Cost of living comparison
Accra is 35.6% cheaper than Libreville.
If you lived in Accra instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 56.6% less for restaurants
Libreville
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.91
FCFA9,755
|
$4.16
GHS56.28
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.15
FCFA7,452
|
$6.47
GHS87.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA540
|
$0.61
GHS8.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA540
|
$0.22
GHS2.97
|
|
pay 40.1% less for groceries
Libreville
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
FCFA976
|
$1.13
GHS15.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
FCFA2,891
|
$3.96
GHS53.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
FCFA4,693
|
$7.28
GHS98.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
FCFA2,133
|
$1.71
GHS23.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
FCFA2,704
|
$1.87
GHS25.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
FCFA901
|
$0.99
GHS13.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA1,010
|
$0.43
GHS5.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.24
FCFA1,375
|
$0.58
GHS7.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
FCFA746
|
$0.85
GHS11.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA653
|
$0.84
GHS11.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA874
|
$0.70
GHS9.41
|
|
pay 41.9% less for transportation
Libreville
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
FCFA2,539
|
$3.69
GHS49.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
FCFA30,836
|
$23.56
GHS318.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,007.86
FCFA19,015,402
|
$6,189.79
GHS83,795.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.89
FCFA6,681
|
$8.31
GHS112.56
|
|
pay 53.3% less for housing
Libreville
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.84
FCFA42,827
|
$41.59
GHS563.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,089.47
FCFA668,109
|
$895.45
GHS12,122.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$586.64
FCFA359,751
|
$59.21
GHS801.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.45
FCFA52,401
|
$29.83
GHS403.81
|
|
pay 35.2% more for childcare
Libreville
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.88
FCFA83,942
|
$60.39
GHS817.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,514.15
FCFA1,541,789
|
$5,690.48
GHS77,035.89
|
|
pay 23.6% less for entertainment and sports
Libreville
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
FCFA617
|
$0.92
GHS12.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,542
|
$2.14
GHS28.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
FCFA1,131
|
$1.48
GHS20.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.14
FCFA42,399
|
$36.72
GHS497.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,139
|
$6.01
GHS81.29
|
|
pay 69.0% less for clothing
Libreville
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.08
FCFA32,549
|
$13.41
GHS181.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.25
FCFA39,401
|
$12.88
GHS174.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.61
FCFA48,823
|
$34.37
GHS465.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.38
FCFA59,102
|
$34.18
GHS462.75
|
|
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