Malabo vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Malabo	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$741	$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2145	$1686
🏠 One person rent	$149	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$471	$553
🍽️ Food expenses	$461	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.3	$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$317	$1598
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	8	63
😀 Quality of life	33	38
🏙️ Population	297K	1.27M

The cost of living in Malabo is 20% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 6716th and 5917th ($741 vs $923) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.4 months in Malabo compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Malabo ranked 1st best city to live in Equatorial Guinea vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 7709th and 7204th 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	$12.9	$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.4	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$3.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$5.61	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.21	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$179	$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$101	$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$720	$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$357	$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.8	$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.4	$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$33.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.81%	11.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$856	$850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$650	$691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.2	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.3	$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.17	$8.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.49	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.2	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.87	$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.69	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.76	$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.52	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.49	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.45	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.57	$0.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.9	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.36	$5.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.2	$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$3
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.9	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$135	$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$64.1	$200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5445	$3805

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Cities near Malabo

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Limbe	$655
69 km or 43 mi	Buea	$601
108 km or 67 mi	Douala	$1265
123 km or 77 mi	Kumba	$764
142 km or 88 mi	Calabar	$384
218 km or 135 mi	Aba	$621
226 km or 140 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
238 km or 148 mi	Bata	$1121
244 km or 152 mi	Umuahia	$883
264 km or 164 mi	Bafoussam	$555
273 km or 169 mi	Owerri	$1611
287 km or 179 mi	Bamenda	$553
305 km or 189 mi	Yaounde	$747
331 km or 206 mi	Enugu	$462
331 km or 206 mi	Awka	$805
347 km or 216 mi	Onitsha	$972
381 km or 237 mi	Libreville	$668
388 km or 241 mi	Warri	$881
443 km or 275 mi	Sao Tome	$900
450 km or 279 mi	Trindade	$900
451 km or 281 mi	Benin	$558
497 km or 309 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
520 km or 323 mi	Owo	$651
555 km or 345 mi	Akure	$634
583 km or 362 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
606 km or 377 mi	Abuja	$1502
622 km or 387 mi	Ife	$779
645 km or 401 mi	Osogbo	$695
664 km or 413 mi	Ngaoundere	$527
666 km or 414 mi	Lagos	$1113
673 km or 418 mi	Ibadan	$776
687 km or 427 mi	Jos	$820
696 km or 433 mi	Minna	$743
702 km or 436 mi	Oyo	$677
705 km or 438 mi	Ilorin	$535
709 km or 441 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
739 km or 459 mi	Bauchi	$759
746 km or 464 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
762 km or 473 mi	Cotonou	$709
767 km or 477 mi	Kaduna	$371

Cities near Soweto

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Johannesburg	$993
24 km or 15 mi	Randburg	$837
26 km or 16 mi	Sandton	$953
46 km or 28 mi	Vereeniging	$672
46 km or 29 mi	Benoni	$785
48 km or 30 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
56 km or 34 mi	Centurion	$807
58 km or 36 mi	Springs	$678
66 km or 41 mi	Pretoria	$906
73 km or 45 mi	Brits	$820
91 km or 56 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
92 km or 57 mi	Rustenburg	$889
137 km or 85 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
159 km or 99 mi	Bethal	$784
166 km or 103 mi	Kroonstad	$768
170 km or 106 mi	Middelburg	$795
222 km or 138 mi	Welkom	$748
228 km or 142 mi	Mmabatho	$780
249 km or 155 mi	Lobatse	$665
266 km or 165 mi	Gaborone	$691
282 km or 175 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
290 km or 180 mi	Kanye	$664
315 km or 196 mi	Molepolole	$628
321 km or 199 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
329 km or 204 mi	Mbabane	$562
335 km or 208 mi	Vryheid	$763
341 km or 212 mi	Maseru	$621
350 km or 217 mi	Manzini	$442
354 km or 220 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
367 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
399 km or 248 mi	Mafeteng	$567
412 km or 256 mi	Kimberley	$814
420 km or 261 mi	Palapye	$540
446 km or 277 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
447 km or 278 mi	Serowe	$583
461 km or 286 mi	Matola	$964
472 km or 293 mi	Maputo	$1068
506 km or 314 mi	Durban	$809
567 km or 353 mi	Francistown	$624
595 km or 370 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003