Cost of living comparison
Libreville is 72.4% more expensive than Gaborone.
If you lived in Libreville instead of Gaborone, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Gaborone
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.42
BWP60.02
|
$16.51
FCFA10,047
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
BWP76.02
|
$14.86
FCFA9,043
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
BWP10.11
|
$1.24
FCFA754
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BWP6.50
|
$1.16
FCFA703
|
|
pay 71.1% more for groceries
Gaborone
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.77
BWP10.45
|
$1.43
FCFA871
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.31
BWP44.96
|
$3.44
FCFA2,093
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.67
BWP63.45
|
$9.88
FCFA6,014
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
BWP28.51
|
$3.43
FCFA2,085
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.18
BWP29.61
|
$3.15
FCFA1,914
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
BWP10.57
|
$1.45
FCFA881
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.42
|
$1.17
FCFA714
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
BWP10.23
|
$1.45
FCFA881
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BWP8.12
|
$0.95
FCFA577
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
BWP8.79
|
$1.05
FCFA638
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
BWP8.21
|
$1.12
FCFA684
|
|
pay 44.6% more for transportation
Gaborone
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.26
BWP57.78
|
$3.93
FCFA2,391
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.02
BWP326.10
|
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,422.24
BWP250,075.22
|
$28,067.07
FCFA17,080,608
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.16
BWP260.08
|
?? | |
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Gaborone
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.48
BWP875.26
|
$68.79
FCFA41,864
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$245.63
BWP3,334.34
|
$853.02
FCFA519,117
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.77
BWP1,938.08
|
$495.30
FCFA301,422
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.25
BWP546.37
|
$84.17
FCFA51,222
|
|
pay 5.9% less for childcare
Gaborone
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$176.76
BWP2,399.47
|
$119.70
FCFA72,844
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,452.65
BWP60,443.18
|
$5,365.76
FCFA3,265,410
|
|
pay 20.5% more for entertainment and sports
Gaborone
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.03
BWP27.51
|
$0.99
FCFA603
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
BWP30.88
|
$4.68
FCFA2,847
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.42
BWP60.02
|
$2.48
FCFA1,507
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.69
BWP457.36
|
$57.79
FCFA35,166
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.63
BWP90.03
|
?? | |
pay 62.1% more for clothing
Gaborone
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.53
BWP550.17
|
$66.04
FCFA40,190
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.90
BWP324.38
|
$74.30
FCFA45,213
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.23
BWP844.70
|
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.58
BWP971.72
|
$72.64
FCFA44,209
|
|
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