Cost of living comparison

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Libreville vs. Bucharest Cost of Living Summary

Libreville is 26.6% more expensive than Bucharest.

Restaurants: pay 7.1% more in Libreville
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Libreville
Transportation: pay 25.5% more in Libreville
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Libreville
Childcare: pay 66.6% less in Libreville
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.2% less in Libreville
Clothing: pay 8.9% less in Libreville

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

Libreville vs. Bucharest Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 7.1% more for restaurants

	Bucharest	Libreville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.80 RON61.57	$17.89 FCFA10,235	+29.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.05 RON35.92	$13.42 FCFA7,677	+66.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.27 RON10.15	$1.49 FCFA853	-34.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.15 RON9.58	$1.43 FCFA819	-33.3%
Average			+7.1%

Bucharest vs. Libreville - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Bucharest	Libreville
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 RON6.44	$1.52 FCFA869	+5.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.98 RON22.24	$4.70 FCFA2,687	-5.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.67 RON29.75	$11.57 FCFA6,619	+73.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.62 RON16.15	$5.55 FCFA3,173	+53.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.38 RON15.09	$4.06 FCFA2,321	+20.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.64 RON2.87	$2.03 FCFA1,161	+215.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 RON3.51	$2.03 FCFA1,161	+157.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 RON3.58	$1.62 FCFA929	+102.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.18 RON5.29	$1.62 FCFA929	+37.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 RON2.07	$1.62 FCFA929	+249.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 RON2.10	$1.62 FCFA929	+245.1%
Average			+104.8%

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pay 25.5% more for transportation

	Bucharest	Libreville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.36 RON28.37	$4.08 FCFA2,334	-35.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.00 RON102.62	$49.19 FCFA28,147	+113.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,745.54 RON128K	$30,408.43 FCFA17M	+5.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.21 RON27.71	$7.34 FCFA4,197	+18.1%
Average			+25.5%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Bucharest	Libreville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.39 RON50.82	$71.55 FCFA40,941	+528.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$647.24 RON2,888.39	$1,073.24 FCFA614K	+65.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$432.85 RON1,931.65	$447.18 FCFA256K	+3.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$139.60 RON622.97	$68.39 FCFA39,135	-51.0%
Average			+136.6%

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pay 66.6% less for childcare

	Bucharest	Libreville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$664.86 RON2,967.02	$178.87 FCFA102K	-73.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,582.52 RON65,075.95	$5,813.38 FCFA3M	-60.1%
Average			-66.6%

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pay 12.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Bucharest	Libreville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.45 RON15.39	$1.07 FCFA614	-68.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.28 RON14.65	$6.26 FCFA3,582	+90.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.67 RON29.76	$2.68 FCFA1,535	-59.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$52.49 RON234.25	$67.08 FCFA38,383	+27.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.20 RON41.05	$4.50 FCFA2,572	-51.1%
Average			-12.2%

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pay 8.9% less for clothing

	Bucharest	Libreville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.54 RON359.42	$89.44 FCFA51,177	+11.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.47 RON202.93	$44.72 FCFA25,588	-1.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.98 RON419.38	$53.66 FCFA30,706	-42.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.75 RON489.78	$107.32 FCFA61,412	-2.2%
Average			-8.9%

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