Malabo vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malabo San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person
$812
$3346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2326
$7719
🏠 One person rent
$175
$2248
🏘️ Family rent
$533
$4052
🍽️ Food expenses
$498
$722
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.1
$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$341
$5772
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
8
87
😀 Quality of life
34
92
🏙️ Population
297K
1.39M

The cost of living in Malabo is 76% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 6389th and 45th ($812 vs $3346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 36th in Equatorial Guinea and the United States, respectively. Check Equatorial Guinea vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Malabo compared to 1.7 months in San Diego. Malabo ranked 1st best city to live in Equatorial Guinea vs San Diego ranked 12th in the United States, while ranked 7611th and 75th among best cities to live in the world.

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Malabo San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.6
$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.9
$85.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17.1
$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$8.25
☕ Cappuccino
$6.83
$5.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.7
$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$2399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$107
$1894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$772
$4351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$385
$3534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.1
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.2
$69.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.75%
6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$848
$9294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$640
$7063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.5
$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.6
$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.38
$3.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$3.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.03
$4.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.7
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.15
$3.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$5.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.53
$3.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.13
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.53
$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.87
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.21
$10.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.06
$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.1
$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.43
$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.6
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$144
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$68.5
$1752
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5705
$21468

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Coronado
$2973
7.2 km or 4.5 mi National
$2877
13 km or 7.8 mi Lemon Grove
$2783
14 km or 9 mi Chula Vista
$2893
14 km or 9 mi La Mesa
$2775
16 km or 9.8 mi Imperial Beach
$2786
18 km or 11 mi La Jolla
$2821
21 km or 13 mi El Cajon
$2936
24 km or 15 mi Tijuana
$1050
25 km or 15 mi Santee
$2799
30 km or 19 mi Poway
$2765
38 km or 24 mi Encinitas
$2853
40 km or 25 mi Las Delicias
$922
43 km or 26 mi Rosarito Beach
$922
46 km or 29 mi Escondido
$2795
47 km or 30 mi San Marcos
$2718
52 km or 33 mi Carlsbad
$2997
54 km or 33 mi Vista
$2783
57 km or 36 mi Oceanside
$2926
73 km or 46 mi Fallbrook
$2767
88 km or 55 mi Temecula
$2579
91 km or 57 mi San Clemente
$2886
95 km or 59 mi Murrieta
$3006
97 km or 61 mi Dana Point
$2828
98 km or 61 mi French Valley
$2650
99 km or 61 mi San Juan Capistrano
$2842
99 km or 61 mi Wildomar
$2717
104 km or 65 mi Laguna Niguel
$3001
107 km or 66 mi Laguna Beach
$2928
107 km or 67 mi Menifee
$2587
109 km or 68 mi Ensenada
$912
109 km or 68 mi Lake Elsinore
$2654
110 km or 68 mi Mission Viejo
$3444
110 km or 69 mi Laguna Hills
$3035
111 km or 69 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2950
114 km or 71 mi Aliso Viejo
$3330
114 km or 71 mi Lake Forest
$3047
115 km or 72 mi Hemet
$2789
119 km or 74 mi Perris
$2595
119 km or 74 mi Temescal Valley
$2647