Cost of living comparison
Libreville is 3.0 times more expensive than Dhaka.
If you lived in Libreville instead of Dhaka, you would:
pay 4.8 times more for restaurants
Dhaka
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.90
BDT208.22
|
$15.91
FCFA9,690
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.76
BDT520.55
|
$12.15
FCFA7,402
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
BDT34.64
|
$0.88
FCFA536
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
BDT17.17
|
$0.88
FCFA536
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for groceries
Dhaka
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
BDT77.27
|
$1.59
FCFA970
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.72
BDT407.21
|
$4.71
FCFA2,872
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.20
BDT349.98
|
$7.65
FCFA4,662
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.33
BDT145.34
|
$3.48
FCFA2,119
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.35
BDT147.95
|
$4.41
FCFA2,686
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
BDT122.59
|
$1.47
FCFA895
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
BDT50.45
|
$1.65
FCFA1,003
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
BDT109.47
|
$2.24
FCFA1,366
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
BDT41.68
|
$1.22
FCFA741
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
BDT14.41
|
$1.06
FCFA648
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
BDT22.88
|
$1.43
FCFA868
|
|
pay 81.5% more for transportation
Dhaka
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.31
BDT471.57
|
$4.14
FCFA2,522
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.03
BDT2,082.20
|
$50.28
FCFA30,630
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,294.05
BDT3,643,848.89
|
$31,007.86
FCFA18,888,578
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.00
BDT437.26
|
$10.89
FCFA6,637
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for housing
Dhaka
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.17
BDT2,207.13
|
$69.84
FCFA42,542
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$143.11
BDT15,662.88
|
$1,089.47
FCFA663,653
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$87.30
BDT9,554.98
|
$586.64
FCFA357,351
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.26
BDT3,201.92
|
$85.45
FCFA52,051
|
|
pay 90.5% more for childcare
Dhaka
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$62.55
BDT6,845.23
|
$136.88
FCFA83,382
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,551.21
BDT169,771.05
|
$2,514.15
FCFA1,531,506
|
|
pay 51.5% more for entertainment and sports
Dhaka
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.71
BDT624.66
|
$1.01
FCFA613
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
BDT209.96
|
$2.51
FCFA1,532
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.04
BDT333.15
|
$1.84
FCFA1,123
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.59
BDT2,034.89
|
$69.14
FCFA42,116
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.76
BDT520.55
|
$8.38
FCFA5,105
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Dhaka
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.40
BDT2,342.47
|
$53.08
FCFA32,332
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.74
BDT2,488.29
|
$64.25
FCFA39,138
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.51
BDT5,309.61
|
$79.61
FCFA48,498
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.38
BDT4,419.70
|
$96.38
FCFA58,708
|
|
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