Malabo vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malabo Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$990
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2464
$1598
🏠 One person rent
$373
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$778
$523
🍽️ Food expenses
$465
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.2
$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$328
$1509
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
8
62
😀 Quality of life
21
44
🏙️ Population
297K
1.27M

The cost of living in Malabo is 13% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 5392nd and 6110th ($990 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th 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 1.7 months in Soweto. Malabo ranked 2nd best city to live in Equatorial Guinea vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 8933rd and 6750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Malabo Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.1
$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$16.3
$3.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$6.55
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$830
$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$595
$379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.9
$57.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.6
$88.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$91
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.6%
11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1347
$731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$951
$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.66
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.34
$9.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.77
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.28
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$5.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.79
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.65
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.69
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.09
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.3
$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.03
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.5
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.8
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.4
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$735
$2867

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Limbe
$683
69 km or 43 mi Buea
$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
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$908
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$776
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$889
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$637
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$741
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$755
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$631
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$783
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$751
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$625
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$845
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$621
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$746
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$701
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$866
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$682
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$719
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$631
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$656
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$633
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$603
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$558
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$739
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$535
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$447
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$601
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$605
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$511
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$753
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$511
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$554
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$978
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1084
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$780
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$550
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$952