Cost of living comparison

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Malabo vs. Port-au-prince Cost of Living Summary

Malabo is 14.1% cheaper than Port-au-prince.

Restaurants
pay 39.3% less in Malabo
Groceries
pay 13.7% more in Malabo
Transportation
pay 49.9% more in Malabo
Housing
pay 82.0% less in Malabo
Childcare
pay 94.8% less in Malabo
Entertainment and Sports
pay 63.7% more in Malabo
Clothing
pay 9.7% less in Malabo

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

Malabo vs. Port-au-prince Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Malabo instead of Port-au-prince, you would:

pay 39.3% less for restaurants

 
Port-au-prince
Malabo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $12.00
HTG1,570.41
??
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$11.39
HTG1,490.04
$8.90
FCFA4,976
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.00
HTG261.73
$0.89
FCFA498

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pay 13.7% more for groceries

 
Port-au-prince
Malabo
Bread
1 loaf
$2.50
HTG327.17
??
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.00
HTG654.34
$3.36
FCFA1,878
Milk (1 gallon) $5.68
HTG743.08
$10.78
FCFA6,027

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pay 49.9% more for transportation

 
Port-au-prince
Malabo
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.28
HTG560.63
??
Monthly public transit pass $20.00
HTG2,617.34
$26.33
FCFA14,715
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $35,000.00
HTG4,580,348.75
$32,972.23
FCFA18,427,508

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pay 82.0% less for housing

 
Port-au-prince
Malabo
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$165.98
HTG21,721.43
$17.81
FCFA9,951
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $910.00
HTG119,089.07
$267.09
FCFA149,270
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $890.00
HTG116,471.73
$124.64
FCFA69,659

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pay 94.8% less for childcare

 
Port-au-prince
Malabo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $100.00
HTG13,086.71
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,867.80
HTG898,769.35
$356.12
FCFA199,027

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pay 63.7% more for entertainment and sports

 
Port-au-prince
Malabo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.00
HTG654.34
??
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.65
HTG215.62
$5.34
FCFA2,985
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.00
HTG261.73
$4.51
FCFA2,520

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pay 9.7% less for clothing

 
Port-au-prince
Malabo
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$80.00
HTG10,469.37
$26.71
FCFA14,927
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$75.00
HTG9,815.03
$133.54
FCFA74,635
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$120.00
HTG15,704.05
??

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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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