Cost of living comparison
Dhaka is 41.2% cheaper than Libreville.
If you lived in Dhaka instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 79.0% less for restaurants
Libreville
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.51
FCFA10,047
|
$2.14
BDT249.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.86
FCFA9,043
|
$4.91
BDT574.53
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
FCFA754
|
$0.29
BDT34.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
FCFA703
|
$0.16
BDT18.98
|
|
pay 48.3% less for groceries
Libreville
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
FCFA871
|
$0.66
BDT77.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.44
FCFA2,093
|
$4.29
BDT501.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.88
FCFA6,014
|
$3.07
BDT359.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
FCFA2,085
|
$1.28
BDT150.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.15
FCFA1,914
|
$1.48
BDT173.25
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA881
|
$1.18
BDT138.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
FCFA714
|
$0.48
BDT56.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA881
|
$1.07
BDT124.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
FCFA577
|
$0.34
BDT39.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
FCFA638
|
$0.19
BDT22.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
FCFA684
|
$0.36
BDT42.22
|
|
pay 15.4% less for transportation
Libreville
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.93
FCFA2,391
|
$4.17
BDT487.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
$18.58
BDT2,172.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,067.07
FCFA17,080,608
|
$29,917.21
BDT3,497,111.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$4.70
BDT549.55
|
|
pay 81.7% less for housing
Libreville
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.79
FCFA41,864
|
$13.56
BDT1,585.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$853.02
FCFA519,117
|
$117.32
BDT13,714.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.30
FCFA301,422
|
$64.40
BDT7,528.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.17
FCFA51,222
|
$22.47
BDT2,626.89
|
|
pay 65.3% less for childcare
Libreville
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.70
FCFA72,844
|
$52.47
BDT6,132.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,365.76
FCFA3,265,410
|
$1,373.34
BDT160,534.07
|
|
pay 54.7% more for entertainment and sports
Libreville
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
FCFA603
|
$4.27
BDT499.59
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.68
FCFA2,847
|
$2.20
BDT256.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.48
FCFA1,507
|
$2.74
BDT319.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.79
FCFA35,166
|
$17.49
BDT2,044.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.27
BDT499.59
|
|
pay 53.5% less for clothing
Libreville
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.04
FCFA40,190
|
$15.83
BDT1,850.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.30
FCFA45,213
|
$17.43
BDT2,037.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
$40.53
BDT4,737.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.64
FCFA44,209
|
$35.58
BDT4,159.06
|
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