Cost of living comparison
Brussels is 2.3 times more expensive than Libreville.
If you lived in Brussels instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 60.6% more for restaurants
Libreville
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.51
FCFA10,047
|
$19.59
€18.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.86
FCFA9,043
|
$11.97
€11.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
FCFA754
|
$2.72
€2.53
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
FCFA703
|
$2.58
€2.39
|
|
pay 20.9% more for groceries
Libreville
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
FCFA871
|
$2.68
€2.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.44
FCFA2,093
|
$8.38
€7.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.88
FCFA6,014
|
$5.89
€5.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
FCFA2,085
|
$4.11
€3.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.15
FCFA1,914
|
$5.43
€5.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA881
|
$1.23
€1.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
FCFA714
|
$0.89
€0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA881
|
$1.31
€1.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
FCFA577
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
FCFA638
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
FCFA684
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
pay 37.0% more for transportation
Libreville
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.93
FCFA2,391
|
$7.19
€6.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
$53.34
€49.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,067.07
FCFA17,080,608
|
$31,021.96
€28,780.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$24.16
€22.42
|
|
pay 58.8% more for housing
Libreville
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.79
FCFA41,864
|
$57.82
€53.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$853.02
FCFA519,117
|
$1,165.94
€1,081.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.30
FCFA301,422
|
$976.56
€906.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.17
FCFA51,222
|
$182.93
€169.72
|
|
pay 6.3 times more for childcare
Libreville
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.70
FCFA72,844
|
$989.17
€917.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,365.76
FCFA3,265,410
|
$23,148.55
€21,476.07
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Libreville
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
FCFA603
|
$5.44
€5.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.68
FCFA2,847
|
$3.88
€3.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.48
FCFA1,507
|
$9.25
€8.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.79
FCFA35,166
|
$34.92
€32.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$14.15
€13.13
|
|
pay 70.6% more for clothing
Libreville
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.04
FCFA40,190
|
$104.24
€96.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.30
FCFA45,213
|
$49.59
€46.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
$117.47
€108.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.64
FCFA44,209
|
$144.77
€134.31
|
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