Cost of living comparison

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Malabo vs. Port Of Spain Cost of Living Summary

Malabo is 52.5% cheaper than Port Of Spain.

Restaurants
pay 15.6% less in Malabo
Groceries
pay 27.9% less in Malabo
Transportation
pay 54.8% less in Malabo
Housing
pay 56.9% less in Malabo
Childcare
pay 96.8% less in Malabo
Entertainment and Sports
pay 24.5% less in Malabo

Expenses including childcare, housing, transportation, groceries, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are lower in Malabo.

Malabo vs. Port Of Spain Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Malabo instead of Port Of Spain, you would:

pay 15.6% less for restaurants

 
Port Of Spain
Malabo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.32
TTD69.88
$8.54
FCFA4,999
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.84
TTD59.90
$8.54
FCFA4,999
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.02
TTD6.89
$0.85
FCFA500

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pay 27.9% less for groceries

 
Port Of Spain
Malabo
Bread
1 loaf
$2.52
TTD17.05
??
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.32
TTD22.47
$3.37
FCFA1,973
Milk (1 gallon) $9.25
TTD62.62
$10.34
FCFA6,056

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pay 54.8% less for transportation

 
Port Of Spain
Malabo
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.32
TTD29.29
??
Monthly public transit pass $132.67
TTD898.45
$26.40
FCFA15,461
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $36,853.34
TTD250K
$33,056.06
FCFA19M

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pay 56.9% less for housing

 
Port Of Spain
Malabo
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$56.39
TTD381.84
??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,014.70
TTD6,871.45
??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $519.48
TTD3,517.92
$223.95
FCFA131K

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pay 96.8% less for childcare

 
Port Of Spain
Malabo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $399.05
TTD2,702.35
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,825.75
TTD73,311.27
$341.40
FCFA200K

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pay 24.5% less for entertainment and sports

 
Port Of Spain
Malabo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.21
TTD14.97
$1.71
FCFA1,000
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.72
TTD25.18
$4.69
FCFA2,749
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.90
TTD39.93
$4.52
FCFA2,648

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Port Of Spain
Malabo
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$54.67
TTD370.19
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$51.59
TTD349.40
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$145.94
TTD988.29
??

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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated November 2026). How we calculate this

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