Cost of living comparison

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Libreville vs. Bratislava Cost of Living Summary

Libreville is 19.2% cheaper than Bratislava.

Restaurants
pay 30.2% more in Libreville
Groceries
pay 28.9% more in Libreville
Transportation
pay 23.9% less in Libreville
Housing
pay 30.5% less in Libreville
Childcare
pay 75.7% less in Libreville
Entertainment and Sports
pay 36.2% less in Libreville
Clothing
pay 19.2% less in Libreville

The cost of restaurants and groceries in Libreville are more expensive than in Bratislava. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, and clothing are lower in Libreville.

Libreville vs. Bratislava Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Libreville instead of Bratislava, you would:

pay 30.2% more for restaurants

 
Bratislava
Libreville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $11.20
€9.99
$17.07
FCFA9,994
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.64
€9.49
$15.36
FCFA8,995
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.36
€2.10
$1.71
FCFA999

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pay 28.9% more for groceries

 
Bratislava
Libreville
Bread
1 loaf
$1.94
€1.74
$1.19
FCFA697
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.71
€6.88
$5.12
FCFA2,998
Milk (1 gallon) $4.29
€3.83
$12.92
FCFA7,566

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pay 23.9% less for transportation

 
Bratislava
Libreville
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.30
€6.51
$4.01
FCFA2,350
Monthly public transit pass $45.35
€40.48
$46.94
FCFA27,484
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $26,078.64
€23,276.18
$29,019.42
FCFA17M

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pay 30.5% less for housing

 
Bratislava
Libreville
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$18.65
€16.65
$64.01
FCFA37,478
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,055.75
€942.30
$1,024.21
FCFA600K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $786.21
€701.73
$426.76
FCFA250K

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pay 75.7% less for childcare

 
Bratislava
Libreville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $859.09
€766.77
$170.70
FCFA99,941
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $18,610.01
€16,610.14
$5,547.83
FCFA3M

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pay 36.2% less for entertainment and sports

 
Bratislava
Libreville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.36
€3.00
$1.02
FCFA600
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.57
€3.18
$5.97
FCFA3,498
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.72
€6.00
$2.56
FCFA1,499

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pay 19.2% less for clothing

 
Bratislava
Libreville
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$101.18
€90.31
$85.35
FCFA49,970
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$40.44
€36.09
$42.68
FCFA24,985
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$101.82
€90.88
$51.21
FCFA29,982

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