Malabo vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malabo Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1272
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2761
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$671
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$981
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$443
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.6
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$393
$1068
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
8
99
😀 Quality of life
30
76
🏙️ Population
297K
24.9M

The cost of living in Malabo is 11% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4590th and 4880th ($1272 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Equatorial Guinea and China, respectively. Check Equatorial Guinea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Malabo compared to 0.9 months in Shanghai. Malabo ranked 2nd best city to live in Equatorial Guinea vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 8772nd and 1178th 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
$9.3
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.89
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.19
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$4.87
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$896
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$787
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$306
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.87%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$848
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$649
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.5
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.88
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.58
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.75
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.37
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.63
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.59
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.11
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.84
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.6
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.39
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.9
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$140
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$237
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6717
$27610

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789