Cost of living comparison
Port Of Spain is 2.5 times more expensive than Malabo.
If you lived in Port Of Spain instead of Malabo, you would:
pay 28.9% less for restaurants
|
Malabo
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.07
FCFA8,221
|
$10.24
TTD69.22
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA7,707
|
$7.31
TTD49.44
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
FCFA771
|
$0.98
TTD6.63
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
FCFA771
|
$0.81
TTD5.50
|
|
pay 3.9% less for groceries
|
Malabo
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.24
FCFA2,039
|
$2.57
TTD17.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.37
FCFA2,117
|
$3.93
TTD26.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.69
FCFA6,094
|
$9.37
TTD63.34
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
FCFA1,850
|
$4.45
TTD30.11
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.10
FCFA1,949
|
$4.26
TTD28.81
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,398
|
$2.23
TTD15.09
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.48
FCFA932
|
$1.11
TTD7.51
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,398
|
$1.86
TTD12.59
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
FCFA932
|
$2.21
TTD14.92
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
FCFA1,165
|
$0.62
TTD4.16
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,398
|
$0.76
TTD5.14
|
|
pay 87.4% more for transportation
|
Malabo
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.09
FCFA1,945
|
$4.10
TTD27.72
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.38
FCFA16,590
|
$96.55
TTD652.67
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,034.81
FCFA20,776,043
|
$33,646.13
TTD227,446.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.35
FCFA4,624
|
$10.97
TTD74.17
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
|
Malabo
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.34
FCFA10,276
|
$57.56
TTD389.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$204.24
FCFA128,447
|
$638.18
TTD4,314.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$114.37
FCFA71,930
|
$426.67
TTD2,884.28
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
FCFA26,324
|
$53.54
TTD361.90
|
|
pay 9.0 times more for childcare
|
Malabo
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$65.36
FCFA41,103
|
$229.42
TTD1,550.84
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$326.78
FCFA205,515
|
$4,719.60
TTD31,904.30
|
|
pay 13.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Malabo
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
FCFA1,028
|
$1.76
TTD11.87
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.72
FCFA3,597
|
$3.57
TTD24.11
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.52
FCFA2,841
|
$5.85
TTD39.56
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.02
FCFA30,827
|
$50.74
TTD343.02
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.39
FCFA3,387
|
$8.78
TTD59.33
|
|
pay 10.7% more for clothing
|
Malabo
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.51
FCFA15,414
|
$55.89
TTD377.84
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$102.12
FCFA64,224
|
$40.64
TTD274.69
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$245.08
FCFA154,137
|
$104.84
TTD708.71
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.69
FCFA51,379
|
$107.85
TTD729.09
|
|
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