Malabo vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malabo Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1272
$607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2761
$1485
🏠 One person rent
$671
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$981
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$443
$230
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.6
$58.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$393
$399
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
8
16
😀 Quality of life
30
29
🏙️ Population
297K
76.2K

The cost of living in Malabo is 109% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 4590th and 7924th ($1272 vs $607) 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 0.7 months in Mbabane. Malabo ranked 2nd best city to live in Equatorial Guinea vs Mbabane ranked 2nd in Eswatini, while ranked 8772nd and 8819th among best cities to live in the world.

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Malabo Mbabane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.3
$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.89
$3.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.19
$2.14
☕ Cappuccino
$4.87
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$896
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$787
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$45.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$306
$68.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.87%
11.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$848
$439
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$649
$330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.5
$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.88
$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.58
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.75
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.37
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$9.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$5.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$5.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$1.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$1.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.63
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.59
$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.11
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.84
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.6
$26.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.39
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$4.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.9
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$140
$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$237
$99.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6717
$5969

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Manzini
$494
136 km or 85 mi Matola
$912
148 km or 92 mi Maputo
$1014
165 km or 103 mi Vryheid
$882
171 km or 106 mi Bethal
$902
179 km or 111 mi Middelburg
$875
271 km or 168 mi Springs
$784
284 km or 176 mi Benoni
$851
287 km or 178 mi Xai-Xai
$965
301 km or 187 mi Centurion
$997
304 km or 189 mi Pretoria
$1015
311 km or 193 mi Sandton
$1104
311 km or 193 mi Johannesburg
$1204
316 km or 196 mi Randburg
$912
324 km or 201 mi Vereeniging
$742
329 km or 204 mi Soweto
$1031
334 km or 207 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
348 km or 216 mi Brits
$950
370 km or 230 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
394 km or 245 mi Durban
$938
398 km or 247 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
399 km or 248 mi Rustenburg
$994
406 km or 252 mi Potchefstroom
$789
416 km or 259 mi Kroonstad
$872
451 km or 280 mi Klerksdorp
$860
461 km or 287 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
477 km or 296 mi Welkom
$811
491 km or 305 mi Maseru
$660
546 km or 339 mi Mafeteng
$611
555 km or 345 mi Mmabatho
$903
559 km or 347 mi Gaborone
$723
564 km or 350 mi Lobatse
$691
566 km or 352 mi Mahalapye
$615
576 km or 358 mi Bloemfontein
$742
585 km or 363 mi Palapye
$549
601 km or 374 mi Kanye
$691
608 km or 378 mi Molepolole
$663
628 km or 390 mi Serowe
$590
628 km or 390 mi Mthatha
$953
682 km or 424 mi Francistown
$632