Cost of living comparison

Equatorial Guinea

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Mauritius

Port Louis vs. Malabo Cost of Living Summary

Port Louis is 25.7% more expensive than Malabo.

Restaurants: pay 14.2% less in Port Louis
Groceries: pay 8.2% less in Port Louis
Transportation: pay 14.5% more in Port Louis
Housing: pay 22.5% more in Port Louis
Childcare: pay 22.4 times more in Port Louis
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.9% less in Port Louis

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

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Port Louis vs. Malabo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 14.2% less for restaurants

	Malabo	Port Louis
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.54 FCFA4,999	$5.80 MUR274.33	-32.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.54 FCFA4,999	$7.38 MUR349.14	-13.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 FCFA500	$1.15 MUR54.31	+34.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.43 FCFA250	$0.65 MUR30.67	+52.0%
Average			-14.2%

Malabo vs. Port Louis - Cost of restaurants

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pay 8.2% less for groceries

	Malabo	Port Louis
Bread 1 loaf	??	$0.75 MUR35.66
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.37 FCFA1,973	$2.64 MUR124.69	-21.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.34 FCFA6,056	$5.94 MUR281.05	-42.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.76 FCFA2,200	$2.60 MUR123.13	-30.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.71 FCFA1,588	$2.87 MUR135.74	+5.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.08 FCFA635	$1.27 MUR59.95	+17.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 FCFA454	$1.20 MUR56.56	+54.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$0.64 MUR30.32
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$1.34 MUR63.35
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.44 MUR20.81
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.44 MUR20.81
Average			-8.2%

Malabo vs. Port Louis - Cost of groceries

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pay 14.5% more for transportation

	Malabo	Port Louis
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$5.22 MUR246.76
Monthly public transit pass	$26.40 FCFA15,461	$31.65 MUR1,496.33	+19.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,056.06 FCFA19M	$36,395.48 MUR2M	+10.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$29.54 MUR1,396.57
Average			+14.5%

Malabo vs. Port Louis - Cost of transportation

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pay 22.5% more for housing

	Malabo	Port Louis
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$29.01 MUR1,371.63
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	??	$477.54 MUR22,577.94
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$223.95 FCFA131K	$274.28 MUR12,968.18	+22.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$34.29 MUR1,621.02
Average			+22.5%

Malabo vs. Port Louis - Cost of housing

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pay 22.4 times more for childcare

	Malabo	Port Louis
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$126.59 MUR5,985.32
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$341.40 FCFA200K	$7,653.95 MUR362K	+2141.9%
Average			+2141.9%

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pay 1.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Malabo	Port Louis
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.71 FCFA1,000	$2.64 MUR124.69	+54.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.69 FCFA2,749	$2.64 MUR124.69	-43.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.52 FCFA2,648	$6.44 MUR304.25	+42.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.14 FCFA19,996	$26.16 MUR1,236.97	-23.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.39 FCFA3,156	$6.33 MUR299.27	+17.5%
Average			-1.9%

Malabo vs. Port Louis - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Malabo	Port Louis
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$77.36 MUR3,657.69
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$73.85 MUR3,491.43
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$119.56 MUR5,652.80
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$77.36 MUR3,657.69

Malabo vs. Port Louis - Cost of clothing

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