Malabo vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malabo San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1272
$3486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2761
$7909
🏠 One person rent
$671
$2368
🏘️ Family rent
$981
$4139
🍽️ Food expenses
$443
$735
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.6
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$393
$5217
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
8
86
😀 Quality of life
30
91
🏙️ Population
297K
1.39M

The cost of living in Malabo is 64% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 4590th and 52nd ($1272 vs $3486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 39th 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 0.3 months in Malabo compared to 1.5 months in San Diego. Malabo ranked 2nd best city to live in Equatorial Guinea vs San Diego ranked 38th in the United States, while ranked 8772nd and 155th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malabo vs San Diego

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Malabo San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.3
$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58
$84.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.89
$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.19
$8.97
☕ Cappuccino
$4.87
$6.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$3.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$896
$2489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$2046
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$787
$4508
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$3643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$306
$251
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.87%
6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$848
$8050
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$649
$6577
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.5
$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.88
$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.58
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.75
$4.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.37
$7.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$4.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$4.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.63
$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.59
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.11
$15.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$9.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$5.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.84
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.6
$72.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.39
$19.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$131
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$30.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.9
$66.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$140
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$237
$1937
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6717
$22295

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Distance City Cost of living
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
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Coronado
$3269
7.2 km or 4.5 mi National
$3094
13 km or 7.8 mi Lemon Grove
$3023
14 km or 9 mi Chula Vista
$3033
14 km or 9 mi La Mesa
$2997
16 km or 9.8 mi Imperial Beach
$2984
18 km or 11 mi La Jolla
$3065
21 km or 13 mi El Cajon
$3077
24 km or 15 mi Tijuana
$1276
25 km or 15 mi Santee
$2956
30 km or 19 mi Poway
$3012
38 km or 24 mi Encinitas
$3265
40 km or 25 mi Las Delicias
$1126
43 km or 26 mi Rosarito Beach
$1108
46 km or 29 mi Escondido
$3274
47 km or 30 mi San Marcos
$3008
52 km or 33 mi Carlsbad
$3269
54 km or 33 mi Vista
$3011
57 km or 36 mi Oceanside
$3221
73 km or 46 mi Fallbrook
$2984
88 km or 55 mi Temecula
$2690
91 km or 57 mi San Clemente
$2994
95 km or 59 mi Murrieta
$3137
97 km or 61 mi Dana Point
$3051
98 km or 61 mi French Valley
$2799
99 km or 61 mi San Juan Capistrano
$3075
99 km or 61 mi Wildomar
$2850
104 km or 65 mi Laguna Niguel
$3492
107 km or 66 mi Laguna Beach
$3129
107 km or 67 mi Menifee
$2646
109 km or 68 mi Ensenada
$967
109 km or 68 mi Lake Elsinore
$2663
110 km or 68 mi Mission Viejo
$3520
110 km or 69 mi Laguna Hills
$3064
111 km or 69 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2984
114 km or 71 mi Aliso Viejo
$3503
114 km or 71 mi Lake Forest
$2598
115 km or 72 mi Hemet
$2768
119 km or 74 mi Perris
$2738
119 km or 74 mi Temescal Valley
$2826