Cost of living comparison

Guinea

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Gabon

Libreville vs. Conakry Cost of Living Summary

Libreville is 44.1% more expensive than Conakry.

Restaurants: pay 73.3% more in Libreville
Groceries: pay 53.2% more in Libreville
Transportation: pay 6.2% more in Libreville
Housing: pay 0.2% more in Libreville
Childcare: pay 8.6% less in Libreville
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.7% more in Libreville
Clothing: pay 2.5 times more in Libreville

The cost of clothing, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, transportation, and housing in Libreville are more expensive than in Conakry. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Libreville.

Libreville vs. Conakry Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 73.3% more for restaurants

	Conakry	Libreville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 GNF43,900	$17.89 FCFA10,060	+257.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.77 GNF94,600	$13.42 FCFA7,545	+24.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 GNF14,223	$1.49 FCFA838	-8.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.20 GNF10,536	$1.43 FCFA805	+19.2%
Average			+73.3%

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pay 53.2% more for groceries

	Conakry	Libreville
Bread 1 loaf	$1.32 GNF11,596	$1.52 FCFA854	+15.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.28 GNF81,471	$4.70 FCFA2,641	-49.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.22 GNF72,141	$11.57 FCFA6,506	+40.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.95 GNF34,645	$5.55 FCFA3,119	+40.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.83 GNF24,891	$4.06 FCFA2,282	+43.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 GNF11,172	$2.03 FCFA1,141	+59.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 GNF9,706	$2.03 FCFA1,141	+83.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 GNF8,069	$1.62 FCFA913	+76.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.28 GNF11,267	$1.62 FCFA913	+26.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 GNF6,338	$1.62 FCFA913	+124.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 GNF6,338	$1.62 FCFA913	+124.8%
Average			+53.2%

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pay 6.2% more for transportation

	Conakry	Libreville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.26 GNF46,194	$4.08 FCFA2,294	-22.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.49 GNF250K	$49.19 FCFA27,665	+72.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,000.00 GNF290M	$30,408.43 FCFA17M	-7.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.87 GNF77,837	$7.34 FCFA4,125	-17.3%
Average			+6.2%

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pay 0.2% more for housing

	Conakry	Libreville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$185.16 GNF2M	$71.55 FCFA40,240	-61.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.52 GNF6M	$1,073.24 FCFA604K	+70.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.99 GNF3M	$447.18 FCFA251K	+40.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$132.79 GNF1M	$68.39 FCFA38,465	-48.5%
Average			+0.2%

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pay 8.6% less for childcare

	Conakry	Libreville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$178.87 FCFA101K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,362.45 GNF56M	$5,813.38 FCFA3M	-8.6%
Average			-8.6%

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pay 29.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Conakry	Libreville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.50 GNF21,950	$1.07 FCFA604	-57.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.32 GNF29,108	$6.26 FCFA3,521	+88.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.16 GNF10,207	$2.68 FCFA1,509	+130.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$89.25 GNF784K	$67.08 FCFA37,725	-24.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 GNF35,574	$4.50 FCFA2,528	+10.9%
Average			+29.7%

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pay 2.5 times more for clothing

	Conakry	Libreville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.00 GNF176K	$89.44 FCFA50,300	+347.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.00 GNF220K	$44.72 FCFA25,150	+78.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$30.00 GNF263K	$53.66 FCFA30,180	+78.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 GNF439K	$107.32 FCFA60,360	+114.6%
Average			+154.9%

Conakry vs. Libreville - Cost of clothing

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