km or 377 mi Abuja
$1502
622 km or 387 mi Ife
$779
645 km or 401 mi Osogbo
$695
664 km or 413 mi Ngaoundere
$527
666 km or 414 mi Lagos
$1113
673 km or 418 mi Ibadan
$776
687 km or 427 mi Jos
$820
696 km or 433 mi Minna
$743
702 km or 436 mi Oyo
$677
705 km or 438 mi Ilorin
$535
709 km or 441 mi Abeokuta
$1030
739 km or 459 mi Bauchi
$759
746 km or 464 mi Porto-Novo
$670
762 km or 473 mi Cotonou
$709
767 km or 477 mi Kaduna
$371

Cities near Maputo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi Matola
$964
136 km or 85 mi Manzini
$442
144 km or 90 mi Xai-Xai
$1003
148 km or 92 mi Mbabane
$562
272 km or 169 mi Vryheid
$763
310 km or 193 mi Middelburg
$795
318 km or 197 mi Bethal
$784
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$678
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$785
439 km or 273 mi Centurion
$807
440 km or 273 mi Pretoria
$906
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$953
454 km or 282 mi Johannesburg
$993
457 km or 284 mi Randburg
$837
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$640
464 km or 288 mi Durban
$809
471 km or 292 mi Vereeniging
$672
472 km or 293 mi Soweto
$923
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$773
483 km or 300 mi Brits
$820
534 km or 332 mi Butha-Buthe
$535
536 km or 333 mi Rustenburg
$889
553 km or 343 mi Potchefstroom
$695
564 km or 351 mi Kroonstad
$768
598 km or 371 mi Teyateyaneng
$500
598 km or 372 mi Klerksdorp
$722
624 km or 388 mi Welkom
$748
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$621
661 km or 411 mi Mahalapye
$631
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$540
674 km or 419 mi Masvingo
$854
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$567
685 km or 425 mi Gaborone
$691
695 km or 432 mi Mmabatho
$780
697 km or 433 mi Lobatse
$665
712 km or 443 mi Serowe
$583
715 km or 444 mi Beira
$1003
720 km or 447 mi Bloemfontein
$657
730 km or 453 mi Mthatha
$852
732 km or 455 mi Molepolole
$628