Cost of living comparison
Bern is 4.0 times more expensive than Libreville.
If you lived in Bern instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Libreville
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.91
FCFA9,681
|
$27.61
CHF25.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.15
FCFA7,395
|
$16.56
CHF15.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA536
|
$4.53
CHF4.11
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA536
|
$4.17
CHF3.78
|
|
pay 47.6% more for groceries
Libreville
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
FCFA969
|
$3.04
CHF2.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
FCFA2,869
|
$13.00
CHF11.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
FCFA4,658
|
$6.74
CHF6.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
FCFA2,117
|
$6.23
CHF5.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
FCFA2,683
|
$12.94
CHF11.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
FCFA894
|
$1.83
CHF1.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA1,002
|
$1.40
CHF1.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.24
FCFA1,365
|
$1.66
CHF1.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
FCFA740
|
$1.78
CHF1.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA648
|
$1.06
CHF0.96
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA868
|
$0.96
CHF0.87
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Libreville
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
FCFA2,519
|
$8.07
CHF7.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
FCFA30,600
|
$87.24
CHF79.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,007.86
FCFA18,870,272
|
$33,128.56
CHF30,031.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.89
FCFA6,630
|
$47.04
CHF42.64
|
|
pay 61.0% more for housing
Libreville
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.84
FCFA42,501
|
$53.37
CHF48.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,089.47
FCFA663,010
|
$1,345.22
CHF1,219.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$586.64
FCFA357,005
|
$1,006.60
CHF912.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.45
FCFA52,001
|
$232.88
CHF211.11
|
|
pay 14.4 times more for childcare
Libreville
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.88
FCFA83,301
|
$2,355.81
CHF2,135.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,514.15
FCFA1,530,022
|
$28,987.49
CHF26,277.16
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Libreville
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
FCFA612
|
$6.90
CHF6.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,530
|
$5.21
CHF4.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
FCFA1,122
|
$9.94
CHF9.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.14
FCFA42,076
|
$63.38
CHF57.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,100
|
$22.09
CHF20.02
|
|
pay 58.0% more for clothing
Libreville
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.08
FCFA32,300
|
$116.44
CHF105.55
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.25
FCFA39,101
|
$49.69
CHF45.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.61
FCFA48,451
|
$135.27
CHF122.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.38
FCFA58,651
|
$159.33
CHF144.44
|
|
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