Cost of living comparison
Libreville is 6.2% more expensive than Tokyo.
If you lived in Libreville instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 99.8% more for restaurants
|
Tokyo
|
Libreville
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,032
|
$16.51
FCFA10,021
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
¥806
|
$14.86
FCFA9,019
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
¥180
|
$1.24
FCFA752
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
¥120
|
$1.16
FCFA701
|
|
pay 9.8% less for groceries
|
Tokyo
|
Libreville
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
¥271
|
$1.43
FCFA868
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
¥1,249
|
$3.44
FCFA2,088
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.76
¥903
|
$9.88
FCFA5,998
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
¥336
|
$3.43
FCFA2,079
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
¥506
|
$3.15
FCFA1,909
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.37
¥371
|
$1.45
FCFA879
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
¥177
|
$1.17
FCFA712
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥405
|
$1.45
FCFA879
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.19
¥344
|
$0.95
FCFA576
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
¥198
|
$1.05
FCFA636
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
¥194
|
$1.12
FCFA682
|
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pay 4.0% more for transportation
|
Tokyo
|
Libreville
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
¥672
|
$3.93
FCFA2,385
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$50.63
¥7,934
|
$45.40
FCFA27,557
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,471.04
¥3,365,103
|
$28,067.07
FCFA17,035,502
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.31
¥3,967
|
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pay 13.1% more for housing
|
Tokyo
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.29
¥4,904
|
$68.79
FCFA41,754
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,013.09
¥158,780
|
$853.02
FCFA517,746
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$584.76
¥91,648
|
$495.30
FCFA300,627
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.60
¥20,782
|
$84.17
FCFA51,087
|
|
pay 69.3% less for childcare
|
Tokyo
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$486.02
¥76,173
|
$119.70
FCFA72,651
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,566.86
¥2,283,027
|
$5,365.76
FCFA3,256,787
|
|
pay 17.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tokyo
|
Libreville
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.21
¥503
|
$0.99
FCFA601
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
¥517
|
$4.68
FCFA2,839
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
¥604
|
$2.48
FCFA1,503
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.83
¥9,691
|
$57.79
FCFA35,073
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
¥1,913
|
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pay 23.1% more for clothing
|
Tokyo
|
Libreville
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.04
¥8,470
|
$66.04
FCFA40,084
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.17
¥5,669
|
$74.30
FCFA45,094
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.61
¥9,656
|
$45.40
FCFA27,557
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.69
¥12,490
|
$72.64
FCFA44,092
|
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