Cost of living comparison
Libreville is 7.8% cheaper than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Libreville instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 4.2% more for restaurants
Brazzaville
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.56
FCFA6,502
|
$15.91
FCFA9,790
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.60
FCFA7,137
|
$12.15
FCFA7,479
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
FCFA1,431
|
$0.88
FCFA542
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
FCFA438
|
$0.88
FCFA542
|
|
pay 3.9% more for groceries
Brazzaville
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
FCFA1,027
|
$1.59
FCFA980
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
FCFA2,923
|
$4.71
FCFA2,901
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
FCFA5,025
|
$7.65
FCFA4,710
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.00
FCFA1,849
|
$3.48
FCFA2,140
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,331
|
$4.41
FCFA2,714
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
FCFA1,398
|
$1.47
FCFA905
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
FCFA846
|
$1.65
FCFA1,014
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
FCFA1,165
|
$2.24
FCFA1,380
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
FCFA1,703
|
$1.22
FCFA749
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA699
|
$1.06
FCFA655
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.51
FCFA932
|
$1.43
FCFA877
|
|
pay 14.9% less for transportation
Brazzaville
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
FCFA2,330
|
$4.14
FCFA2,548
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$50.28
FCFA30,947
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
FCFA27,290,109
|
$31,007.86
FCFA19,083,840
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
FCFA8,832
|
$10.89
FCFA6,705
|
|
pay 23.8% more for housing
Brazzaville
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
FCFA184,636
|
$69.84
FCFA42,982
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$501.57
FCFA308,694
|
$1,089.47
FCFA670,513
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
FCFA153,863
|
$586.64
FCFA361,046
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
FCFA260,730
|
$85.45
FCFA52,589
|
|
pay 80.0% less for childcare
Brazzaville
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
FCFA738,542
|
$136.88
FCFA84,244
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,415,975
|
$2,514.15
FCFA1,547,338
|
|
pay 8.6% more for entertainment and sports
Brazzaville
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
FCFA719
|
$1.01
FCFA619
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
FCFA1,928
|
$2.51
FCFA1,547
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
FCFA822
|
$1.84
FCFA1,135
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.06
FCFA30,811
|
$69.14
FCFA42,552
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.34
FCFA5,135
|
$8.38
FCFA5,158
|
|
pay 0.3% less for clothing
Brazzaville
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
FCFA24,618
|
$53.08
FCFA32,666
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.46
FCFA39,671
|
$64.25
FCFA39,543
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.50
FCFA78,470
|
$79.61
FCFA48,999
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.81
FCFA57,122
|
$96.38
FCFA59,315
|
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