Malabo vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Malabo	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$812	$623
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2326	$1573
🏠 One person rent	$175	$287
🏘️ Family rent	$533	$548
🍽️ Food expenses	$498	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.1	$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$341	$761
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	8	16
😀 Quality of life	34	38
🏙️ Population	297K	60.7K

The cost of living in Malabo is 30% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 6389th and 7532nd ($812 vs $623) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Equatorial Guinea and Eswatini, respectively. Check Equatorial Guinea vs Eswatini comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Malabo compared to 1.2 months in Mbabane. Malabo ranked 1st best city to live in Equatorial Guinea vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 7611th and 7128th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malabo vs Mbabane

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	Malabo	Mbabane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.6	$3.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.9	$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$17.1	$2.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$1.91
☕ Cappuccino	$6.83	$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.7	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$190	$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$107	$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$772	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$385	$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.8	$48.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$75.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.2	$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.75%	10.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$848	$354
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$640	$262
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.28	$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.5	$30.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.6	$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.69	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.38	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.03	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.7	$9.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$4.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$5.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.15	$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.53	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.13	$5.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.53	$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.87	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.21	$3.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.91	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.06	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.1	$29.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.43	$3.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.6	$20.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.7	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$144	$76.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$68.5	$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5705	$5172

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Cities near Malabo

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Limbe	$710
69 km or 43 mi	Buea	$655
108 km or 67 mi	Douala	$1368
123 km or 77 mi	Kumba	$933
142 km or 88 mi	Calabar	$374
218 km or 135 mi	Aba	$638
226 km or 140 mi	Port Harcourt	$651
238 km or 148 mi	Bata	$1201
244 km or 152 mi	Umuahia	$906
264 km or 164 mi	Bafoussam	$794
273 km or 169 mi	Owerri	$1686
287 km or 179 mi	Bamenda	$714
305 km or 189 mi	Yaounde	$764
331 km or 206 mi	Enugu	$469
331 km or 206 mi	Awka	$846
347 km or 216 mi	Onitsha	$1036
381 km or 237 mi	Libreville	$702
388 km or 241 mi	Warri	$886
443 km or 275 mi	Sao Tome	$878
450 km or 279 mi	Trindade	$879
451 km or 281 mi	Benin	$537
497 km or 309 mi	Port-Gentil	$659
520 km or 323 mi	Owo	$658
555 km or 345 mi	Akure	$635
583 km or 362 mi	Ado Ekiti	$681
606 km or 377 mi	Abuja	$1262
622 km or 387 mi	Ife	$774
645 km or 401 mi	Osogbo	$704
664 km or 413 mi	Ngaoundere	$666
666 km or 414 mi	Lagos	$1133
673 km or 418 mi	Ibadan	$759
687 km or 427 mi	Jos	$757
696 km or 433 mi	Minna	$787
702 km or 436 mi	Oyo	$699
705 km or 438 mi	Ilorin	$526
709 km or 441 mi	Abeokuta	$1019
739 km or 459 mi	Bauchi	$735
746 km or 464 mi	Porto-Novo	$710
762 km or 473 mi	Cotonou	$755
767 km or 477 mi	Kaduna	$377

Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$459
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$1003
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$1116
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$791
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$819
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$841
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$696
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$822
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$838
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$909
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$997
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$874
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$717
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$971
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$848
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$834
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$943
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$788
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$774
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$627
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$581
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$809
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$718
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$692
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$663
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$554
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$690
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$654
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$600
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$862
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$585