Cost of living comparison
Abu Dhabi is 98.0% more expensive than Libreville.
If you lived in Abu Dhabi instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 33.4% less for restaurants
Libreville
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.51
FCFA9,954
|
$10.89
AED40.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.86
FCFA8,959
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
FCFA747
|
$1.21
AED4.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
FCFA697
|
$0.45
AED1.64
|
|
pay 24.3% less for groceries
Libreville
|
Abu Dhabi
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
FCFA863
|
$1.34
AED4.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.44
FCFA2,074
|
$4.42
AED16.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.88
FCFA5,958
|
$7.11
AED26.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
FCFA2,066
|
$2.73
AED10.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.15
FCFA1,896
|
$3.20
AED11.76
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA873
|
$1.05
AED3.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
FCFA707
|
$0.81
AED2.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA873
|
$0.79
AED2.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
FCFA572
|
$0.67
AED2.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
FCFA632
|
$0.49
AED1.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
FCFA677
|
$0.49
AED1.81
|
|
pay 5.4% less for transportation
Libreville
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.93
FCFA2,369
|
$3.08
AED11.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
$21.78
AED80.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,067.07
FCFA16,922,276
|
$44,166.62
AED162,224.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$7.51
AED27.60
|
|
pay 70.7% more for housing
Libreville
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.79
FCFA41,476
|
$107.81
AED396.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$853.02
FCFA514,304
|
$1,392.54
AED5,114.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.30
FCFA298,628
|
$988.79
AED3,631.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.17
FCFA50,747
|
$137.55
AED505.22
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
Libreville
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.70
FCFA72,169
|
$700.77
AED2,573.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,365.76
FCFA3,235,141
|
$12,626.81
AED46,378.27
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Libreville
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
FCFA597
|
$11.57
AED42.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.68
FCFA2,820
|
$5.96
AED21.89
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.48
FCFA1,493
|
$6.13
AED22.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.79
FCFA34,840
|
$78.72
AED289.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$13.61
AED50.00
|
|
pay 47.9% more for clothing
Libreville
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.04
FCFA39,817
|
$77.06
AED283.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.30
FCFA44,794
|
$60.58
AED222.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
$107.47
AED394.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.64
FCFA43,799
|
$113.87
AED418.25
|
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