Malabo vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malabo Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$990
$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2464
$1413
🏠 One person rent
$373
$254
🏘️ Family rent
$778
$487
🍽️ Food expenses
$465
$189
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.2
$52.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$328
$681
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
8
16
😀 Quality of life
21
42
🏙️ Population
297K
94.9K

The cost of living in Malabo is 77% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 5392nd and 8054th ($990 vs $558) 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 0.3 months in Malabo compared to 1.2 months in Mbabane. Malabo ranked 2nd best city to live in Equatorial Guinea vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 8933rd and 6934th among best cities to live in the world.

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Malabo Mbabane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.1
$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$16.3
$2.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$6.55
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$189
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$830
$467
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$595
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.9
$43.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.6
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$91
$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.6%
9.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1347
$311
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$951
$235
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.66
$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.34
$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.77
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.28
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$8.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$3.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$4.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$0.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.79
$5.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.65
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.69
$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.09
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.3
$26.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.03
$3.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.5
$21.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$4.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.8
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.4
$116
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$735
$4606

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Limbe
$683
69 km or 43 mi Buea
$587
108 km or 67 mi Douala
$1300
123 km or 77 mi Kumba
$860
142 km or 88 mi Calabar
$237
218 km or 135 mi Aba
$233
226 km or 140 mi Port Harcourt
$327
238 km or 148 mi Bata
$1242
244 km or 152 mi Umuahia
$330
264 km or 164 mi Bafoussam
$761
273 km or 169 mi Owerri
$507
287 km or 179 mi Bamenda
$436
305 km or 189 mi Yaounde
$567
331 km or 206 mi Enugu
$290
331 km or 206 mi Awka
$325
347 km or 216 mi Onitsha
$354
381 km or 237 mi Libreville
$697
388 km or 241 mi Warri
$351
443 km or 275 mi Sao Tome
$866
450 km or 279 mi Trindade
$866
451 km or 281 mi Benin
$315
497 km or 309 mi Port-Gentil
$651
520 km or 323 mi Owo
$272
555 km or 345 mi Akure
$243
583 km or 362 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
606 km or 377 mi Abuja
$288
622 km or 387 mi Ife
$250
645 km or 401 mi Osogbo
$310
664 km or 413 mi Ngaoundere
$548
666 km or 414 mi Lagos
$448
673 km or 418 mi Ibadan
$262
687 km or 427 mi Jos
$269
696 km or 433 mi Minna
$313
702 km or 436 mi Oyo
$407
705 km or 438 mi Ilorin
$314
709 km or 441 mi Abeokuta
$826
739 km or 459 mi Bauchi
$272
746 km or 464 mi Porto-Novo
$697
762 km or 473 mi Cotonou
$732
767 km or 477 mi Kaduna
$210

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Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Manzini
$447
136 km or 85 mi Matola
$978
148 km or 92 mi Maputo
$1084
165 km or 103 mi Vryheid
$739
171 km or 106 mi Bethal
$746
179 km or 111 mi Middelburg
$866
271 km or 168 mi Springs
$631
284 km or 176 mi Benoni
$741
287 km or 178 mi Xai-Xai
$952
301 km or 187 mi Centurion
$755
304 km or 189 mi Pretoria
$783
311 km or 193 mi Sandton
$889
311 km or 193 mi Johannesburg
$908
316 km or 196 mi Randburg
$776
324 km or 201 mi Vereeniging
$637
329 km or 204 mi Soweto
$875
334 km or 207 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
348 km or 216 mi Brits
$751
370 km or 230 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
394 km or 245 mi Durban
$780
398 km or 247 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
399 km or 248 mi Rustenburg
$845
406 km or 252 mi Potchefstroom
$625
416 km or 259 mi Kroonstad
$701
451 km or 280 mi Klerksdorp
$621
461 km or 287 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
477 km or 296 mi Welkom
$682
491 km or 305 mi Maseru
$535
546 km or 339 mi Mafeteng
$511
555 km or 345 mi Mmabatho
$719
559 km or 347 mi Gaborone
$656
564 km or 350 mi Lobatse
$631
566 km or 352 mi Mahalapye
$605
576 km or 358 mi Bloemfontein
$601
585 km or 363 mi Palapye
$511
601 km or 374 mi Kanye
$633
608 km or 378 mi Molepolole
$603
628 km or 390 mi Serowe
$554
628 km or 390 mi Mthatha
$689
682 km or 424 mi Francistown
$550