Cost of living comparison
Libreville is 82.2% more expensive than Khartoum.
If you lived in Libreville instead of Khartoum, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Khartoum
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.60
SDG3,967.00
|
$16.51
FCFA9,954
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SDG4,808.00
|
$14.86
FCFA8,959
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
SDG376.83
|
$1.24
FCFA747
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
SDG253.36
|
$1.16
FCFA697
|
|
pay 45.3% more for groceries
|
Khartoum
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.14
SDG683.66
|
$1.43
FCFA863
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
SDG3,636.17
|
$3.44
FCFA2,074
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.13
SDG3,684.58
|
$9.88
FCFA5,958
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
SDG1,715.07
|
$3.43
FCFA2,066
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
SDG1,690.29
|
$3.15
FCFA1,896
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
SDG1,212.45
|
$1.45
FCFA873
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
SDG305.00
|
$1.17
FCFA707
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
SDG538.89
|
$1.45
FCFA873
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
SDG479.02
|
$0.95
FCFA572
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SDG359.00
|
$1.05
FCFA632
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
SDG255.94
|
$1.12
FCFA677
|
|
pay 28.5% more for transportation
|
Khartoum
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.20
SDG3,127.10
|
$3.93
FCFA2,369
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SDG15,025.00
|
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$28,067.07
FCFA16,922,276
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
SDG6,453.31
|
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pay 60.3% more for housing
|
Khartoum
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.15
SDG42,158.58
|
$68.79
FCFA41,476
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$637.80
SDG383,315.58
|
$853.02
FCFA514,304
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$252.68
SDG151,859.35
|
$495.30
FCFA298,628
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.45
SDG23,709.77
|
$84.17
FCFA50,747
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Khartoum
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.07
SDG37,902.15
|
$119.70
FCFA72,169
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,057.46
SDG1,236,531.56
|
$5,365.76
FCFA3,235,141
|
|
pay 39.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Khartoum
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SDG1,202.00
|
$0.99
FCFA597
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
SDG1,430.41
|
$4.68
FCFA2,820
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
SDG1,081.80
|
$2.48
FCFA1,493
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.33
SDG20,033.33
|
$57.79
FCFA34,840
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SDG2,404.00
|
?? | |
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
|
Khartoum
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.17
SDG10,918.50
|
$66.04
FCFA39,817
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.00
SDG12,020.00
|
$74.30
FCFA44,794
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.00
SDG33,055.00
|
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.00
SDG24,040.00
|
$72.64
FCFA43,799
|
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