Cost of living comparison
Jakarta is 17.1% cheaper than Libreville.
If you lived in Jakarta instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 71.1% less for restaurants
Libreville
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.51
FCFA10,047
|
$2.19
IDR35,182.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.86
FCFA9,043
|
$3.44
IDR55,286.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
FCFA754
|
$0.60
IDR9,702.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
FCFA703
|
$0.35
IDR5,594.74
|
|
pay 28.2% less for groceries
Libreville
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
FCFA871
|
$1.20
IDR19,251.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.44
FCFA2,093
|
$3.73
IDR59,881.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.88
FCFA6,014
|
$5.15
IDR82,710.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
FCFA2,085
|
$1.91
IDR30,724.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.15
FCFA1,914
|
$1.51
IDR24,244.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA881
|
$1.35
IDR21,722.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
FCFA714
|
$0.71
IDR11,395.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA881
|
$0.94
IDR15,082.47
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
FCFA577
|
$0.60
IDR9,660.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
FCFA638
|
$0.68
IDR10,897.27
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
FCFA684
|
$1.06
IDR17,065.66
|
|
pay 35.3% less for transportation
Libreville
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.93
FCFA2,391
|
$3.17
IDR50,970.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
$10.96
IDR175,910.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,067.07
FCFA17,080,608
|
$25,043.97
IDR402,080,905.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.04
IDR48,752.31
|
|
pay 43.8% less for housing
Libreville
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.79
FCFA41,864
|
$27.70
IDR444,784.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$853.02
FCFA519,117
|
$427.91
IDR6,870,037.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.30
FCFA301,422
|
$250.92
IDR4,028,541.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.17
FCFA51,222
|
$70.34
IDR1,129,262.93
|
|
pay 48.1% more for childcare
Libreville
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.70
FCFA72,844
|
$157.15
IDR2,523,057.68
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,365.76
FCFA3,265,410
|
$8,849.09
IDR142,072,100.81
|
|
pay 6.0% more for entertainment and sports
Libreville
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
FCFA603
|
$2.19
IDR35,182.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.68
FCFA2,847
|
$2.26
IDR36,268.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.48
FCFA1,507
|
$2.63
IDR42,218.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.79
FCFA35,166
|
$28.00
IDR449,533.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.29
IDR52,773.12
|
|
pay 4.7% more for clothing
Libreville
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.04
FCFA40,190
|
$53.99
IDR866,865.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.30
FCFA45,213
|
$33.58
IDR539,150.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
$80.78
IDR1,297,002.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.64
FCFA44,209
|
$82.70
IDR1,327,704.66
|
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