Cost of living comparison
Libreville is 76.7% more expensive than Monrovia.
If you lived in Libreville instead of Monrovia, you would:
pay 8.2% more for restaurants
Monrovia
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LRD1,939.00
|
$16.51
FCFA9,975
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
LRD1,939.00
|
$14.86
FCFA8,978
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
LRD329.63
|
$1.24
FCFA748
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
LRD484.75
|
$1.16
FCFA698
|
|
pay 21.8% less for groceries
Monrovia
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
LRD302.80
|
$1.43
FCFA865
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
LRD1,145.06
|
$3.44
FCFA2,078
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
LRD1,107.43
|
$9.88
FCFA5,971
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
LRD762.99
|
$3.43
FCFA2,070
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.09
LRD792.99
|
$3.15
FCFA1,900
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
LRD184.90
|
$1.45
FCFA875
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
LRD645.41
|
$1.17
FCFA709
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.27
LRD828.24
|
$1.45
FCFA875
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.18
LRD810.58
|
$0.95
FCFA573
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
LRD199.70
|
$1.05
FCFA633
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$4.00
LRD775.60
|
$1.12
FCFA679
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
Monrovia
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
LRD817.32
|
$3.93
FCFA2,374
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$45.40
FCFA27,433
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD983,048.28
|
$28,067.07
FCFA16,958,309
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
LRD2,460.97
|
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pay 98.1% more for housing
Monrovia
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$93.25
LRD18,081.16
|
$68.79
FCFA41,564
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.67
LRD129,266.65
|
$853.02
FCFA515,400
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.00
LRD17,451.00
|
$495.30
FCFA299,264
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.46
LRD40,419.82
|
$84.17
FCFA50,855
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Monrovia
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.33
LRD14,412.73
|
$119.70
FCFA72,322
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,500.00
LRD290,849.96
|
$5,365.76
FCFA3,242,030
|
|
pay 21.3% less for entertainment and sports
Monrovia
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD484.75
|
$0.99
FCFA599
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
LRD605.94
|
$4.68
FCFA2,826
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
LRD969.50
|
$2.48
FCFA1,496
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.25
LRD14,784.87
|
$57.79
FCFA34,914
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
LRD1,890.48
|
?? | |
pay 91.3% more for clothing
Monrovia
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.41
LRD3,570.17
|
$66.04
FCFA39,902
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
LRD6,544.12
|
$74.30
FCFA44,890
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.25
LRD10,906.87
|
$45.40
FCFA27,433
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.75
LRD13,330.62
|
$72.64
FCFA43,892
|
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