Cost of living comparison

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Port Louis vs. Malabo Cost of Living Summary

Port Louis is 3.1 times more expensive than Malabo.

Restaurants: pay 14.4% less in Port Louis
Groceries: pay 17.9% less in Port Louis
Transportation: pay 92.4% more in Port Louis
Housing: pay 94.1% more in Port Louis
Childcare: pay 13.6 times more in Port Louis
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.9% less in Port Louis
Clothing: pay 34.2% more in Port Louis

The cost of childcare, housing, transportation, and clothing in Port Louis are more expensive than in Malabo. Expenses including groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Port Louis. Notably, childcare, housing, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Port Louis.

Port Louis vs. Malabo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Port Louis instead of Malabo, you would:

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pay 14.4% less for restaurants

	Malabo	Port Louis
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	??	$6.60 MUR303.89
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.90 FCFA5,015	$7.15 MUR329.22	-19.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 FCFA502	$0.99 MUR45.58	+11.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 FCFA502	$0.58 MUR26.77	-34.7%
Average			-14.4%

Malabo vs. Port Louis - Cost of restaurants

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pay 17.9% less for groceries

	Malabo	Port Louis
Bread 1 loaf	??	$0.75 MUR34.69
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.36 FCFA1,893	$4.34 MUR200.06	+29.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.78 FCFA6,075	$6.04 MUR278.48	-43.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.27 FCFA2,407	$2.46 MUR113.20	-42.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.09 FCFA1,742	$2.64 MUR121.76	-14.5%
Apples (1 lb)	??	$0.92 MUR42.27
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.90 MUR41.35
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$0.67 MUR30.78
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$1.22 MUR56.06
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.47 MUR21.44
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.47 MUR21.44
Average			-17.9%

Malabo vs. Port Louis - Cost of groceries

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pay 92.4% more for transportation

	Malabo	Port Louis
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$5.42 MUR249.55
Monthly public transit pass	$26.33 FCFA14,833	$22.25 MUR1,025.13	-15.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,972.23 FCFA18,574,687	$35,729.99 MUR1,646,080.66	+8.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.01 FCFA4,514	$30.78 MUR1,418.16	+284.2%
Average			+92.4%

Malabo vs. Port Louis - Cost of transportation

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pay 94.1% more for housing

	Malabo	Port Louis
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.81 FCFA10,031	$33.57 MUR1,546.43	+88.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$267.09 FCFA150,462	$368.29 MUR16,967.29	+37.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$124.64 FCFA70,216	$318.82 MUR14,688.10	+155.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$38.67 MUR1,781.64
Average			+94.1%

Malabo vs. Port Louis - Cost of housing

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pay 13.6 times more for childcare

	Malabo	Port Louis
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$159.41 MUR7,344.05
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$356.12 FCFA200,617	$4,837.29 MUR222,854.00	+1258.3%
Average			+1258.3%

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pay 5.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Malabo	Port Louis
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	??	$2.20 MUR101.30
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.34 FCFA3,009	$2.61 MUR120.29	-51.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.51 FCFA2,540	$6.60 MUR303.89	+46.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.61 FCFA20,062	$24.55 MUR1,131.15	-31.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.38 FCFA3,028	$6.05 MUR278.57	+12.5%
Average			-5.9%

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pay 34.2% more for clothing

	Malabo	Port Louis
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.71 FCFA15,046	$74.21 MUR3,418.78	+177.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$133.54 FCFA75,231	$49.47 MUR2,279.19	-63.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$107.19 MUR4,938.24
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.03 FCFA50,154	$78.06 MUR3,596.05	-12.3%
Average			+34.2%

Malabo vs. Port Louis - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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