Malabo vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malabo Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1344
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2912
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$726
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$1094
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$459
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.7
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$419
$1024
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
8
95
😀 Quality of life
31
77
🏙️ Population
297K
17.5M

The cost of living in Malabo is 43% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4477th and 6106th ($1344 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th 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 8777th and 1113th 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
$9.49
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.5
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.04
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.56
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$4.98
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$922
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$400
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$915
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$730
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$310
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.9
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.82%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$841
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$648
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.52
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.5
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.09
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.63
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.79
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.49
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.39
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.66
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.25
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.89
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.7
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.36
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.8
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$143
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$226
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6284
$22916

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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
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2415
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$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
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$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638