Malabo vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malabo Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$812
$1200
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2326
$2937
🏠 One person rent
$175
$540
🏘️ Family rent
$533
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$498
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.1
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$341
$801
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
8
91
😀 Quality of life
34
78
🏙️ Population
297K
6.26M

The cost of living in Malabo is 32% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 6389th and 4604th ($812 vs $1200) 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 0.4 months in Malabo compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Malabo ranked 1st best city to live in Equatorial Guinea vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 7611th and 705th 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
$13.6
$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.9
$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17.1
$8.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$3.52
☕ Cappuccino
$6.83
$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.7
$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$107
$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$772
$989
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$385
$774
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.1
$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.2
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.75%
5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$848
$2689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$640
$2861
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.5
$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.6
$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.38
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.03
$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.7
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.15
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.53
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.13
$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.53
$5.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.87
$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.21
$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.06
$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.1
$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.43
$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.6
$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$144
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$68.5
$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5705
$7298

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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

Cities near Santiago

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$854
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$957
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$800
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$752
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$844
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$922
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$905
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$908
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1135
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$932
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$959
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$903
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$788
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$608
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$599
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$609
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$602
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$849
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$441
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$881
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$894
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$658
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$819
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$649
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$852
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$853
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$729
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$798
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$734
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$922
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$852
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$650
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$842
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$743
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$630
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$836
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$823
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$824
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$613
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$534