Malabo vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malabo Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$812
$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2326
$2606
🏠 One person rent
$175
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$533
$874
🍽️ Food expenses
$498
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.1
$83.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$341
$1389
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
8
69
😀 Quality of life
34
78
🏙️ Population
297K
1.4M

The cost of living in Malabo is 22% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 6389th and 5350th ($812 vs $1043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Equatorial Guinea and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Equatorial Guinea vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Malabo compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Malabo ranked 1st best city to live in Equatorial Guinea vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 7611th and 707th among best cities to live in the world.

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Malabo Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.6
$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.9
$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17.1
$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$6.83
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.7
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$107
$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$772
$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$385
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.1
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.2
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.75%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$848
$3253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$640
$2109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.5
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.6
$7.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.38
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.03
$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.7
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.15
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.53
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.13
$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.53
$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.87
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.21
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.06
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.1
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.43
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.6
$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$144
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$68.5
$556
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5705
$7369

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$710
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$655
108 km or 67 mi Douala
$1368
123 km or 77 mi Kumba
$933
142 km or 88 mi Calabar
$374
218 km or 135 mi Aba
$638
226 km or 140 mi Port Harcourt
$651
238 km or 148 mi Bata
$1201
244 km or 152 mi Umuahia
$906
264 km or 164 mi Bafoussam
$794
273 km or 169 mi Owerri
$1686
287 km or 179 mi Bamenda
$714
305 km or 189 mi Yaounde
$764
331 km or 206 mi Enugu
$469
331 km or 206 mi Awka
$846
347 km or 216 mi Onitsha
$1036
381 km or 237 mi Libreville
$702
388 km or 241 mi Warri
$886
443 km or 275 mi Sao Tome
$878
450 km or 279 mi Trindade
$879
451 km or 281 mi Benin
$537
497 km or 309 mi Port-Gentil
$659
520 km or 323 mi Owo
$658
555 km or 345 mi Akure
$635
583 km or 362 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
606 km or 377 mi Abuja
$1262
622 km or 387 mi Ife
$774
645 km or 401 mi Osogbo
$704
664 km or 413 mi Ngaoundere
$666
666 km or 414 mi Lagos
$1133
673 km or 418 mi Ibadan
$759
687 km or 427 mi Jos
$757
696 km or 433 mi Minna
$787
702 km or 436 mi Oyo
$699
705 km or 438 mi Ilorin
$526
709 km or 441 mi Abeokuta
$1019
739 km or 459 mi Bauchi
$735
746 km or 464 mi Porto-Novo
$710
762 km or 473 mi Cotonou
$755
767 km or 477 mi Kaduna
$377

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$712
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$876
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$610
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$943
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$706
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$684
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$770
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$743
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$571
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$589
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$640
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$634
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$529
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$589
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$549
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$785
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$661
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$595
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1043
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$912
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$744
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$693
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$793
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$521
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$661
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$641
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$545
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$631
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$947
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$663
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1055
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$668
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1086
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$692
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$737
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$624
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$985
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$685
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$668