Malabo vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malabo Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$990
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2464
$2623
🏠 One person rent
$373
$486
🏘️ Family rent
$778
$869
🍽️ Food expenses
$465
$347
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.2
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$328
$674
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
8
91
😀 Quality of life
21
77
🏙️ Population
297K
6.26M

The cost of living in Malabo is 8% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 5392nd and 4828th ($990 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Equatorial Guinea and Chile, respectively. Check Equatorial Guinea vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Malabo compared to 0.6 months in Santiago. Malabo ranked 2nd best city to live in Equatorial Guinea vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 8933rd and 685th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malabo vs Santiago

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Malabo Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.1
$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$41.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$16.3
$8.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$3.11
☕ Cappuccino
$6.55
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$487
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$830
$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$595
$705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.9
$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.6
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$91
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.6%
5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1347
$2369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$951
$2543
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.66
$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58
$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.34
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.77
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.28
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.79
$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.65
$5.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.69
$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.09
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.3
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.03
$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.5
$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.8
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.4
$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$735
$6400

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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 Santiago

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$763
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$862
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$743
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$699
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$785
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$827
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$828
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$825
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1044
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$854
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$888
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$781
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$730
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$450
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$433
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$451
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$450
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$724
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$429
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$768
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$816
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$680
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$747
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$693
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$761
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$782
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$356
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$753
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$686
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$870
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$810
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$439
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$794
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$757
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$418
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$776
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$771
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$760
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$368
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$440