Malabo vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malabo Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$812
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2326
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$175
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$533
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$498
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.1
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$341
$1649
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
8
96
😀 Quality of life
34
79
🏙️ Population
297K
17.7M

The cost of living in Malabo is 15% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6389th and 5948th ($812 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 13th in Equatorial Guinea and China, respectively. Check Equatorial Guinea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Malabo compared to 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Malabo ranked 1st best city to live in Equatorial Guinea vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 7611th and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Malabo Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.6
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.9
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17.1
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$6.83
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.7
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$107
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$772
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$385
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.1
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.2
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.75%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$848
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$640
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.5
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.6
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.38
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.03
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.7
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.15
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.53
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.13
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.53
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.87
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.21
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.06
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.1
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.43
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.6
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$144
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$68.5
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5705
$24117

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$710
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$655
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$1368
123 km or 77 mi Kumba
$933
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$374
218 km or 135 mi Aba
$638
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$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
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$377

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$2427
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$2753
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$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
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$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
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$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
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$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
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$671
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$821
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$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618