Cost of living comparison
Lima is 5.0% cheaper than Libreville.
If you lived in Lima instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 40.9% less for restaurants
Libreville
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.91
FCFA9,747
|
$4.01
PEN15.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.15
FCFA7,446
|
$5.35
PEN20.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA539
|
$0.87
PEN3.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA539
|
$0.60
PEN2.24
|
|
pay 47.9% less for groceries
Libreville
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
FCFA976
|
$1.90
PEN7.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
FCFA2,888
|
$3.58
PEN13.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
FCFA4,689
|
$4.74
PEN17.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
FCFA2,131
|
$2.09
PEN7.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
FCFA2,702
|
$2.36
PEN8.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
FCFA901
|
$0.74
PEN2.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA1,009
|
$0.46
PEN1.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.24
FCFA1,374
|
$0.45
PEN1.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
FCFA745
|
$0.46
PEN1.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA652
|
$0.38
PEN1.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA873
|
$0.42
PEN1.57
|
|
pay 5.3% less for transportation
Libreville
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
FCFA2,537
|
$5.56
PEN20.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
FCFA30,810
|
$16.75
PEN62.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,007.86
FCFA18,999,544
|
$21,401.64
PEN80,116.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.89
FCFA6,676
|
$15.52
PEN58.08
|
|
pay 47.9% less for housing
Libreville
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.84
FCFA42,792
|
$28.39
PEN106.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,089.47
FCFA667,552
|
$503.74
PEN1,885.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$586.64
FCFA359,451
|
$328.82
PEN1,230.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.45
FCFA52,357
|
$55.84
PEN209.03
|
|
pay 85.6% more for childcare
Libreville
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.88
FCFA83,872
|
$200.22
PEN749.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,514.15
FCFA1,540,504
|
$5,654.15
PEN21,166.12
|
|
pay 48.7% more for entertainment and sports
Libreville
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
FCFA616
|
$2.14
PEN8.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,540
|
$2.69
PEN10.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
FCFA1,130
|
$5.35
PEN20.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.14
FCFA42,364
|
$37.28
PEN139.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,135
|
$6.69
PEN25.04
|
|
pay 27.4% less for clothing
Libreville
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.08
FCFA32,522
|
$42.06
PEN157.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.25
FCFA39,368
|
$28.40
PEN106.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.61
FCFA48,783
|
$72.34
PEN270.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.38
FCFA59,053
|
$73.12
PEN273.73
|
|
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