Malabo vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malabo Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1344
$1057
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2912
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$726
$620
🏘️ Family rent
$1094
$639
🍽️ Food expenses
$459
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.7
$99.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$419
$1631
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
8
63
😀 Quality of life
31
48
🏙️ Population
297K
1.27M

The cost of living in Malabo is 27% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 4477th and 5251st ($1344 vs $1057) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Equatorial Guinea and South Africa, respectively. Check Equatorial Guinea vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Malabo compared to 1.5 months in Soweto. Malabo ranked 1st best city to live in Equatorial Guinea vs Soweto ranked 8th in South Africa, while ranked 8777th and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malabo vs Soweto

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Malabo Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.49
$7.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.5
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.04
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.56
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$4.98
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$922
$942
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$400
$394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$915
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$730
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$310
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.9
$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.82%
11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$841
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$648
$779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.52
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.5
$35.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.09
$9.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.63
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.79
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.49
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.39
$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.66
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.25
$3.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.89
$0.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.7
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.36
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.8
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$143
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$226
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6284
$4370

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Limbe
$750
69 km or 43 mi Buea
$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
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1171
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$958
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$1089
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$765
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$892
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$967
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$792
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$1049
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$950
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$791
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$1017
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$826
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$910
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$875
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$899
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$826
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$901
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$697
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$731
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$694
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$662
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$652
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$912
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$681
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$511
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$763
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$628
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$630
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$927
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$551
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$583
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$916
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$966
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$948
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$633
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$950