Cost of living comparison
Bamako is 4.2% cheaper than Libreville.
If you lived in Bamako instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 51.9% less for restaurants
Libreville
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.51
FCFA9,954
|
$4.91
F CFA2,960
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.86
FCFA8,959
|
$6.59
F CFA3,974
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
FCFA747
|
$0.78
F CFA468
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
FCFA697
|
$0.64
F CFA388
|
|
pay 1.9% less for groceries
Libreville
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
FCFA863
|
$1.05
F CFA634
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.44
FCFA2,074
|
$9.62
F CFA5,801
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.88
FCFA5,958
|
$9.46
F CFA5,706
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
FCFA2,066
|
$2.57
F CFA1,551
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.15
FCFA1,896
|
$3.57
F CFA2,153
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA873
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
FCFA707
|
$0.50
F CFA301
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA873
|
$1.00
F CFA603
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
FCFA572
|
$1.27
F CFA766
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
FCFA632
|
$0.46
F CFA279
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
FCFA677
|
$0.61
F CFA365
|
|
pay 39.5% more for transportation
Libreville
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.93
FCFA2,369
|
$5.48
F CFA3,306
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,067.07
FCFA16,922,276
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? | |
pay 23.3% less for housing
Libreville
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.79
FCFA41,476
|
$34.18
F CFA20,607
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$853.02
FCFA514,304
|
$500.00
F CFA301,461
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.30
FCFA298,628
|
$307.59
F CFA185,451
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.17
FCFA50,747
|
$114.71
F CFA69,159
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Libreville
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.70
FCFA72,169
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,365.76
FCFA3,235,141
|
?? |
pay 16.8% more for entertainment and sports
Libreville
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
FCFA597
|
$2.64
F CFA1,589
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.68
FCFA2,820
|
$1.98
F CFA1,197
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.48
FCFA1,493
|
$0.93
F CFA563
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.79
FCFA34,840
|
$69.94
F CFA42,170
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.00
F CFA3,618
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Libreville
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.04
FCFA39,817
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.30
FCFA44,794
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.64
FCFA43,799
|
?? |
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