Cost of living comparison
Libreville is 7.0 times more expensive than Banjul.
If you lived in Libreville instead of Banjul, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Banjul
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.87
GMD262.50
|
$16.51
FCFA10,047
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
GMD375.00
|
$14.86
FCFA9,043
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
GMD87.84
|
$1.24
FCFA754
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
GMD99.52
|
$1.16
FCFA703
|
|
pay 94.5% more for groceries
Banjul
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
GMD36.67
|
$1.43
FCFA871
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.32
GMD225.00
|
$3.44
FCFA2,093
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
GMD372.23
|
$9.88
FCFA6,014
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
GMD132.00
|
$3.43
FCFA2,085
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.34
GMD90.72
|
$3.15
FCFA1,914
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.84
GMD56.70
|
$1.45
FCFA881
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GMD39.69
|
$1.17
FCFA714
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
GMD60.48
|
$1.45
FCFA881
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
GMD45.36
|
$0.95
FCFA577
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
GMD30.24
|
$1.05
FCFA638
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
GMD28.35
|
$1.12
FCFA684
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for transportation
Banjul
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
GMD283.91
|
$3.93
FCFA2,391
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$2,877.17
GMD195,000.00
|
$28,067.07
FCFA17,080,608
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? | |
pay 4.5 times more for housing
Banjul
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.18
GMD3,333.33
|
$68.79
FCFA41,864
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$853.02
FCFA519,117
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$55.82
GMD3,783.34
|
$495.30
FCFA301,422
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.39
GMD1,720.59
|
$84.17
FCFA51,222
|
|
pay 26.3 times more for childcare
Banjul
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$7.38
GMD500.00
|
$119.70
FCFA72,844
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$147.55
GMD10,000.00
|
$5,365.76
FCFA3,265,410
|
|
pay 54.8% more for entertainment and sports
Banjul
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
GMD125.00
|
$0.99
FCFA603
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
GMD154.80
|
$4.68
FCFA2,847
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.81
GMD122.50
|
$2.48
FCFA1,507
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.82
GMD1,750.00
|
$57.79
FCFA35,166
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
GMD250.00
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Banjul
|
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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