Cost of living comparison

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Kingstown vs. Libreville Cost of Living Summary

Kingstown is 13.7% more expensive than Libreville.

Restaurants: pay 4.9% more in Kingstown
Groceries: pay 23.2% more in Kingstown
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Kingstown
Housing: pay 34.1% less in Kingstown
Childcare: pay 32.8% less in Kingstown
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.1% more in Kingstown
Clothing: pay 8.8% more in Kingstown

The cost of transportation, groceries, clothing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Kingstown are more expensive than in Libreville. Expenses including housing and childcare are lower in Kingstown. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Kingstown.

Kingstown vs. Libreville Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kingstown instead of Libreville, you would:

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pay 4.9% more for restaurants

	Libreville	Kingstown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.89 FCFA10,077	$7.40 EC$20.00	-58.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.42 FCFA7,558	$11.10 EC$30.00	-17.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.49 FCFA840	$2.22 EC$6.00	+48.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.43 FCFA806	$2.10 EC$5.67	+46.5%
Average			+4.9%

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pay 23.2% more for groceries

	Libreville	Kingstown
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 FCFA856	$2.04 EC$5.50	+34.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.70 FCFA2,645	$5.79 EC$15.65	+23.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.57 FCFA6,516	$12.14 EC$32.81	+4.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.55 FCFA3,124	$4.60 EC$12.44	-17.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.06 FCFA2,285	$2.19 EC$5.91	-46.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.03 FCFA1,143	$3.99 EC$10.78	+96.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$2.03 FCFA1,143	$1.31 EC$3.54	-35.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 FCFA914	$4.02 EC$10.87	+147.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 FCFA914	$2.39 EC$6.45	+47.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 FCFA914	$1.78 EC$4.81	+9.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.62 FCFA914	$1.47 EC$3.98	-9.2%
Average			+23.2%

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Libreville	Kingstown
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.08 FCFA2,298	$11.87 EC$32.09	+191.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$49.19 FCFA27,711	$49.95 EC$135.00	+1.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,408.43 FCFA17,130,387	$37,927.14 EC$102,500.00	+24.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.34 FCFA4,132	$25.90 EC$70.00	+253.1%
Average			+117.6%

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pay 34.1% less for housing

	Libreville	Kingstown
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$71.55 FCFA40,307	$55.50 EC$150.00	-22.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,073.24 FCFA604,602	$333.02 EC$900.00	-69.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$447.18 FCFA251,917	$323.77 EC$875.00	-27.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.39 FCFA38,529	$56.59 EC$152.94	-17.3%
Average			-34.1%

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pay 32.8% less for childcare

	Libreville	Kingstown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$178.87 FCFA100,767	$120.26 EC$325.00	-32.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,813.38 FCFA3,274,927	??
Average			-32.8%

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pay 8.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Libreville	Kingstown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.07 FCFA605	$1.85 EC$5.00	+72.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.26 FCFA3,527	$4.07 EC$11.00	-35.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.68 FCFA1,512	$4.07 EC$11.00	+51.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.08 FCFA37,788	$32.38 EC$87.50	-51.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.50 FCFA2,532	$4.63 EC$12.50	+2.9%
Average			+8.1%

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pay 8.8% more for clothing

	Libreville	Kingstown
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.44 FCFA50,383	$64.75 EC$175.00	-27.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.72 FCFA25,192	$61.98 EC$167.50	+38.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$53.66 FCFA30,230	$74.00 EC$200.00	+37.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.32 FCFA60,460	$92.51 EC$250.00	-13.8%
Average			+8.8%

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