Cost of living comparison

 Port Louis, Mauritius
compared to
 Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
Malabo vs. Port Louis Cost of Living Summary

Malabo is 25.0% more expensive than Port Louis.

Restaurants
pay 2.0 times more in Malabo
Groceries
pay 2.2 times more in Malabo
Transportation
pay 23.2% less in Malabo
Housing
pay 40.4% less in Malabo
Childcare
pay 80.8% less in Malabo
Entertainment and Sports
pay 35.3% more in Malabo
Clothing
pay 63.7% more in Malabo

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

Malabo vs. Port Louis Cost Breakdown

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

pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

 
Port Louis
Malabo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.88
MUR269.12
$13.07
FCFA7,556
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.35
MUR244.65
$12.25
FCFA7,084
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.94
MUR42.95
$1.23
FCFA708

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

 
Port Louis
Malabo
Bread
1 loaf
$0.85
MUR38.80
$3.24
FCFA1,874
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.77
MUR264.23
$3.37
FCFA1,946
Milk (1 gallon) $5.77
MUR264.07
$9.69
FCFA5,601

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pay 23.2% less for transportation

 
Port Louis
Malabo
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.87
MUR268.62
$3.09
FCFA1,788
Monthly public transit pass $21.64
MUR990.36
$26.38
FCFA15,249
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $34,217.28
MUR1,565,782.65
$33,034.81
FCFA19,095,948

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pay 40.4% less for housing

 
Port Louis
Malabo
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$33.06
MUR1,512.90
$16.34
FCFA9,445
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $502.57
MUR22,997.43
$204.24
FCFA118,060
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $395.64
MUR18,104.36
$114.37
FCFA66,114

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pay 80.8% less for childcare

 
Port Louis
Malabo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $218.85
MUR10,014.48
$65.36
FCFA37,779
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $3,849.44
MUR176,150.55
$326.78
FCFA188,896

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pay 35.3% more for entertainment and sports

 
Port Louis
Malabo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.25
MUR102.75
$1.63
FCFA944
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.22
MUR101.67
$5.72
FCFA3,306
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.52
MUR298.48
$4.52
FCFA2,612

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pay 63.7% more for clothing

 
Port Louis
Malabo
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$57.74
MUR2,642.26
$24.51
FCFA14,167
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$43.91
MUR2,009.42
$102.12
FCFA59,030
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$90.53
MUR4,142.80
$245.08
FCFA141,672

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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: June 2025
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