Malabo vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malabo Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$812
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2326
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$175
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$533
$574
🍽️ Food expenses
$498
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.1
$92.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$341
$1724
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
8
62
😀 Quality of life
34
39
🏙️ Population
297K
1.27M

The cost of living in Malabo is 16% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 6389th and 5883rd ($812 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th 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 1.8 months in Soweto. Malabo ranked 1st best city to live in Equatorial Guinea vs Soweto ranked 11th in South Africa, while ranked 7611th and 7063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Malabo Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.6
$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.9
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17.1
$4.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$2.03
☕ Cappuccino
$6.83
$2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.7
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$883
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$107
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$772
$544
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$385
$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.1
$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.2
$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.75%
11.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$848
$917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$640
$735
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$2.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.5
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.6
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.38
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.03
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.7
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$6.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.15
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.53
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.13
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.53
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.87
$3.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.21
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.06
$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.1
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.43
$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.6
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$144
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$68.5
$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5705
$4830

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Distance City Cost of living
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$710
69 km or 43 mi Buea
$655
108 km or 67 mi Douala
$1368
123 km or 77 mi Kumba
$933
142 km or 88 mi Calabar
$374
218 km or 135 mi Aba
$638
226 km or 140 mi Port Harcourt
$651
238 km or 148 mi Bata
$1201
244 km or 152 mi Umuahia
$906
264 km or 164 mi Bafoussam
$794
273 km or 169 mi Owerri
$1686
287 km or 179 mi Bamenda
$714
305 km or 189 mi Yaounde
$764
331 km or 206 mi Enugu
$469
331 km or 206 mi Awka
$846
347 km or 216 mi Onitsha
$1036
381 km or 237 mi Libreville
$702
388 km or 241 mi Warri
$886
443 km or 275 mi Sao Tome
$878
450 km or 279 mi Trindade
$879
451 km or 281 mi Benin
$537
497 km or 309 mi Port-Gentil
$659
520 km or 323 mi Owo
$658
555 km or 345 mi Akure
$635
583 km or 362 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
606 km or 377 mi Abuja
$1262
622 km or 387 mi Ife
$774
645 km or 401 mi Osogbo
$704
664 km or 413 mi Ngaoundere
$666
666 km or 414 mi Lagos
$1133
673 km or 418 mi Ibadan
$759
687 km or 427 mi Jos
$757
696 km or 433 mi Minna
$787
702 km or 436 mi Oyo
$699
705 km or 438 mi Ilorin
$526
709 km or 441 mi Abeokuta
$1019
739 km or 459 mi Bauchi
$735
746 km or 464 mi Porto-Novo
$710
762 km or 473 mi Cotonou
$755
767 km or 477 mi Kaduna
$377

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1079
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$874
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$997
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$717
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$822
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$838
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$696
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$909
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$848
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$717
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$943
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$689
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$819
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$788
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$841
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$774
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$809
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$692
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$718
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$690
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$654
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$623
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$791
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$627
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$459
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$696
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$663
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$581
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$859
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$554
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$600
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$1003
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1116
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$834
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$585
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$1045