Malabo vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malabo Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1344
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2912
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$726
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$1094
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$459
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.7
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$419
$879
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
8
99
😀 Quality of life
31
75
🏙️ Population
297K
24.9M

The cost of living in Malabo is 19% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4477th and 4971st ($1344 vs $1126) 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 0.8 months in Shanghai. Malabo ranked 1st best city to live in Equatorial Guinea vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 8777th and 1655th 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
$9.49
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.5
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.04
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.56
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$4.98
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$922
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$400
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$915
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$730
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$310
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.9
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.82%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$841
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$648
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.52
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.5
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.09
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.63
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.79
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.49
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.39
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.66
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.25
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.89
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.7
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.36
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.8
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$143
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$226
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6284
$27781

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$750
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$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
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765