Cost of living comparison
Kingston is 20.7% more expensive than Libreville.
If you lived in Kingston instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 35.7% less for restaurants
Libreville
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.51
FCFA10,047
|
$6.40
JMD1,001.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.86
FCFA9,043
|
$7.68
JMD1,201.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
FCFA754
|
$1.24
JMD193.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
FCFA703
|
$0.77
JMD120.90
|
|
pay 42.5% more for groceries
Libreville
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
FCFA871
|
$3.26
JMD510.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.44
FCFA2,093
|
$7.03
JMD1,100.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.88
FCFA6,014
|
$16.07
JMD2,515.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
FCFA2,085
|
$4.39
JMD687.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.15
FCFA1,914
|
$3.25
JMD508.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA881
|
$2.39
JMD373.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
FCFA714
|
$1.41
JMD221.42
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA881
|
$1.86
JMD291.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
FCFA577
|
$1.22
JMD191.32
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
FCFA638
|
$1.13
JMD177.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
FCFA684
|
$1.01
JMD157.92
|
|
pay 23.4% more for transportation
Libreville
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.93
FCFA2,391
|
$5.09
JMD796.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
$38.38
JMD6,006.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,067.07
FCFA17,080,608
|
$43,822.25
JMD6,857,366.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$26.55
JMD4,154.46
|
|
pay 0.6% less for housing
Libreville
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.79
FCFA41,864
|
$48.43
JMD7,578.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$853.02
FCFA519,117
|
$731.08
JMD114,399.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.30
FCFA301,422
|
$447.17
JMD69,974.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.17
FCFA51,222
|
$127.20
JMD19,903.74
|
|
pay 28.5% more for childcare
Libreville
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.70
FCFA72,844
|
$259.63
JMD40,626.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,365.76
FCFA3,265,410
|
$2,149.53
JMD336,361.36
|
|
pay 99.1% more for entertainment and sports
Libreville
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
FCFA603
|
$2.24
JMD350.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.68
FCFA2,847
|
$3.89
JMD608.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.48
FCFA1,507
|
$8.96
JMD1,401.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.79
FCFA35,166
|
$72.56
JMD11,354.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$10.56
JMD1,651.77
|
|
pay 12.2% less for clothing
Libreville
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.04
FCFA40,190
|
$35.99
JMD5,631.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.30
FCFA45,213
|
$29.19
JMD4,567.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
$71.74
JMD11,226.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.64
FCFA44,209
|
$72.20
JMD11,297.85
|
|
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