Malabo vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malabo Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1344
$652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2912
$1577
🏠 One person rent
$726
$285
🏘️ Family rent
$1094
$474
🍽️ Food expenses
$459
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.7
$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$419
$299
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
8
16
😀 Quality of life
31
44
🏙️ Population
297K
76.2K

The cost of living in Malabo is 106% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 4477th and 7572nd ($1344 vs $652) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 0.5 months in Mbabane. Malabo ranked 1st best city to live in Equatorial Guinea vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 8777th and 7373rd 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
$9.49
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.5
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.04
$2.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.56
$2.04
☕ Cappuccino
$4.98
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$922
$258
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$400
$185
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$915
$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$730
$336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$310
$80.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.9
$31.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.82%
11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$841
$380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$648
$285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.52
$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.5
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.09
$29.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.63
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.79
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.49
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$5.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.39
$5.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.66
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.25
$4.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.89
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.7
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.36
$4.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$4.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.8
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$143
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$226
$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6284
$5212

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57 km or 36 mi Limbe
$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
27 km or 17 mi Manzini
$511
136 km or 85 mi Matola
$916
148 km or 92 mi Maputo
$966
165 km or 103 mi Vryheid
$912
171 km or 106 mi Bethal
$910
179 km or 111 mi Middelburg
$899
271 km or 168 mi Springs
$792
284 km or 176 mi Benoni
$892
287 km or 178 mi Xai-Xai
$950
301 km or 187 mi Centurion
$967
304 km or 189 mi Pretoria
$1049
311 km or 193 mi Sandton
$1089
311 km or 193 mi Johannesburg
$1171
316 km or 196 mi Randburg
$958
324 km or 201 mi Vereeniging
$765
329 km or 204 mi Soweto
$1057
334 km or 207 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
348 km or 216 mi Brits
$950
370 km or 230 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
394 km or 245 mi Durban
$948
398 km or 247 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
399 km or 248 mi Rustenburg
$1017
406 km or 252 mi Potchefstroom
$791
416 km or 259 mi Kroonstad
$875
451 km or 280 mi Klerksdorp
$826
461 km or 287 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
477 km or 296 mi Welkom
$826
491 km or 305 mi Maseru
$681
546 km or 339 mi Mafeteng
$630
555 km or 345 mi Mmabatho
$901
559 km or 347 mi Gaborone
$731
564 km or 350 mi Lobatse
$697
566 km or 352 mi Mahalapye
$628
576 km or 358 mi Bloemfontein
$763
585 km or 363 mi Palapye
$551
601 km or 374 mi Kanye
$694
608 km or 378 mi Molepolole
$662
628 km or 390 mi Serowe
$583
628 km or 390 mi Mthatha
$952
682 km or 424 mi Francistown
$633