Cost of living comparison
Lima is 3.6% cheaper than Libreville.
If you lived in Lima instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 54.2% less for restaurants
Libreville
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.51
FCFA10,047
|
$4.03
PEN14.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.86
FCFA9,043
|
$6.18
PEN22.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
FCFA754
|
$0.86
PEN3.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
FCFA703
|
$0.55
PEN2.01
|
|
pay 32.8% less for groceries
Libreville
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
FCFA871
|
$2.33
PEN8.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.44
FCFA2,093
|
$3.60
PEN13.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.88
FCFA6,014
|
$4.93
PEN18.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
FCFA2,085
|
$2.67
PEN9.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.15
FCFA1,914
|
$2.37
PEN8.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA881
|
$0.80
PEN2.94
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
FCFA714
|
$0.49
PEN1.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA881
|
$0.46
PEN1.71
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
FCFA577
|
$0.49
PEN1.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
FCFA638
|
$0.48
PEN1.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
FCFA684
|
$0.48
PEN1.79
|
|
pay 11.5% less for transportation
Libreville
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.93
FCFA2,391
|
$5.61
PEN20.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
$20.86
PEN76.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,067.07
FCFA17,080,608
|
$21,497.63
PEN79,269.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$20.42
PEN75.31
|
|
pay 40.6% less for housing
Libreville
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.79
FCFA41,864
|
$29.05
PEN107.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$853.02
FCFA519,117
|
$557.54
PEN2,055.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.30
FCFA301,422
|
$362.83
PEN1,337.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.17
FCFA51,222
|
$47.53
PEN175.25
|
|
pay 73.7% more for childcare
Libreville
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.70
FCFA72,844
|
$250.81
PEN924.81
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,365.76
FCFA3,265,410
|
$7,392.79
PEN27,259.84
|
|
pay 36.0% more for entertainment and sports
Libreville
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
FCFA603
|
$2.15
PEN7.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.68
FCFA2,847
|
$2.66
PEN9.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.48
FCFA1,507
|
$5.37
PEN19.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.79
FCFA35,166
|
$30.70
PEN113.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.72
PEN24.77
|
|
pay 3.9% more for clothing
Libreville
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.04
FCFA40,190
|
$43.97
PEN162.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.30
FCFA45,213
|
$31.91
PEN117.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
$81.88
PEN301.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.64
FCFA44,209
|
$91.53
PEN337.51
|
|
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