Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 17.5% more expensive than Libreville.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 24.4% less for restaurants
Libreville
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.51
FCFA10,047
|
$8.00
LBP715,814
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.86
FCFA9,043
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
FCFA754
|
$1.51
LBP135,435
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
FCFA703
|
$0.98
LBP87,488
|
|
pay 39.3% less for groceries
Libreville
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
FCFA871
|
$0.78
LBP70,027
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.44
FCFA2,093
|
$5.14
LBP459,642
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.88
FCFA6,014
|
$6.42
LBP574,498
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
FCFA2,085
|
$2.17
LBP193,775
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.15
FCFA1,914
|
$3.32
LBP296,650
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA881
|
$0.61
LBP54,284
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
FCFA714
|
$0.57
LBP51,016
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA881
|
$0.37
LBP33,458
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
FCFA577
|
$0.44
LBP39,431
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
FCFA638
|
$0.33
LBP29,357
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
FCFA684
|
$0.40
LBP36,020
|
|
pay 7.5% more for transportation
Libreville
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.93
FCFA2,391
|
$3.53
LBP316,126
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
$65.22
LBP5,835,441
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,067.07
FCFA17,080,608
|
$25,000.00
LBP2,236,919,013
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$13.50
LBP1,207,936
|
|
pay 15.9% more for housing
Libreville
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.79
FCFA41,864
|
$50.62
LBP4,529,761
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$853.02
FCFA519,117
|
$771.88
LBP69,064,875
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.30
FCFA301,422
|
$369.23
LBP33,037,573
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.17
FCFA51,222
|
$189.49
LBP16,954,530
|
|
pay 74.4% more for childcare
Libreville
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.70
FCFA72,844
|
$325.00
LBP29,079,947
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,365.76
FCFA3,265,410
|
$4,150.00
LBP371,328,556
|
|
pay 38.4% more for entertainment and sports
Libreville
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
FCFA603
|
$3.00
LBP268,430
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.68
FCFA2,847
|
$2.48
LBP222,113
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.48
FCFA1,507
|
$2.29
LBP204,902
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.79
FCFA35,166
|
$60.83
LBP5,443,170
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
|
pay 49.9% more for clothing
Libreville
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.04
FCFA40,190
|
$83.69
LBP7,488,086
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.30
FCFA45,213
|
$54.29
LBP4,857,310
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
$107.86
LBP9,650,708
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.64
FCFA44,209
|
$117.86
LBP10,545,475
|
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