Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 14.3% cheaper than Libreville.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 24.0% less for restaurants
Libreville
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.91
FCFA9,681
|
$7.00
ARS6,171.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.15
FCFA7,395
|
$5.00
ARS4,408.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA536
|
$1.03
ARS907.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA536
|
$0.90
ARS791.10
|
|
pay 56.2% less for groceries
Libreville
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
FCFA969
|
$1.34
ARS1,183.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
FCFA2,869
|
$3.51
ARS3,098.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
FCFA4,658
|
$3.15
ARS2,780.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
FCFA2,117
|
$1.46
ARS1,285.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
FCFA2,683
|
$1.76
ARS1,555.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
FCFA894
|
$0.66
ARS581.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA1,002
|
$0.57
ARS499.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.24
FCFA1,365
|
$0.31
ARS273.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
FCFA740
|
$0.67
ARS592.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA648
|
$0.30
ARS262.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA868
|
$0.33
ARS294.83
|
|
pay 43.8% less for transportation
Libreville
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
FCFA2,519
|
$3.52
ARS3,100.60
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
FCFA30,600
|
$6.80
ARS5,995.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,007.86
FCFA18,870,272
|
$25,000.00
ARS22,042,259.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.89
FCFA6,630
|
$5.00
ARS4,408.45
|
|
pay 64.0% less for housing
Libreville
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.84
FCFA42,501
|
$23.47
ARS20,695.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,089.47
FCFA663,010
|
$313.32
ARS276,251.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$586.64
FCFA357,005
|
$225.62
ARS198,922.91
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.45
FCFA52,001
|
$36.96
ARS32,586.22
|
|
pay 80.9% more for childcare
Libreville
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.88
FCFA83,301
|
$187.40
ARS165,228.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,514.15
FCFA1,530,022
|
$5,653.81
ARS4,984,908.59
|
|
pay 6.5% less for entertainment and sports
Libreville
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
FCFA612
|
$2.00
ARS1,763.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,530
|
$1.72
ARS1,514.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
FCFA1,122
|
$2.00
ARS1,763.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.14
FCFA42,076
|
$22.07
ARS19,459.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,100
|
$5.00
ARS4,408.45
|
|
pay 13.2% more for clothing
Libreville
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.08
FCFA32,300
|
$67.11
ARS59,166.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.25
FCFA39,101
|
$57.53
ARS50,726.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.61
FCFA48,451
|
$107.00
ARS94,343.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.38
FCFA58,651
|
$98.70
ARS87,024.37
|
|
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