Cost of living comparison
Abuja is 24.1% cheaper than Libreville.
If you lived in Abuja instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 71.4% less for restaurants
Libreville
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.51
FCFA9,954
|
$2.58
NGN3,788.33
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.86
FCFA8,959
|
$5.61
NGN8,243.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
FCFA747
|
$0.46
NGN681.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
FCFA697
|
$0.27
NGN401.29
|
|
pay 26.0% less for groceries
Libreville
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
FCFA863
|
$1.47
NGN2,161.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.44
FCFA2,074
|
$0.95
NGN1,395.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.88
FCFA5,958
|
$11.68
NGN17,174.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
FCFA2,066
|
$1.58
NGN2,325.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.15
FCFA1,896
|
$2.68
NGN3,932.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA873
|
$1.63
NGN2,398.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
FCFA707
|
$0.74
NGN1,094.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA873
|
$0.83
NGN1,214.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
FCFA572
|
$0.74
NGN1,083.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
FCFA632
|
$0.64
NGN935.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
FCFA677
|
$0.71
NGN1,040.65
|
|
pay 55.2% less for transportation
Libreville
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.93
FCFA2,369
|
$2.64
NGN3,874.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,067.07
FCFA16,922,276
|
$6,330.29
NGN9,305,519.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$7.55
NGN11,096.11
|
|
pay 58.8% more for housing
Libreville
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.79
FCFA41,476
|
$41.58
NGN61,115.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$853.02
FCFA514,304
|
$2,689.63
NGN3,953,752.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.30
FCFA298,628
|
$1,186.35
NGN1,743,928.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.17
FCFA50,747
|
$16.95
NGN24,922.98
|
|
pay 34.0% less for childcare
Libreville
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.70
FCFA72,169
|
$98.94
NGN145,447.81
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,365.76
FCFA3,235,141
|
$2,650.91
NGN3,896,833.54
|
|
pay 20.6% less for entertainment and sports
Libreville
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
FCFA597
|
$1.22
NGN1,791.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.68
FCFA2,820
|
$1.74
NGN2,556.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.48
FCFA1,493
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.79
FCFA34,840
|
$45.10
NGN66,295.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.10
NGN11,903.16
|
|
pay 20.0% less for clothing
Libreville
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.04
FCFA39,817
|
$26.71
NGN39,270.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.30
FCFA44,794
|
$28.78
NGN42,307.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
$60.54
NGN88,994.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.64
FCFA43,799
|
$78.16
NGN114,898.86
|
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