Malabo vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malabo Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$812
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2326
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$175
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$533
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$498
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.1
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$341
$1905
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
8
100
😀 Quality of life
34
79
🏙️ Population
297K
24.9M

The cost of living in Malabo is 29% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6389th and 4780th ($812 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Equatorial Guinea and China, respectively. Check Equatorial Guinea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Malabo compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Malabo ranked 1st best city to live in Equatorial Guinea vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 7611th and 571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malabo vs Shanghai

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Malabo Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.6
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.9
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17.1
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$6.83
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.7
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$107
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$772
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$385
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.1
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.2
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.75%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$848
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$640
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.5
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.6
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.38
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.03
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.7
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.15
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.53
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.13
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.53
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.87
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.21
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.06
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.1
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.43
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.6
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$144
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$68.5
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5705
$31401

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774