Cost of living comparison

Syria

compared to

Gabon

Libreville vs. Damascus Cost of Living Summary

Libreville is 76.2% more expensive than Damascus.

Restaurants: pay 71.6% more in Libreville
Groceries: pay 3.0 times more in Libreville
Transportation: pay 9.2% more in Libreville
Housing: pay 72.1% more in Libreville
Childcare: pay 2.8 times more in Libreville
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.5% more in Libreville
Clothing: pay 47.8% more in Libreville

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

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Libreville vs. Damascus Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 71.6% more for restaurants

	Damascus	Libreville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 SYP130K	$17.07 FCFA9,966	+70.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 SYP91,014	$15.36 FCFA8,969	+119.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.25 SYP29,254	$1.71 FCFA997	-24.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 SYP11,008	$1.42 FCFA830	+68.0%
Average			+71.6%

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pay 3.0 times more for groceries

	Damascus	Libreville
Bread 1 loaf	$0.40 SYP5,199	$1.19 FCFA696	+197.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.96 SYP25,477	$5.12 FCFA2,990	+161.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.03 SYP52,433	$12.92 FCFA7,545	+220.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.59 SYP20,653	$4.32 FCFA2,525	+172.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.59 SYP33,645	$3.87 FCFA2,260	+49.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.47 SYP6,174	$1.36 FCFA791	+185.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 SYP8,218	$1.74 FCFA1,017	+175.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.51 SYP6,582	$1.74 FCFA1,017	+244.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 SYP6,154	$1.55 FCFA904	+227.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 SYP4,563	$1.36 FCFA791	+286.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.35 SYP4,608	$1.94 FCFA1,130	+446.1%
Average			+201.9%

Damascus vs. Libreville - Cost of groceries

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pay 9.2% more for transportation

	Damascus	Libreville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$13.98 SYP182K	$4.01 FCFA2,344	-71.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 SYP130K	$46.94 FCFA27,407	+369.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,000.00 SYP195M	$29,019.42 FCFA17M	+93.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.15 SYP171K	$7.25 FCFA4,233	-44.9%
Average			+9.2%

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pay 72.1% more for housing

	Damascus	Libreville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.25 SYP601K	$64.01 FCFA37,373	+38.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$523.33 SYP7M	$1,024.21 FCFA598K	+95.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$186.00 SYP2M	$426.76 FCFA249K	+129.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$107.06 SYP1M	$65.27 FCFA38,105	-39.0%
Average			+72.1%

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pay 2.8 times more for childcare

	Damascus	Libreville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$66.67 SYP867K	$170.70 FCFA99,660	+156.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,780.73 SYP23M	$5,547.83 FCFA3M	+211.5%
Average			+182.4%

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pay 11.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Damascus	Libreville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 SYP26,004	$1.02 FCFA598	-48.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.71 SYP48,293	$5.97 FCFA3,488	+60.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.77 SYP36,000	$2.56 FCFA1,495	-7.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.00 SYP364K	$64.01 FCFA37,373	+128.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.50 SYP71,511	$4.48 FCFA2,614	-18.6%
Average			+11.5%

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pay 47.8% more for clothing

	Damascus	Libreville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$28.60 SYP372K	$85.35 FCFA49,830	+198.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.00 SYP520K	$42.68 FCFA24,915	+6.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$60.00 SYP780K	$51.21 FCFA29,898	-14.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$58.33 SYP758K	$102.42 FCFA59,796	+75.6%
Average			+47.8%

Damascus vs. Libreville - Cost of clothing

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