Cost of living comparison
Athens is 54.5% more expensive than Libreville.
If you lived in Athens instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 4.5% less for restaurants
Libreville
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.51
FCFA10,047
|
$16.24
€15.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.86
FCFA9,043
|
$9.75
€9.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
FCFA754
|
$2.12
€1.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
FCFA703
|
$0.54
€0.50
|
|
pay 5.2% less for groceries
Libreville
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
FCFA871
|
$1.31
€1.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.44
FCFA2,093
|
$6.88
€6.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.88
FCFA6,014
|
$6.38
€5.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
FCFA2,085
|
$4.72
€4.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.15
FCFA1,914
|
$5.03
€4.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA881
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
FCFA714
|
$0.89
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA881
|
$0.61
€0.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
FCFA577
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
FCFA638
|
$0.58
€0.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
FCFA684
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
pay 21.4% more for transportation
Libreville
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.93
FCFA2,391
|
$7.66
€7.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
$32.49
€30.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,067.07
FCFA17,080,608
|
$27,399.57
€25,419.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$12.13
€11.25
|
|
pay 6.2% more for housing
Libreville
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.79
FCFA41,864
|
$32.57
€30.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$853.02
FCFA519,117
|
$630.26
€584.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.30
FCFA301,422
|
$532.87
€494.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.17
FCFA51,222
|
$165.03
€153.11
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Libreville
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.70
FCFA72,844
|
$482.99
€448.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,365.76
FCFA3,265,410
|
$10,389.46
€9,638.82
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Libreville
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
FCFA603
|
$5.41
€5.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.68
FCFA2,847
|
$3.62
€3.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.48
FCFA1,507
|
$4.98
€4.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.79
FCFA35,166
|
$46.52
€43.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$9.75
€9.04
|
|
pay 38.5% more for clothing
Libreville
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.04
FCFA40,190
|
$89.99
€83.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.30
FCFA45,213
|
$34.83
€32.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
$95.37
€88.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.64
FCFA44,209
|
$116.71
€108.28
|
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