Cost of living comparison
Libreville is 13.9% cheaper than France.
If you lived in Libreville instead of France, you would:
pay 25.2% less for restaurants
France
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.13
€15.07
|
$15.91
FCFA9,747
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.98
€9.32
|
$12.15
FCFA7,446
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.76
€2.58
|
$0.88
FCFA539
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.76
|
$0.88
FCFA539
|
|
pay 19.4% more for groceries
France
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
€1.55
|
$1.59
FCFA976
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.33
€7.78
|
$4.71
FCFA2,888
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
€3.97
|
$7.65
FCFA4,689
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
€3.24
|
$3.48
FCFA2,131
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
€4.88
|
$4.41
FCFA2,702
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.22
|
$1.47
FCFA901
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$1.65
FCFA1,009
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.20
|
$2.24
FCFA1,374
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.41
|
$1.22
FCFA745
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.82
|
$1.06
FCFA652
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.96
|
$1.43
FCFA873
|
|
pay 18.2% less for transportation
France
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
€7.32
|
$4.14
FCFA2,537
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.45
€48.99
|
$50.28
FCFA30,810
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,223.89
€24,495.89
|
$31,007.86
FCFA18,999,544
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.05
€16.86
|
$10.89
FCFA6,676
|
|
pay 32.1% more for housing
France
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.93
€28.90
|
$69.84
FCFA42,792
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$760.64
€710.52
|
$1,089.47
FCFA667,552
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$610.71
€570.47
|
$586.64
FCFA359,451
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.03
€126.14
|
$85.45
FCFA52,357
|
|
pay 78.8% less for childcare
France
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$674.24
€629.82
|
$136.88
FCFA83,872
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,309.03
€10,563.83
|
$2,514.15
FCFA1,540,504
|
|
pay 25.0% less for entertainment and sports
France
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.24
€5.83
|
$1.01
FCFA616
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
€2.74
|
$2.51
FCFA1,540
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.11
€10.37
|
$1.84
FCFA1,130
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.98
€35.48
|
$69.14
FCFA42,364
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.22
€10.48
|
$8.38
FCFA5,135
|
|
pay 1.6% less for clothing
France
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.18
€79.57
|
$53.08
FCFA32,522
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.90
€36.34
|
$64.25
FCFA39,368
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.98
€84.98
|
$79.61
FCFA48,783
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.71
€114.63
|
$96.38
FCFA59,053
|
|
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