Malabo vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malabo Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1272
$1031
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2761
$1903
🏠 One person rent
$671
$604
🏘️ Family rent
$981
$628
🍽️ Food expenses
$443
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.6
$90.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$393
$382
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
8
63
😀 Quality of life
30
43
🏙️ Population
297K
1.27M

The cost of living in Malabo is 23% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 4590th and 5331st ($1272 vs $1031) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 0.4 months in Soweto. Malabo ranked 2nd best city to live in Equatorial Guinea vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 8772nd and 7513th among best cities to live in the world.

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Malabo Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.3
$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58
$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.89
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.19
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$4.87
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$896
$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$382
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$787
$566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$306
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.87%
11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$848
$980
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$649
$760
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.5
$34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.88
$8.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.58
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.75
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.37
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$8.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$4.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$7.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.63
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$8.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.59
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.11
$3.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.84
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.6
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.39
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.9
$53.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$140
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$237
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6717
$5012

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57 km or 36 mi Limbe
$738
69 km or 43 mi Buea
$627
108 km or 67 mi Douala
$1156
123 km or 77 mi Kumba
$821
142 km or 88 mi Calabar
$373
218 km or 135 mi Aba
$591
226 km or 140 mi Port Harcourt
$559
238 km or 148 mi Bata
$1209
244 km or 152 mi Umuahia
$773
264 km or 164 mi Bafoussam
$759
273 km or 169 mi Owerri
$1364
287 km or 179 mi Bamenda
$699
305 km or 189 mi Yaounde
$666
331 km or 206 mi Enugu
$564
331 km or 206 mi Awka
$693
347 km or 216 mi Onitsha
$795
381 km or 237 mi Libreville
$743
388 km or 241 mi Warri
$786
443 km or 275 mi Sao Tome
$1011
450 km or 279 mi Trindade
$1013
451 km or 281 mi Benin
$627
497 km or 309 mi Port-Gentil
$698
520 km or 323 mi Owo
$531
555 km or 345 mi Akure
$488
583 km or 362 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
606 km or 377 mi Abuja
$1375
622 km or 387 mi Ife
$670
645 km or 401 mi Osogbo
$575
664 km or 413 mi Ngaoundere
$551
666 km or 414 mi Lagos
$946
673 km or 418 mi Ibadan
$658
687 km or 427 mi Jos
$760
696 km or 433 mi Minna
$692
702 km or 436 mi Oyo
$639
705 km or 438 mi Ilorin
$518
709 km or 441 mi Abeokuta
$995
739 km or 459 mi Bauchi
$672
746 km or 464 mi Porto-Novo
$768
762 km or 473 mi Cotonou
$830
767 km or 477 mi Kaduna
$323

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1204
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$912
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$1104
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$742
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$851
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$997
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$784
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$1015
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$950
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$789
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$994
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$860
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$902
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$872
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$875
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$811
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$903
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$691
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$723
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$691
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$663
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$607
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$882
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$660
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$494
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$742
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$615
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$611
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$904
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$549
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$590
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$912
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1014
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$938
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$632
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$965