Malabo vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malabo Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$990
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2464
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$373
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$778
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$465
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.2
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$328
$1455
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
8
100
😀 Quality of life
21
78
🏙️ Population
297K
24.9M

The cost of living in Malabo is 17% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5392nd and 4461st ($990 vs $1190) 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 0.3 months in Malabo compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Malabo ranked 2nd best city to live in Equatorial Guinea vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 8933rd and 558th 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
$13.1
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$16.3
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$6.55
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$830
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$595
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.9
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.6
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$91
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.6%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1347
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$951
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.66
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.34
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.77
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.28
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.79
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.65
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.69
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.09
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.3
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.03
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.5
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.8
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.4
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$735
$28143

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$683
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$587
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$1300
123 km or 77 mi Kumba
$860
142 km or 88 mi Calabar
$237
218 km or 135 mi Aba
$233
226 km or 140 mi Port Harcourt
$327
238 km or 148 mi Bata
$1242
244 km or 152 mi Umuahia
$330
264 km or 164 mi Bafoussam
$761
273 km or 169 mi Owerri
$507
287 km or 179 mi Bamenda
$436
305 km or 189 mi Yaounde
$567
331 km or 206 mi Enugu
$290
331 km or 206 mi Awka
$325
347 km or 216 mi Onitsha
$354
381 km or 237 mi Libreville
$697
388 km or 241 mi Warri
$351
443 km or 275 mi Sao Tome
$866
450 km or 279 mi Trindade
$866
451 km or 281 mi Benin
$315
497 km or 309 mi Port-Gentil
$651
520 km or 323 mi Owo
$272
555 km or 345 mi Akure
$243
583 km or 362 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
606 km or 377 mi Abuja
$288
622 km or 387 mi Ife
$250
645 km or 401 mi Osogbo
$310
664 km or 413 mi Ngaoundere
$548
666 km or 414 mi Lagos
$448
673 km or 418 mi Ibadan
$262
687 km or 427 mi Jos
$269
696 km or 433 mi Minna
$313
702 km or 436 mi Oyo
$407
705 km or 438 mi Ilorin
$314
709 km or 441 mi Abeokuta
$826
739 km or 459 mi Bauchi
$272
746 km or 464 mi Porto-Novo
$697
762 km or 473 mi Cotonou
$732
767 km or 477 mi Kaduna
$210

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
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$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740