Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 2.0 times more expensive than Libreville.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 26.8% more for restaurants
|
Libreville
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.91
FCFA9,786
|
$10.56
FCFA6,500
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.15
FCFA7,476
|
$11.60
FCFA7,135
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA541
|
$2.33
FCFA1,431
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA541
|
$0.71
FCFA438
|
|
pay 10.0% more for groceries
|
Libreville
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
FCFA980
|
$1.67
FCFA1,027
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
FCFA2,900
|
$4.75
FCFA2,922
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
FCFA4,708
|
$8.16
FCFA5,023
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
FCFA2,140
|
$3.00
FCFA1,848
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
FCFA2,713
|
$2.16
FCFA1,331
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
FCFA904
|
$2.27
FCFA1,397
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA1,013
|
$1.37
FCFA846
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.24
FCFA1,380
|
$1.89
FCFA1,164
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
FCFA748
|
$2.77
FCFA1,703
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA655
|
$1.14
FCFA698
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA877
|
$1.51
FCFA931
|
|
pay 22.0% more for transportation
|
Libreville
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
FCFA2,547
|
$3.79
FCFA2,329
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
FCFA30,934
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,007.86
FCFA19,076,038
|
$44,341.60
FCFA27,278,951
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.89
FCFA6,702
|
$14.35
FCFA8,828
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Libreville
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.84
FCFA42,964
|
$300.00
FCFA184,560
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,089.47
FCFA670,239
|
$501.57
FCFA308,568
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$586.64
FCFA360,898
|
$250.00
FCFA153,800
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.45
FCFA52,568
|
$423.64
FCFA260,623
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for childcare
|
Libreville
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.88
FCFA84,210
|
$1,200.00
FCFA738,240
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,514.15
FCFA1,546,706
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,413,760
|
|
pay 3.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Libreville
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
FCFA619
|
$1.17
FCFA719
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,547
|
$3.13
FCFA1,927
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
FCFA1,134
|
$1.34
FCFA821
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.14
FCFA42,534
|
$50.06
FCFA30,798
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,156
|
$8.34
FCFA5,133
|
|
pay 8.0% more for clothing
|
Libreville
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.08
FCFA32,653
|
$40.00
FCFA24,608
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.25
FCFA39,527
|
$64.46
FCFA39,655
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.61
FCFA48,979
|
$127.50
FCFA78,438
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.38
FCFA59,290
|
$92.81
FCFA57,098
|
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