Cost of living comparison
Port Of Spain is 2.2 times more expensive than Malabo.
If you lived in Port Of Spain instead of Malabo, you would:
pay 38.1% less for restaurants
Malabo
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.28
FCFA8,004
|
$10.31
TTD70.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.59
FCFA10,005
|
$7.37
TTD50.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
FCFA1,000
|
$1.00
TTD6.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
FCFA750
|
$0.81
TTD5.50
|
|
pay 15.9% less for groceries
Malabo
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.29
FCFA1,985
|
$2.57
TTD17.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.24
TTD28.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.84
FCFA5,933
|
$9.33
TTD63.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.99
FCFA1,801
|
$4.23
TTD28.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$4.32
TTD29.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.26
FCFA1,361
|
$2.10
TTD14.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.51
FCFA908
|
$1.02
TTD6.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.26
FCFA1,361
|
$1.65
TTD11.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
FCFA908
|
$2.26
TTD15.32
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.88
FCFA1,135
|
$0.54
TTD3.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.26
FCFA1,361
|
$0.68
TTD4.60
|
|
pay 40.9% more for transportation
Malabo
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.14
FCFA1,894
|
$4.14
TTD28.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$97.25
TTD660.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$29,395.62
TTD199,597.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.47
FCFA4,502
|
$11.20
TTD76.04
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Malabo
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.59
FCFA10,005
|
$56.92
TTD386.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$207.42
FCFA125,061
|
$609.52
TTD4,138.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$116.16
FCFA70,034
|
$432.83
TTD2,938.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.51
FCFA25,630
|
$64.79
TTD439.92
|
|
pay 7.4 times more for childcare
Malabo
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$66.38
FCFA40,019
|
$231.33
TTD1,570.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$331.88
FCFA200,097
|
$3,769.61
TTD25,595.84
|
|
pay 12.6% less for entertainment and sports
Malabo
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.66
FCFA1,000
|
$1.77
TTD12.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.64
FCFA4,002
|
$3.57
TTD24.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$5.89
TTD40.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.78
FCFA30,015
|
$50.70
TTD344.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.84
TTD60.03
|
|
pay 18.9% more for clothing
Malabo
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.89
FCFA15,007
|
$62.20
TTD422.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$103.71
FCFA62,530
|
$54.52
TTD370.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$248.91
FCFA150,073
|
$105.77
TTD718.21
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.97
FCFA50,024
|
$108.18
TTD734.53
|
|
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