Malabo vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malabo Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$990
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2464
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$373
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$778
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$465
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.2
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$328
$1524
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
8
96
😀 Quality of life
21
80
🏙️ Population
297K
17.5M

The cost of living in Malabo is 5% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5392nd and 5744th ($990 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 16th 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 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Malabo ranked 2nd best city to live in Equatorial Guinea vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 8933rd and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malabo vs Shenzhen

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Malabo Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.1
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$16.3
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$6.55
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$830
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$595
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.9
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.6
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$91
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.6%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1347
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$951
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.66
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.34
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.77
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.28
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.79
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.65
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.69
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.09
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.3
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.03
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.5
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.8
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.4
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$735
$24305

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$683
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$587
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$1300
123 km or 77 mi Kumba
$860
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$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
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$2410
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$2614
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$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
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$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
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$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584