Cost of living comparison
Bridgetown is 43.7% more expensive than Libreville.
If you lived in Bridgetown instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 5.3% more for restaurants
Libreville
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.51
FCFA10,047
|
$20.00
BBD40.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.86
FCFA9,043
|
$8.97
BBD17.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
FCFA754
|
$1.58
BBD3.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
FCFA703
|
$1.29
BBD2.58
|
|
pay 64.2% more for groceries
Libreville
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
FCFA871
|
$2.81
BBD5.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.44
FCFA2,093
|
$14.65
BBD29.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.88
FCFA6,014
|
$14.07
BBD28.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
FCFA2,085
|
$5.18
BBD10.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.15
FCFA1,914
|
$4.50
BBD9.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA881
|
$1.70
BBD3.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
FCFA714
|
$1.24
BBD2.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA881
|
$1.66
BBD3.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
FCFA577
|
$1.61
BBD3.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
FCFA638
|
$1.14
BBD2.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
FCFA684
|
$1.48
BBD2.96
|
|
pay 32.0% more for transportation
Libreville
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.93
FCFA2,391
|
$8.32
BBD16.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
$27.00
BBD54.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,067.07
FCFA17,080,608
|
$35,000.00
BBD70,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$31.50
BBD63.00
|
|
pay 21.2% less for housing
Libreville
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.79
FCFA41,864
|
$51.07
BBD102.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$853.02
FCFA519,117
|
$575.00
BBD1,150.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.30
FCFA301,422
|
$466.67
BBD933.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.17
FCFA51,222
|
$66.91
BBD133.82
|
|
pay 61.5% more for childcare
Libreville
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.70
FCFA72,844
|
$241.67
BBD483.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,365.76
FCFA3,265,410
|
$6,500.00
BBD13,000.00
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Libreville
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
FCFA603
|
$2.50
BBD5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.68
FCFA2,847
|
$5.10
BBD10.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.48
FCFA1,507
|
$8.00
BBD16.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.79
FCFA35,166
|
$73.75
BBD147.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$10.50
BBD21.00
|
|
pay 61.2% more for clothing
Libreville
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.04
FCFA40,190
|
$72.50
BBD145.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.30
FCFA45,213
|
$60.00
BBD120.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
$134.38
BBD268.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.64
FCFA44,209
|
$115.00
BBD230.00
|
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