Cost of living comparison
Berlin is 69.1% more expensive than Libreville.
If you lived in Berlin instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 62.8% more for restaurants
Libreville
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.51
FCFA9,759
|
$15.24
€13.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.86
FCFA8,783
|
$10.88
€9.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
FCFA732
|
$3.08
€2.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
FCFA683
|
$2.74
€2.47
|
|
pay 14.6% more for groceries
Libreville
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
FCFA846
|
$2.14
€1.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.44
FCFA2,033
|
$6.94
€6.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.88
FCFA5,842
|
$4.68
€4.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
FCFA2,025
|
$3.49
€3.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.15
FCFA1,859
|
$6.38
€5.75
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA856
|
$1.31
€1.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
FCFA694
|
$0.78
€0.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA856
|
$1.06
€0.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
FCFA561
|
$1.65
€1.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
FCFA620
|
$0.81
€0.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
FCFA664
|
$0.86
€0.77
|
|
pay 40.7% more for transportation
Libreville
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.93
FCFA2,323
|
$7.43
€6.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.40
FCFA26,838
|
$53.34
€48.06
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,067.07
FCFA16,590,516
|
$32,415.23
€29,210.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$25.46
€22.95
|
|
pay 88.8% more for housing
Libreville
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.79
FCFA40,663
|
$42.52
€38.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$853.02
FCFA504,222
|
$1,392.07
€1,254.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.30
FCFA292,774
|
$988.74
€890.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.17
FCFA49,752
|
$278.35
€250.83
|
|
pay 75.2% more for childcare
Libreville
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.70
FCFA70,754
|
$209.09
€188.42
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,365.76
FCFA3,171,716
|
$9,427.53
€8,495.43
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Libreville
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
FCFA586
|
$4.90
€4.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.68
FCFA2,765
|
$4.05
€3.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.48
FCFA1,464
|
$8.93
€8.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.79
FCFA34,157
|
$37.56
€33.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$13.33
€12.02
|
|
pay 50.3% more for clothing
Libreville
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.04
FCFA39,037
|
$88.82
€80.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.30
FCFA43,916
|
$41.27
€37.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.40
FCFA26,838
|
$96.51
€86.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.64
FCFA42,940
|
$144.43
€130.15
|
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