Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 35.9% more expensive than Libreville.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 17.3% more for restaurants
Libreville
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.51
FCFA9,954
|
$10.94
RON50.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.86
FCFA8,959
|
$7.66
RON35.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
FCFA747
|
$2.09
RON9.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
FCFA697
|
$2.12
RON9.68
|
|
pay 27.3% less for groceries
Libreville
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
FCFA863
|
$1.11
RON5.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.44
FCFA2,074
|
$4.60
RON21.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.88
FCFA5,958
|
$6.63
RON30.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
FCFA2,066
|
$3.27
RON14.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.15
FCFA1,896
|
$3.02
RON13.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA873
|
$0.54
RON2.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
FCFA707
|
$0.77
RON3.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA873
|
$0.72
RON3.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
FCFA572
|
$0.90
RON4.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
FCFA632
|
$0.46
RON2.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
FCFA677
|
$0.45
RON2.04
|
|
pay 5.9% less for transportation
Libreville
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.93
FCFA2,369
|
$5.88
RON26.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
$17.51
RON80.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,067.07
FCFA16,922,276
|
$26,408.94
RON120,852.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.91
RON27.04
|
|
pay 24.8% less for housing
Libreville
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.79
FCFA41,476
|
$8.86
RON40.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$853.02
FCFA514,304
|
$568.98
RON2,603.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.30
FCFA298,628
|
$395.47
RON1,809.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.17
FCFA50,747
|
$118.98
RON544.49
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Libreville
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.70
FCFA72,169
|
$483.31
RON2,211.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,365.76
FCFA3,235,141
|
$10,056.32
RON46,019.74
|
|
pay 73.4% more for entertainment and sports
Libreville
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
FCFA597
|
$3.06
RON14.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.68
FCFA2,820
|
$3.15
RON14.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.48
FCFA1,493
|
$5.69
RON26.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.79
FCFA34,840
|
$50.37
RON230.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.66
RON35.05
|
|
pay 22.8% more for clothing
Libreville
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.04
FCFA39,817
|
$78.75
RON360.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.30
FCFA44,794
|
$40.30
RON184.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
$81.53
RON373.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.64
FCFA43,799
|
$100.55
RON460.16
|
|
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