Cost of living comparison
Douglas is 2.1 times more expensive than Libreville.
If you lived in Douglas instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 31.4% more for restaurants
Libreville
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.51
FCFA9,954
|
$23.96
£18.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.86
FCFA8,959
|
$8.64
£6.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
FCFA747
|
$2.15
£1.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
FCFA697
|
$1.72
£1.35
|
|
pay 13.2% less for groceries
Libreville
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
FCFA863
|
$1.66
£1.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.44
FCFA2,074
|
$3.06
£2.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.88
FCFA5,958
|
$5.87
£4.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
FCFA2,066
|
$2.96
£2.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.15
FCFA1,896
|
$3.48
£2.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA873
|
$1.03
£0.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
FCFA707
|
$0.64
£0.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA873
|
$1.00
£0.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
FCFA572
|
$1.67
£1.32
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
FCFA632
|
$0.51
£0.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
FCFA677
|
$0.82
£0.64
|
|
pay 31.8% more for transportation
Libreville
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.93
FCFA2,369
|
$7.63
£6.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
$40.36
£31.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,067.07
FCFA16,922,276
|
$31,530.42
£24,817.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$16.65
£13.10
|
|
pay 41.2% more for housing
Libreville
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.79
FCFA41,476
|
$60.75
£47.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$853.02
FCFA514,304
|
$1,127.21
£887.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.30
FCFA298,628
|
$938.03
£738.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.17
FCFA50,747
|
$130.63
£102.82
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for childcare
Libreville
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.70
FCFA72,169
|
$1,008.97
£794.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,365.76
FCFA3,235,141
|
$18,077.44
£14,228.61
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Libreville
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
FCFA597
|
$4.79
£3.77
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.68
FCFA2,820
|
$4.18
£3.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.48
FCFA1,493
|
$15.13
£11.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.79
FCFA34,840
|
$43.72
£34.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$11.35
£8.93
|
|
pay 9.2% less for clothing
Libreville
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.04
FCFA39,817
|
$52.97
£41.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.30
FCFA44,794
|
$34.05
£26.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
$64.95
£51.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.64
FCFA43,799
|
$68.53
£53.94
|
|
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