Cost of living comparison
Canberra is 3.1 times more expensive than Libreville.
If you lived in Canberra instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 99.8% more for restaurants
Libreville
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.91
FCFA9,786
|
$26.69
A$41.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.15
FCFA7,476
|
$10.01
A$15.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA541
|
$2.70
A$4.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA541
|
$2.13
A$3.32
|
|
pay 7.7% more for groceries
Libreville
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
FCFA980
|
$2.29
A$3.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
FCFA2,900
|
$6.42
A$10.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
FCFA4,708
|
$6.48
A$10.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
FCFA2,140
|
$4.10
A$6.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
FCFA2,713
|
$3.63
A$5.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
FCFA904
|
$1.47
A$2.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA1,013
|
$1.13
A$1.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.24
FCFA1,380
|
$1.60
A$2.49
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
FCFA748
|
$2.47
A$3.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA655
|
$1.17
A$1.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA877
|
$0.96
A$1.50
|
|
pay 35.4% more for transportation
Libreville
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
FCFA2,547
|
$5.45
A$8.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
FCFA30,934
|
$100.08
A$155.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,007.86
FCFA19,076,038
|
$20,016.00
A$31,197.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.89
FCFA6,702
|
$15.93
A$24.83
|
|
pay 83.8% more for housing
Libreville
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.84
FCFA42,964
|
$68.64
A$106.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,089.47
FCFA670,239
|
$1,824.70
A$2,843.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$586.64
FCFA360,898
|
$1,494.78
A$2,329.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.45
FCFA52,568
|
$183.28
A$285.67
|
|
pay 9.0 times more for childcare
Libreville
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.88
FCFA84,210
|
$1,686.35
A$2,628.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,514.15
FCFA1,546,706
|
$14,216.13
A$22,157.31
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Libreville
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
FCFA619
|
$8.01
A$12.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,547
|
$3.74
A$5.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
FCFA1,134
|
$23.35
A$36.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.14
FCFA42,534
|
$64.70
A$100.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,156
|
$13.34
A$20.80
|
|
pay 62.1% more for clothing
Libreville
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.08
FCFA32,653
|
$93.52
A$145.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.25
FCFA39,527
|
$72.72
A$113.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.61
FCFA48,979
|
$134.62
A$209.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.38
FCFA59,290
|
$183.19
A$285.52
|
|
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