Cost of living comparison
Libreville is 4.4 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Libreville instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 4.9 times more for restaurants
|
Egypt
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.69
EGP128.81
|
$15.91
FCFA9,690
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.27
EGP156.59
|
$12.15
FCFA7,402
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
EGP11.94
|
$0.88
FCFA536
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.14
EGP6.73
|
$0.88
FCFA536
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for groceries
|
Egypt
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
EGP19.22
|
$1.59
FCFA970
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.23
EGP58.79
|
$4.71
FCFA2,872
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.42
EGP115.70
|
$7.65
FCFA4,662
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.12
EGP53.62
|
$3.48
FCFA2,119
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
EGP75.84
|
$4.41
FCFA2,686
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
EGP19.33
|
$1.47
FCFA895
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
EGP10.51
|
$1.65
FCFA1,003
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.61
|
$2.24
FCFA1,366
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
EGP6.03
|
$1.22
FCFA741
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
EGP5.70
|
$1.06
FCFA648
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.10
EGP4.81
|
$1.43
FCFA868
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for transportation
|
Egypt
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.02
EGP48.76
|
$4.14
FCFA2,522
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.97
EGP381.81
|
$50.28
FCFA30,630
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,876.53
EGP760,396.31
|
$31,007.86
FCFA18,888,578
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.85
EGP88.37
|
$10.89
FCFA6,637
|
|
pay 7.4 times more for housing
|
Egypt
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.98
EGP526.02
|
$69.84
FCFA42,542
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$109.16
EGP5,228.35
|
$1,089.47
FCFA663,653
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.02
EGP3,401.31
|
$586.64
FCFA357,351
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.81
EGP805.26
|
$85.45
FCFA52,051
|
|
pay 91.4% more for childcare
|
Egypt
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.30
EGP2,792.35
|
$136.88
FCFA83,382
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,699.22
EGP81,382.85
|
$2,514.15
FCFA1,531,506
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Egypt
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
EGP69.29
|
$1.01
FCFA613
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
EGP49.33
|
$2.51
FCFA1,532
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.57
EGP75.18
|
$1.84
FCFA1,123
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.18
EGP727.00
|
$69.14
FCFA42,116
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.13
EGP149.80
|
$8.38
FCFA5,105
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
|
Egypt
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.23
EGP825.00
|
$53.08
FCFA32,332
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.02
EGP1,342.15
|
$64.25
FCFA39,138
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.69
EGP3,050.35
|
$79.61
FCFA48,498
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.91
EGP1,384.80
|
$96.38
FCFA58,708
|
|
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