Cost of living comparison
Caracas is 13.7% cheaper than Libreville.
If you lived in Caracas instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 19.1% less for restaurants
Libreville
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.51
FCFA9,954
|
$10.00
VEF99.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.86
FCFA8,959
|
$11.00
VEF109.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
FCFA747
|
$1.30
VEF13.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
FCFA697
|
$0.97
VEF9.66
|
|
pay 8.0% less for groceries
Libreville
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
FCFA863
|
$2.21
VEF22.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.44
FCFA2,074
|
$3.80
VEF37.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.88
FCFA5,958
|
$7.44
VEF74.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
FCFA2,066
|
$2.56
VEF25.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.15
FCFA1,896
|
$2.89
VEF28.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA873
|
$2.15
VEF21.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
FCFA707
|
$0.62
VEF6.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA873
|
$0.93
VEF9.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
FCFA572
|
$0.79
VEF7.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
FCFA632
|
$0.86
VEF8.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
FCFA677
|
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
|
pay 22.1% less for transportation
Libreville
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.93
FCFA2,369
|
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,067.07
FCFA16,922,276
|
$33,500.00
VEF334,145.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$21.00
VEF209.46
|
|
pay 52.4% less for housing
Libreville
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.79
FCFA41,476
|
$41.67
VEF415.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$853.02
FCFA514,304
|
$375.00
VEF3,740.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.30
FCFA298,628
|
$370.00
VEF3,690.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.17
FCFA50,747
|
$9.51
VEF94.81
|
|
pay 16.4% less for childcare
Libreville
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.70
FCFA72,169
|
$94.79
VEF945.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,365.76
FCFA3,235,141
|
$4,720.00
VEF47,079.64
|
|
pay 9.8% more for entertainment and sports
Libreville
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
FCFA597
|
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.68
FCFA2,820
|
$2.36
VEF23.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.48
FCFA1,493
|
$3.25
VEF32.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.79
FCFA34,840
|
$61.25
VEF610.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.50
VEF54.86
|
|
pay 12.1% more for clothing
Libreville
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.04
FCFA39,817
|
$49.58
VEF494.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.30
FCFA44,794
|
$42.67
VEF425.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
$98.85
VEF985.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.64
FCFA43,799
|
$71.30
VEF711.18
|
|
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