Cost of living comparison
Libreville is 32.0% more expensive than Beijing.
If you lived in Libreville instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Beijing
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.37
CN¥31.61
|
$15.91
FCFA9,786
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.82
CN¥42.15
|
$12.15
FCFA7,476
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
$0.88
FCFA541
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
CN¥2.42
|
$0.88
FCFA541
|
|
pay 77.5% more for groceries
Beijing
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
CN¥14.77
|
$1.59
FCFA980
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.63
CN¥48.01
|
$4.71
FCFA2,900
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.67
CN¥55.52
|
$7.65
FCFA4,708
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
CN¥13.69
|
$3.48
FCFA2,140
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
CN¥13.02
|
$4.41
FCFA2,713
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
CN¥7.25
|
$1.47
FCFA904
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
CN¥6.68
|
$1.65
FCFA1,013
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
CN¥7.00
|
$2.24
FCFA1,380
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
CN¥5.08
|
$1.22
FCFA748
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
$1.06
FCFA655
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
CN¥3.50
|
$1.43
FCFA877
|
|
pay 31.7% more for transportation
Beijing
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
CN¥34.70
|
$4.14
FCFA2,547
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.66
CN¥316.09
|
$50.28
FCFA30,934
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,196.95
CN¥175,169.00
|
$31,007.86
FCFA19,076,038
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.53
CN¥40.04
|
$10.89
FCFA6,702
|
|
pay 81.1% more for housing
Beijing
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.10
CN¥145.48
|
$69.84
FCFA42,964
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,154.95
CN¥8,361.01
|
$1,089.47
FCFA670,239
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$634.84
CN¥4,595.77
|
$586.64
FCFA360,898
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.96
CN¥325.45
|
$85.45
FCFA52,568
|
|
pay 88.2% less for childcare
Beijing
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$951.31
CN¥6,886.84
|
$136.88
FCFA84,210
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,770.10
CN¥201,036.06
|
$2,514.15
FCFA1,546,706
|
|
pay 26.0% less for entertainment and sports
Beijing
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.46
CN¥10.54
|
$1.01
FCFA619
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.37
CN¥31.67
|
$2.51
FCFA1,547
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
CN¥31.61
|
$1.84
FCFA1,134
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
CN¥422.25
|
$69.14
FCFA42,534
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.12
CN¥73.23
|
$8.38
FCFA5,156
|
|
pay 2.7% less for clothing
Beijing
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.18
CN¥500.79
|
$53.08
FCFA32,653
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.88
CN¥317.67
|
$64.25
FCFA39,527
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.48
CN¥647.77
|
$79.61
FCFA48,979
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.62
CN¥902.19
|
$96.38
FCFA59,290
|
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