Cost of living comparison
Berlin is 76.5% more expensive than Libreville.
If you lived in Berlin instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 91.5% more for restaurants
Libreville
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.91
FCFA9,786
|
$13.19
€12.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.15
FCFA7,476
|
$9.97
€9.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA541
|
$2.90
€2.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA541
|
$2.39
€2.25
|
|
pay 7.3% less for groceries
Libreville
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
FCFA980
|
$1.97
€1.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
FCFA2,900
|
$6.93
€6.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
FCFA4,708
|
$5.11
€4.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
FCFA2,140
|
$3.15
€2.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
FCFA2,713
|
$4.93
€4.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
FCFA904
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA1,013
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.24
FCFA1,380
|
$1.34
€1.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
FCFA748
|
$1.60
€1.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA655
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA877
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
pay 74.6% more for transportation
Libreville
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
FCFA2,547
|
$8.08
€7.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
FCFA30,934
|
$93.45
€87.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,007.86
FCFA19,076,038
|
$32,967.00
€30,918.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.89
FCFA6,702
|
$22.98
€21.55
|
|
pay 68.7% more for housing
Libreville
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.84
FCFA42,964
|
$42.65
€40.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,089.47
FCFA670,239
|
$1,347.77
€1,264.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$586.64
FCFA360,898
|
$999.06
€936.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.45
FCFA52,568
|
$273.14
€256.17
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Libreville
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.88
FCFA84,210
|
$210.36
€197.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,514.15
FCFA1,546,706
|
$7,885.50
€7,395.54
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Libreville
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
FCFA619
|
$4.40
€4.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,547
|
$3.62
€3.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
FCFA1,134
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.14
FCFA42,534
|
$41.73
€39.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,156
|
$13.19
€12.37
|
|
pay 18.9% more for clothing
Libreville
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.08
FCFA32,653
|
$91.74
€86.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.25
FCFA39,527
|
$38.98
€36.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.61
FCFA48,979
|
$94.97
€89.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.38
FCFA59,290
|
$118.23
€110.88
|
|
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