Cost of living comparison
Libreville is 7.0 times more expensive than Banjul.
If you lived in Libreville instead of Banjul, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Banjul
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.87
GMD269.18
|
$16.51
FCFA10,027
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
GMD384.54
|
$14.86
FCFA9,024
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
GMD90.08
|
$1.24
FCFA752
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
GMD102.05
|
$1.16
FCFA702
|
|
pay 94.5% more for groceries
|
Banjul
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
GMD37.60
|
$1.43
FCFA869
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.32
GMD230.73
|
$3.44
FCFA2,089
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
GMD381.71
|
$9.88
FCFA6,002
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
GMD135.36
|
$3.43
FCFA2,081
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.34
GMD93.03
|
$3.15
FCFA1,910
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.84
GMD58.14
|
$1.45
FCFA879
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GMD40.70
|
$1.17
FCFA713
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
GMD62.02
|
$1.45
FCFA879
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
GMD46.51
|
$0.95
FCFA576
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
GMD31.01
|
$1.05
FCFA637
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
GMD29.07
|
$1.12
FCFA682
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for transportation
|
Banjul
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
GMD291.13
|
$3.93
FCFA2,387
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$45.40
FCFA27,575
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$2,877.17
GMD199,963.11
|
$28,067.07
FCFA17,046,064
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? | |
pay 4.5 times more for housing
|
Banjul
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.18
GMD3,418.17
|
$68.79
FCFA41,780
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$853.02
FCFA518,067
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$55.82
GMD3,879.63
|
$495.30
FCFA300,813
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.39
GMD1,764.38
|
$84.17
FCFA51,119
|
|
pay 26.3 times more for childcare
|
Banjul
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$7.38
GMD512.73
|
$119.70
FCFA72,696
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$147.55
GMD10,254.52
|
$5,365.76
FCFA3,258,806
|
|
pay 54.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Banjul
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
GMD128.18
|
$0.99
FCFA602
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
GMD158.74
|
$4.68
FCFA2,841
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.81
GMD125.62
|
$2.48
FCFA1,504
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.82
GMD1,794.54
|
$57.79
FCFA35,095
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
GMD256.36
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Banjul
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$66.04
FCFA40,108
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$74.30
FCFA45,122
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$45.40
FCFA27,575
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$72.64
FCFA44,119
|
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