Malabo vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malabo Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1344
$1115
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2912
$2824
🏠 One person rent
$726
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$1094
$943
🍽️ Food expenses
$459
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.7
$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$419
$794
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
8
96
😀 Quality of life
31
74
🏙️ Population
297K
11.5M

The cost of living in Malabo is 21% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 4477th and 5003rd ($1344 vs $1115) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Equatorial Guinea and Brazil, respectively. Check Equatorial Guinea vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Malabo compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Malabo ranked 1st best city to live in Equatorial Guinea vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 8777th and 2408th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malabo vs Sao Paulo

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Malabo Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.49
$7.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.5
$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.04
$7.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.56
$2.45
☕ Cappuccino
$4.98
$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$922
$631
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$400
$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$915
$1111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$730
$769
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$56.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$310
$85.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.9
$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.82%
11.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$841
$2842
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$648
$2178
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.52
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.5
$49.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.09
$7.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.63
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.79
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.49
$2.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.39
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$9.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.66
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.25
$5.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.89
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.7
$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.36
$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27
$55.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.8
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$143
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$226
$494
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6284
$16798

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Limbe
$750
69 km or 43 mi Buea
$641
108 km or 67 mi Douala
$1254
123 km or 77 mi Kumba
$834
142 km or 88 mi Calabar
$386
218 km or 135 mi Aba
$601
226 km or 140 mi Port Harcourt
$618
238 km or 148 mi Bata
$1239
244 km or 152 mi Umuahia
$849
264 km or 164 mi Bafoussam
$750
273 km or 169 mi Owerri
$1555
287 km or 179 mi Bamenda
$687
305 km or 189 mi Yaounde
$668
331 km or 206 mi Enugu
$587
331 km or 206 mi Awka
$785
347 km or 216 mi Onitsha
$922
381 km or 237 mi Libreville
$745
388 km or 241 mi Warri
$878
443 km or 275 mi Sao Tome
$1042
450 km or 279 mi Trindade
$1042
451 km or 281 mi Benin
$655
497 km or 309 mi Port-Gentil
$699
520 km or 323 mi Owo
$594
555 km or 345 mi Akure
$578
583 km or 362 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
606 km or 377 mi Abuja
$1551
622 km or 387 mi Ife
$775
645 km or 401 mi Osogbo
$659
664 km or 413 mi Ngaoundere
$550
666 km or 414 mi Lagos
$1022
673 km or 418 mi Ibadan
$759
687 km or 427 mi Jos
$830
696 km or 433 mi Minna
$785
702 km or 436 mi Oyo
$665
705 km or 438 mi Ilorin
$538
709 km or 441 mi Abeokuta
$1017
739 km or 459 mi Bauchi
$750
746 km or 464 mi Porto-Novo
$741
762 km or 473 mi Cotonou
$796
767 km or 477 mi Kaduna
$353

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Sao Caetano do Sul
$795
13 km or 8.3 mi Taboao da Serra
$754
14 km or 8.6 mi Guarulhos
$753
15 km or 9.4 mi Diadema
$753
16 km or 9.7 mi Santo Andre
$742
16 km or 10 mi Osasco
$782
17 km or 11 mi Sao Bernardo do Campo
$699
21 km or 13 mi Carapicuiba
$645
22 km or 14 mi Maua
$746
23 km or 15 mi Caieiras
$741
25 km or 15 mi Embu das Artes
$753
25 km or 16 mi Barueri
$883
26 km or 16 mi Mairipora
$724
26 km or 16 mi Franco da Rocha
$752
27 km or 17 mi Ferraz de Vasconcelos
$687
28 km or 17 mi Jandira
$750
29 km or 18 mi Ribeirao Pires
$716
29 km or 18 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$754
30 km or 18 mi Poa
$684
30 km or 18 mi Cotia
$841
30 km or 19 mi Itaquaquecetuba
$723
31 km or 19 mi Itapevi
$700
31 km or 19 mi Santana de Parnaiba
$741
32 km or 20 mi Francisco Morato
$753
33 km or 20 mi Itanhaem
$715
33 km or 20 mi Cajamar
$741
36 km or 22 mi Embu-Guacu
$727
36 km or 22 mi Aruja
$713
41 km or 26 mi Campo Limpo Paulista
$739
43 km or 26 mi Varzea Paulista
$737
44 km or 27 mi Cubatao
$695
45 km or 28 mi Mogi das Cruzes
$789
48 km or 30 mi Jundiai
$783
49 km or 30 mi Atibaia
$651
51 km or 32 mi Sao Roque
$725
52 km or 32 mi Sao Vicente
$655
55 km or 34 mi Santos
$882
56 km or 35 mi Praia Grande
$691
61 km or 38 mi Bertioga
$703
61 km or 38 mi Ibiuna
$719