Cost of living comparison
Amsterdam is 3.1 times more expensive than Libreville.
If you lived in Amsterdam instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 82.4% more for restaurants
Libreville
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.51
FCFA10,047
|
$21.77
€20.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.86
FCFA9,043
|
$13.06
€12.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
FCFA754
|
$3.31
€3.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
FCFA703
|
$2.81
€2.60
|
|
pay 13.3% more for groceries
Libreville
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
FCFA871
|
$2.11
€1.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.44
FCFA2,093
|
$6.59
€6.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.88
FCFA6,014
|
$5.10
€4.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
FCFA2,085
|
$4.45
€4.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.15
FCFA1,914
|
$5.95
€5.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA881
|
$0.95
€0.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
FCFA714
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA881
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
FCFA577
|
$1.55
€1.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
FCFA638
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
FCFA684
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
pay 72.7% more for transportation
Libreville
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.93
FCFA2,391
|
$8.18
€7.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
$88.71
€82.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,067.07
FCFA17,080,608
|
$32,110.45
€29,790.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$25.25
€23.43
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Libreville
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.79
FCFA41,864
|
$50.09
€46.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$853.02
FCFA519,117
|
$2,059.29
€1,910.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.30
FCFA301,422
|
$1,685.95
€1,564.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.17
FCFA51,222
|
$203.74
€189.02
|
|
pay 10.0 times more for childcare
Libreville
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.70
FCFA72,844
|
$2,119.81
€1,966.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,365.76
FCFA3,265,410
|
$11,765.02
€10,915.00
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Libreville
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
FCFA603
|
$7.08
€6.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.68
FCFA2,847
|
$4.28
€3.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.48
FCFA1,507
|
$10.34
€9.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.79
FCFA35,166
|
$62.30
€57.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$16.33
€15.15
|
|
pay 34.9% more for clothing
Libreville
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.04
FCFA40,190
|
$89.06
€82.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.30
FCFA45,213
|
$33.70
€31.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
$94.07
€87.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.64
FCFA44,209
|
$110.42
€102.44
|
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