Malabo vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malabo Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1272
$1014
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2761
$2304
🏠 One person rent
$671
$513
🏘️ Family rent
$981
$819
🍽️ Food expenses
$443
$331
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.6
$79.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$393
$114
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
8
30
😀 Quality of life
30
42
🏙️ Population
297K
1.13M

The cost of living in Malabo is 25% more expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 4590th and 5473rd ($1272 vs $1014) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 0.3 months in Malabo compared to 0.1 months in Maputo. Malabo ranked 2nd best city to live in Equatorial Guinea vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 8772nd and 7657th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malabo vs Maputo

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Malabo Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.3
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58
$62
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.89
$7.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.19
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$4.87
$2.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$896
$541
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$339
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$787
$983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$45.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$306
$69.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$87.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.87%
26.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$848
$4186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$649
$2086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.5
$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.88
$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.58
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.75
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.37
$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$5.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$5.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.63
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$8.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.59
$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.11
$4.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.84
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.6
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.39
$7.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.9
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$140
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$237
$122
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6717
$5827

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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

Cities near Maputo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi Matola
$912
136 km or 85 mi Manzini
$494
144 km or 90 mi Xai-Xai
$965
148 km or 92 mi Mbabane
$607
272 km or 169 mi Vryheid
$882
310 km or 193 mi Middelburg
$875
318 km or 197 mi Bethal
$902
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$784
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$851
439 km or 273 mi Centurion
$997
440 km or 273 mi Pretoria
$1015
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$1104
454 km or 282 mi Johannesburg
$1204
457 km or 284 mi Randburg
$912
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
464 km or 288 mi Durban
$938
471 km or 292 mi Vereeniging
$742
472 km or 293 mi Soweto
$1031
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
483 km or 300 mi Brits
$950
534 km or 332 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
536 km or 333 mi Rustenburg
$994
553 km or 343 mi Potchefstroom
$789
564 km or 351 mi Kroonstad
$872
598 km or 371 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
598 km or 372 mi Klerksdorp
$860
624 km or 388 mi Welkom
$811
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$660
661 km or 411 mi Mahalapye
$615
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$549
674 km or 419 mi Masvingo
$840
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$611
685 km or 425 mi Gaborone
$723
695 km or 432 mi Mmabatho
$903
697 km or 433 mi Lobatse
$691
712 km or 443 mi Serowe
$590
715 km or 444 mi Beira
$952
720 km or 447 mi Bloemfontein
$742
730 km or 453 mi Mthatha
$953
732 km or 455 mi Molepolole
$663