Malabo vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malabo Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$990
$951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2464
$2371
🏠 One person rent
$373
$436
🏘️ Family rent
$778
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$465
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.2
$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$328
$1259
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
8
69
😀 Quality of life
21
76
🏙️ Population
297K
1.38M

The cost of living in Malabo is 4% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 5392nd and 5668th ($990 vs $951) 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 0.3 months in Malabo compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Malabo ranked 2nd best city to live in Equatorial Guinea vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 8933rd and 907th among best cities to live in the world.

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Malabo Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.1
$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$16.3
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$6.55
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$830
$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$595
$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.9
$80.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.6
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$91
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.6%
3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1347
$2806
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$951
$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.66
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.34
$7.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.77
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.28
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.79
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.65
$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.69
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.09
$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.3
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.03
$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.5
$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.8
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.4
$497
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$735
$7940

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$683
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$587
108 km or 67 mi Douala
$1300
123 km or 77 mi Kumba
$860
142 km or 88 mi Calabar
$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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$598
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$865
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$533
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$852
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$660
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$719
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$712
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$702
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$602
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$563
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$661
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$626
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$581
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$495
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$531
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$760
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$691
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$576
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1027
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$977
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$813
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$641
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$664
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$697
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$570
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$534
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$610
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$827
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$681
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1027
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$713
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1057
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$704
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$733
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$616
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1001
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$692
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$619