Malabo vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Malabo	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$741	$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2145	$2851
🏠 One person rent	$149	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$471	$950
🍽️ Food expenses	$461	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.3	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$317	$777
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	8	91
😀 Quality of life	33	77
🏙️ Population	297K	6.26M

The cost of living in Malabo is 35% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 6716th and 4686th ($741 vs $1133) 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 7709th and 764th 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	$12.9	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.4	$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$8.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$5.61	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.21	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$179	$490
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$101	$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$720	$956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$357	$777
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.8	$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.4	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.81%	5.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$856	$3078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$650	$3323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.2	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.3	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.17	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.49	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.2	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.87	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.69	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.76	$5.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.52	$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.49	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.45	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.57	$3.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.9	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.36	$6.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.2	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.9	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$135	$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$64.1	$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5445	$8040

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Malabo

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Limbe	$655
69 km or 43 mi	Buea	$601
108 km or 67 mi	Douala	$1265
123 km or 77 mi	Kumba	$764
142 km or 88 mi	Calabar	$384
218 km or 135 mi	Aba	$621
226 km or 140 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
238 km or 148 mi	Bata	$1121
244 km or 152 mi	Umuahia	$883
264 km or 164 mi	Bafoussam	$555
273 km or 169 mi	Owerri	$1611
287 km or 179 mi	Bamenda	$553
305 km or 189 mi	Yaounde	$747
331 km or 206 mi	Enugu	$462
331 km or 206 mi	Awka	$805
347 km or 216 mi	Onitsha	$972
381 km or 237 mi	Libreville	$668
388 km or 241 mi	Warri	$881
443 km or 275 mi	Sao Tome	$900
450 km or 279 mi	Trindade	$900
451 km or 281 mi	Benin	$558
497 km or 309 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
520 km or 323 mi	Owo	$651
555 km or 345 mi	Akure	$634
583 km or 362 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
606 km or 377 mi	Abuja	$1502
622 km or 387 mi	Ife	$779
645 km or 401 mi	Osogbo	$695
664 km or 413 mi	Ngaoundere	$527
666 km or 414 mi	Lagos	$1113
673 km or 418 mi	Ibadan	$776
687 km or 427 mi	Jos	$820
696 km or 433 mi	Minna	$743
702 km or 436 mi	Oyo	$677
705 km or 438 mi	Ilorin	$535
709 km or 441 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
739 km or 459 mi	Bauchi	$759
746 km or 464 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
762 km or 473 mi	Cotonou	$709
767 km or 477 mi	Kaduna	$371

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$875
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$930
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$759
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$720
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$798
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$827
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$833
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$832
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1074
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$874
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$805
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$920
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$765
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$812
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$823
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$815
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$790
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$835
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$511
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$814
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$860
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$768
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$735
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$642
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$807
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$814
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$731
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$750
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$671
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$902
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$810
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$722
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$800
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$762
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$710
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$793
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$791
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$786
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$680
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$731