Malabo vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malabo Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1272
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2761
$2526
🏠 One person rent
$671
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$981
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$443
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.6
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$393
$938
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
8
95
😀 Quality of life
30
76
🏙️ Population
297K
17.5M

The cost of living in Malabo is 28% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4590th and 5618th ($1272 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 Shenzhen. Malabo ranked 2nd best city to live in Equatorial Guinea vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 8772nd and 1163rd 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
$9.3
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.89
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.19
$1.47
 Cappuccino
$4.87
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$896
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$787
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$306
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.87%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$848
$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$649
$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.5
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.88
$4.66
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.58
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.75
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.37
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.63
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.59
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.11
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.84
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.6
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.39
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.9
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$140
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$237
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6717
$21140

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$738
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$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
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2663
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$678
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$694
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$705
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$702
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$714
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$729
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$711
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$892
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$528
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$648