Malabo vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malabo Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1413
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3075
$2307
🏠 One person rent
$772
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$808
🍽️ Food expenses
$482
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.4
$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$365
$969
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
9
96
😀 Quality of life
26
78
🏙️ Population
297K
17.5M

The cost of living in Malabo is 61% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4227th and 6334th ($1413 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Malabo ranked 1st best city to live in Equatorial Guinea vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 8913th and 1094th 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
$10.6
$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.5
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.84
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.01
$1.26
 Cappuccino
$5.35
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$903
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$852
$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$305
$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.7
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.81%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$850
$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$646
$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.6
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.97
$4.58
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.86
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.64
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.9
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.39
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.67
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.61
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.15
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.5
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.42
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$86
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$149
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5489
$22402

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Limbe
$755
69 km or 43 mi Buea
$665
108 km or 67 mi Douala
$1363
123 km or 77 mi Kumba
$849
142 km or 88 mi Calabar
$397
218 km or 135 mi Aba
$674
226 km or 140 mi Port Harcourt
$676
238 km or 148 mi Bata
$1241
244 km or 152 mi Umuahia
$961
264 km or 164 mi Bafoussam
$793
273 km or 169 mi Owerri
$1774
287 km or 179 mi Bamenda
$698
305 km or 189 mi Yaounde
$671
331 km or 206 mi Enugu
$563
331 km or 206 mi Awka
$878
347 km or 216 mi Onitsha
$1051
381 km or 237 mi Libreville
$708
388 km or 241 mi Warri
$926
443 km or 275 mi Sao Tome
$1046
450 km or 279 mi Trindade
$1044
451 km or 281 mi Benin
$632
497 km or 309 mi Port-Gentil
$660
520 km or 323 mi Owo
$664
555 km or 345 mi Akure
$644
583 km or 362 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
606 km or 377 mi Abuja
$1514
622 km or 387 mi Ife
$778
645 km or 401 mi Osogbo
$705
664 km or 413 mi Ngaoundere
$571
666 km or 414 mi Lagos
$1102
673 km or 418 mi Ibadan
$752
687 km or 427 mi Jos
$810
696 km or 433 mi Minna
$852
702 km or 436 mi Oyo
$664
705 km or 438 mi Ilorin
$526
709 km or 441 mi Abeokuta
$1013
739 km or 459 mi Bauchi
$781
746 km or 464 mi Porto-Novo
$743
762 km or 473 mi Cotonou
$793
767 km or 477 mi Kaduna
$393

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2718
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$662
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$662
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1746
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$518
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$829
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$758
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$589
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$941
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$827
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$766
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$777
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$794
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$816
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$892
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$579
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$669
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$454
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$809
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$765
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$766
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$780
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$773
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$897
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$750
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$726
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$697
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$681
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$693
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$707
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$677
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$901
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$546
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$634