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Libreville vs. Bridgetown Cost of Living Summary

Libreville is 5.0% cheaper than Bridgetown.

Restaurants: pay 15.2% more in Libreville
Groceries: pay 8.9% less in Libreville
Transportation: pay 7.3% more in Libreville
Housing: pay 7.9% more in Libreville
Childcare: pay 21.2% less in Libreville
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.8% less in Libreville
Clothing: pay 2.3% less in Libreville

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

Libreville vs. Bridgetown Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 15.2% more for restaurants

	Bridgetown	Libreville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00 BBD40.00	$17.89 FCFA10,077	-10.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.25 BBD18.50	$13.42 FCFA7,558	+45.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 BBD3.00	$1.49 FCFA840	-0.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 BBD2.25	$1.43 FCFA806	+27.2%
Average			+15.2%

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pay 8.9% less for groceries

	Bridgetown	Libreville
Bread 1 loaf	$3.38 BBD6.75	$1.52 FCFA856	-55.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$4.70 FCFA2,645
Milk (1 gallon)	$14.67 BBD29.34	$11.57 FCFA6,516	-21.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.80 BBD13.60	$5.55 FCFA3,124	-18.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.08 BBD8.16	$4.06 FCFA2,285	-0.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.49 BBD4.99	$2.03 FCFA1,143	-18.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.66 BBD3.33	$2.03 FCFA1,143	+22.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.27 BBD4.54	$1.62 FCFA914	-28.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.66 BBD3.32	$1.62 FCFA914	-2.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.59 BBD3.18	$1.62 FCFA914	+2.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.23 BBD2.46	$1.62 FCFA914	+31.8%
Average			-8.9%

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pay 7.3% more for transportation

	Bridgetown	Libreville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.93 BBD15.85	$4.08 FCFA2,298	-48.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.00 BBD52.00	$49.19 FCFA27,711	+89.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,500.00 BBD75,000.00	$30,408.43 FCFA17,130,387	-18.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$7.34 FCFA4,132
Average			+7.3%

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pay 7.9% more for housing

	Bridgetown	Libreville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.83 BBD111.67	$71.55 FCFA40,307	+28.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$687.94 BBD1,375.87	$1,073.24 FCFA604,602	+56.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$587.50 BBD1,175.00	$447.18 FCFA251,917	-23.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$95.59 BBD191.18	$68.39 FCFA38,529	-28.5%
Average			+7.9%

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pay 21.2% less for childcare

	Bridgetown	Libreville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$262.50 BBD525.00	$178.87 FCFA100,767	-31.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,500.00 BBD13,000.00	$5,813.38 FCFA3,274,927	-10.6%
Average			-21.2%

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pay 32.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Bridgetown	Libreville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.50 BBD5.00	$1.07 FCFA605	-57.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.87 BBD9.74	$6.26 FCFA3,527	+28.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.00 BBD16.00	$2.68 FCFA1,512	-66.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$76.25 BBD152.50	$67.08 FCFA37,788	-12.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.50 BBD21.00	$4.50 FCFA2,532	-57.2%
Average			-32.8%

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pay 2.3% less for clothing

	Bridgetown	Libreville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.25 BBD122.50	$89.44 FCFA50,383	+46.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.33 BBD86.67	$44.72 FCFA25,192	+3.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.33 BBD216.67	$53.66 FCFA30,230	-50.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.67 BBD233.33	$107.32 FCFA60,460	-8.0%
Average			-2.3%

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