Malabo vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malabo Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1272
$1186
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2761
$2931
🏠 One person rent
$671
$538
🏘️ Family rent
$981
$937
🍽️ Food expenses
$443
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.6
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$393
$860
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
8
92
😀 Quality of life
30
81
🏙️ Population
297K
6.26M

The cost of living in Malabo is 7% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 4590th and 4785th ($1272 vs $1186) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 0.7 months in Santiago. Malabo ranked 2nd best city to live in Equatorial Guinea vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 8772nd and 637th 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
$9.3
$11.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58
$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.89
$8.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.19
$4.3
☕ Cappuccino
$4.87
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$1.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$896
$612
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$387
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$787
$1129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$84.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$306
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.87%
5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$848
$2854
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$649
$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.5
$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.88
$8.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.58
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.75
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.37
$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$7.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.63
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.59
$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.11
$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.84
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.6
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.39
$7.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.9
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$140
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$237
$484
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6717
$12174

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Cities near Malabo

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

Cities near Santiago

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$807
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$926
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$801
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$741
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$831
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$891
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$896
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$904
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1114
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$957
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$937
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$981
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$828
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$930
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$930
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$928
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$898
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$876
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$699
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$860
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$908
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$626
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$757
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$718
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$883
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$882
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$740
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$788
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$702
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$923
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$848
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$788
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$842
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$890
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$795
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$851
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$872
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$844
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$590
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$895