Malabo vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Malabo	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$990	$3502
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2464	$7476
🏠 One person rent	$373	$2428
🏘️ Family rent	$778	$4021
🍽️ Food expenses	$465	$717
🚐 Transport expenses	$60.2	$195
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$328	$6928
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	8	87
😀 Quality of life	21	92
🏙️ Population	297K	1.01M

The cost of living in Malabo is 72% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 5392nd and 22nd ($990 vs $3502) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 20th 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 2 months in San Jose, United States. Malabo ranked 2nd best city to live in Equatorial Guinea vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 8933rd and 69th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malabo vs San Jose, United States

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	Malabo	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.1	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.3	$87.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$16.3	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$7.93
☕ Cappuccino	$6.55	$5.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$2372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$2164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$830	$4451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$595	$3536
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.9	$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.6	$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$91	$84.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.6%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1347	$13837
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$951	$9980
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.66	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58	$108
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.34	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.77	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.28	$4.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$4.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$4.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$3.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.79	$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.65	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.69	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.09	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.84	$4.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.3	$88.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.03	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.5	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.6	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.8	$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$139	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$66.4	$1687
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$735	$15889

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Cities near Malabo

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

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3272
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3301
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4204
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3222
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3057
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2974
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3184
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3171
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3064
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3733
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3012
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3186
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3003
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3245
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3313
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2922
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3389
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3422
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3300
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3644
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2952
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3047
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$2908
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3567
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3518
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2660
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3109
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2650
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3583
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2881
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$2969
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3219
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2860
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3163
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2929
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3147
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3358
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2141
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3123