Cost of living comparison
Manila is 19.1% more expensive than Libreville.
If you lived in Manila instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 43.0% less for restaurants
Libreville
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.91
FCFA9,747
|
$4.59
₱263.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.15
FCFA7,446
|
$3.67
₱211.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA539
|
$1.03
₱59.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA539
|
$0.46
₱26.39
|
|
pay 32.3% less for groceries
Libreville
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
FCFA976
|
$1.32
₱76.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
FCFA2,888
|
$3.43
₱197.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
FCFA4,689
|
$6.66
₱383.34
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
FCFA2,131
|
$1.88
₱108.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
FCFA2,702
|
$2.10
₱121.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
FCFA901
|
$1.31
₱75.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA1,009
|
$0.69
₱39.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.24
FCFA1,374
|
$1.39
₱79.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
FCFA745
|
$0.66
₱38.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA652
|
$0.88
₱50.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA873
|
$1.00
₱57.31
|
|
pay 35.3% less for transportation
Libreville
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
FCFA2,537
|
$5.45
₱313.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
FCFA30,810
|
$12.48
₱717.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,007.86
FCFA18,999,544
|
$23,857.59
₱1,372,455.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.89
FCFA6,676
|
$2.76
₱158.89
|
|
pay 35.6% less for housing
Libreville
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.84
FCFA42,792
|
$38.58
₱2,219.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,089.47
FCFA667,552
|
$559.30
₱32,175.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$586.64
FCFA359,451
|
$299.03
₱17,202.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.45
FCFA52,357
|
$85.53
₱4,920.05
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
Libreville
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.88
FCFA83,872
|
$388.89
₱22,371.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,514.15
FCFA1,540,504
|
$12,846.39
₱739,014.42
|
|
pay 12.1% more for entertainment and sports
Libreville
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
FCFA616
|
$1.43
₱82.35
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,540
|
$3.13
₱179.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
FCFA1,130
|
$2.75
₱158.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.14
FCFA42,364
|
$48.28
₱2,777.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,135
|
$6.24
₱358.95
|
|
pay 29.5% less for clothing
Libreville
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.08
FCFA32,522
|
$38.44
₱2,211.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.25
FCFA39,368
|
$30.87
₱1,776.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.61
FCFA48,783
|
$74.18
₱4,267.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.38
FCFA59,053
|
$65.74
₱3,781.79
|
|
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