Cost of living comparison
Libreville is 35.4% more expensive than Guatemala City.
If you lived in Libreville instead of Guatemala City, you would:
pay 68.0% more for restaurants
Guatemala City
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.77
GTQ44.79
|
$15.91
FCFA9,681
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
GTQ44.79
|
$12.15
FCFA7,395
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
GTQ8.47
|
$0.88
FCFA536
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
GTQ6.51
|
$0.88
FCFA536
|
|
pay 61.5% more for groceries
Guatemala City
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.89
GTQ14.66
|
$1.59
FCFA969
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.82
GTQ21.91
|
$4.71
FCFA2,869
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.36
GTQ49.36
|
$7.65
FCFA4,658
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
GTQ16.24
|
$3.48
FCFA2,117
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.06
GTQ23.76
|
$4.41
FCFA2,683
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
GTQ11.61
|
$1.47
FCFA894
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
GTQ3.89
|
$1.65
FCFA1,002
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
GTQ10.43
|
$2.24
FCFA1,365
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
GTQ6.23
|
$1.22
FCFA740
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.55
|
$1.06
FCFA648
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.52
|
$1.43
FCFA868
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Guatemala City
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.15
GTQ32.25
|
$4.14
FCFA2,519
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.58
GTQ82.12
|
$50.28
FCFA30,600
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,951.60
GTQ139,356.38
|
$31,007.86
FCFA18,870,272
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.66
GTQ67.19
|
$10.89
FCFA6,630
|
|
pay 52.8% more for housing
Guatemala City
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.06
GTQ373.05
|
$69.84
FCFA42,501
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.00
GTQ4,518.01
|
$1,089.47
FCFA663,010
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$411.49
GTQ3,194.37
|
$586.64
FCFA357,005
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.80
GTQ487.52
|
$85.45
FCFA52,001
|
|
pay 36.4% less for childcare
Guatemala City
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.19
GTQ1,336.68
|
$136.88
FCFA83,301
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,273.28
GTQ40,935.94
|
$2,514.15
FCFA1,530,022
|
|
pay 11.5% less for entertainment and sports
Guatemala City
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.56
GTQ19.91
|
$1.01
FCFA612
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.44
GTQ18.91
|
$2.51
FCFA1,530
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.59
GTQ27.87
|
$1.84
FCFA1,122
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.29
GTQ398.16
|
$69.14
FCFA42,076
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.37
GTQ57.24
|
$8.38
FCFA5,100
|
|
pay 5.2% less for clothing
Guatemala City
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.15
GTQ397.06
|
$53.08
FCFA32,300
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.11
GTQ458.88
|
$64.25
FCFA39,101
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.30
GTQ786.37
|
$79.61
FCFA48,451
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.63
GTQ851.07
|
$96.38
FCFA58,651
|
|
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