Cost of living comparison
Libreville is 13.6% more expensive than Djibouti.
If you lived in Libreville instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 45.5% more for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.13
DJF1,802
|
$16.51
FCFA10,047
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.13
DJF1,802
|
$14.86
FCFA9,043
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
DJF163
|
$1.24
FCFA754
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
DJF150
|
$1.16
FCFA703
|
|
pay 15.4% less for groceries
Djibouti
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.77
DJF1,026
|
$1.43
FCFA871
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.44
FCFA2,093
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.84
DJF2,463
|
$9.88
FCFA6,014
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.58
DJF1,171
|
$3.43
FCFA2,085
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.20
DJF1,993
|
$3.15
FCFA1,914
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
DJF318
|
$1.45
FCFA881
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
DJF182
|
$1.17
FCFA714
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
DJF227
|
$1.45
FCFA881
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
DJF193
|
$0.95
FCFA577
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
DJF129
|
$1.05
FCFA638
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
DJF156
|
$1.12
FCFA684
|
|
pay 32.9% less for transportation
Djibouti
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.86
DJF1,042
|
$3.93
FCFA2,391
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$28,067.07
FCFA17,080,608
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.32
DJF4,505
|
?? | |
pay 19.0% less for housing
Djibouti
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.89
DJF7,630
|
$68.79
FCFA41,864
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,369.10
DJF243,578
|
$853.02
FCFA519,117
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$669.36
DJF119,087
|
$495.30
FCFA301,422
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$305.63
DJF54,375
|
$84.17
FCFA51,222
|
|
pay 67.9% more for childcare
Djibouti
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.79
DJF30,030
|
$119.70
FCFA72,844
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,025.51
DJF360,362
|
$5,365.76
FCFA3,265,410
|
|
pay 10.8% less for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.19
DJF1,101
|
$0.99
FCFA603
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.39
DJF425
|
$4.68
FCFA2,847
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.48
FCFA1,507
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$103.15
DJF18,352
|
$57.79
FCFA35,166
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.07
DJF2,503
|
?? | |
pay 60.1% more for clothing
Djibouti
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.76
DJF6,006
|
$66.04
FCFA40,190
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.91
DJF4,254
|
$74.30
FCFA45,213
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$118.15
DJF21,021
|
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.96
DJF13,514
|
$72.64
FCFA44,209
|
|
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