Cost of living comparison
Libreville is 48.0% more expensive than Bamako.
If you lived in Libreville instead of Bamako, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Bamako
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.91
F CFA2,987
|
$16.51
FCFA10,047
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.59
F CFA4,011
|
$14.86
FCFA9,043
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
F CFA472
|
$1.24
FCFA754
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
F CFA392
|
$1.16
FCFA703
|
|
pay 36.4% more for groceries
Bamako
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
F CFA640
|
$1.43
FCFA871
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
F CFA5,855
|
$3.44
FCFA2,093
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,759
|
$9.88
FCFA6,014
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
F CFA1,566
|
$3.43
FCFA2,085
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
F CFA2,174
|
$3.15
FCFA1,914
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.45
FCFA881
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA304
|
$1.17
FCFA714
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA609
|
$1.45
FCFA881
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA773
|
$0.95
FCFA577
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA281
|
$1.05
FCFA638
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA369
|
$1.12
FCFA684
|
|
pay 28.3% less for transportation
Bamako
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,337
|
$3.93
FCFA2,391
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$28,067.07
FCFA17,080,608
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? | |
pay 51.6% more for housing
Bamako
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.18
F CFA20,800
|
$68.79
FCFA41,864
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.00
F CFA304,282
|
$853.02
FCFA519,117
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$307.59
F CFA187,186
|
$495.30
FCFA301,422
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.71
F CFA69,806
|
$84.17
FCFA51,222
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bamako
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$119.70
FCFA72,844
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,365.76
FCFA3,265,410
|
pay 55.3% more for entertainment and sports
Bamako
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.64
F CFA1,604
|
$0.99
FCFA603
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
F CFA1,208
|
$4.68
FCFA2,847
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA568
|
$2.48
FCFA1,507
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,564
|
$57.79
FCFA35,166
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,651
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bamako
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$66.04
FCFA40,190
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$74.30
FCFA45,213
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$72.64
FCFA44,209
|
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