Cost of living comparison
London is 3.8 times more expensive than Libreville.
If you lived in London instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 51.5% more for restaurants
Libreville
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.51
FCFA10,047
|
$25.22
£20.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.86
FCFA9,043
|
$10.09
£8.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
FCFA754
|
$2.54
£2.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
FCFA703
|
$2.08
£1.66
|
|
pay 6.6% more for groceries
Libreville
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
FCFA871
|
$1.96
£1.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.44
FCFA2,093
|
$4.74
£3.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.88
FCFA6,014
|
$6.34
£5.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
FCFA2,085
|
$3.99
£3.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.15
FCFA1,914
|
$4.28
£3.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA881
|
$1.47
£1.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
FCFA714
|
$0.75
£0.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA881
|
$1.48
£1.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
FCFA577
|
$1.76
£1.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
FCFA638
|
$0.73
£0.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
FCFA684
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Libreville
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.93
FCFA2,391
|
$7.20
£5.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
$252.24
£201.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,067.07
FCFA17,080,608
|
$34,406.00
£27,472.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$25.33
£20.22
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Libreville
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.79
FCFA41,864
|
$39.12
£31.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$853.02
FCFA519,117
|
$2,697.16
£2,153.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.30
FCFA301,422
|
$2,027.26
£1,618.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.17
FCFA51,222
|
$284.51
£227.17
|
|
pay 12.1 times more for childcare
Libreville
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.70
FCFA72,844
|
$2,321.07
£1,853.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,365.76
FCFA3,265,410
|
$25,293.41
£20,195.95
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Libreville
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
FCFA603
|
$8.20
£6.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.68
FCFA2,847
|
$4.56
£3.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.48
FCFA1,507
|
$18.92
£15.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.79
FCFA35,166
|
$58.95
£47.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$18.92
£15.11
|
|
pay 60.0% more for clothing
Libreville
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.04
FCFA40,190
|
$103.07
£82.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.30
FCFA45,213
|
$49.65
£39.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
$112.31
£89.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.64
FCFA44,209
|
$123.32
£98.47
|
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