Malabo vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malabo Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1344
$681
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2912
$1559
🏠 One person rent
$726
$260
🏘️ Family rent
$1094
$402
🍽️ Food expenses
$459
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.7
$44.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$419
$636
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
8
15
😀 Quality of life
31
27
🏙️ Population
297K
344K

The cost of living in Malabo is 97% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 4477th and 7352nd ($1344 vs $681) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Equatorial Guinea and Lesotho, respectively. Check Equatorial Guinea vs Lesotho comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Malabo compared to 0.9 months in Maseru. Malabo ranked 1st best city to live in Equatorial Guinea vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 8777th and 8913th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malabo vs Maseru

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Malabo Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.49
$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.5
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.04
$8.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.56
$1.6
☕ Cappuccino
$4.98
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$922
$144
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$400
$73.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$915
$263
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$730
$134
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$310
$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.9
$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.82%
8.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$841
$399
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$648
$538
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.52
$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.5
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.09
$6.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.63
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.79
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.49
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$7.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.39
$6.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$2.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$6.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.66
$5.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.25
$3.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.89
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.7
$24
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.36
$4.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$2.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.8
$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$143
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$226
$55
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6284
$1246

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Distance City Cost of living
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$750
69 km or 43 mi Buea
$641
108 km or 67 mi Douala
$1254
123 km or 77 mi Kumba
$834
142 km or 88 mi Calabar
$386
218 km or 135 mi Aba
$601
226 km or 140 mi Port Harcourt
$618
238 km or 148 mi Bata
$1239
244 km or 152 mi Umuahia
$849
264 km or 164 mi Bafoussam
$750
273 km or 169 mi Owerri
$1555
287 km or 179 mi Bamenda
$687
305 km or 189 mi Yaounde
$668
331 km or 206 mi Enugu
$587
331 km or 206 mi Awka
$785
347 km or 216 mi Onitsha
$922
381 km or 237 mi Libreville
$745
388 km or 241 mi Warri
$878
443 km or 275 mi Sao Tome
$1042
450 km or 279 mi Trindade
$1042
451 km or 281 mi Benin
$655
497 km or 309 mi Port-Gentil
$699
520 km or 323 mi Owo
$594
555 km or 345 mi Akure
$578
583 km or 362 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
606 km or 377 mi Abuja
$1551
622 km or 387 mi Ife
$775
645 km or 401 mi Osogbo
$659
664 km or 413 mi Ngaoundere
$550
666 km or 414 mi Lagos
$1022
673 km or 418 mi Ibadan
$759
687 km or 427 mi Jos
$830
696 km or 433 mi Minna
$785
702 km or 436 mi Oyo
$665
705 km or 438 mi Ilorin
$538
709 km or 441 mi Abeokuta
$1017
739 km or 459 mi Bauchi
$750
746 km or 464 mi Porto-Novo
$741
762 km or 473 mi Cotonou
$796
767 km or 477 mi Kaduna
$353

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
61 km or 38 mi Mafeteng
$630
94 km or 58 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
125 km or 78 mi Bloemfontein
$763
165 km or 103 mi Welkom
$826
187 km or 116 mi Kroonstad
$875
272 km or 169 mi Kimberley
$927
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$952
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$826
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$791
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$1050
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$765
341 km or 212 mi Soweto
$1057
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$948
350 km or 217 mi Johannesburg
$1171
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$792
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$892
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$1089
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$958
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$912
372 km or 231 mi Bethal
$910
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$967
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$1419
402 km or 250 mi Pretoria
$1049
406 km or 252 mi Rustenburg
$1017
410 km or 255 mi East London
$795
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$950
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$901
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$899
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$874
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$697
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$652
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$511
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$694
532 km or 330 mi Uitenhage
$980
540 km or 336 mi Gaborone
$731
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$1036
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$662