Cost of living comparison
Maseru is 34.2% cheaper than Libreville.
If you lived in Maseru instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 49.9% less for restaurants
Libreville
|
Maseru
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.51
FCFA10,047
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.86
FCFA9,043
|
$10.94
LSL201.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
FCFA754
|
$0.66
LSL12.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
FCFA703
|
$0.27
LSL5.03
|
|
pay 27.8% less for groceries
Libreville
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
FCFA871
|
$0.78
LSL14.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.44
FCFA2,093
|
$2.55
LSL46.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.88
FCFA6,014
|
$3.33
LSL61.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
FCFA2,085
|
$1.20
LSL22.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.15
FCFA1,914
|
$2.97
LSL54.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA881
|
$0.88
LSL16.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
FCFA714
|
$0.96
LSL17.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA881
|
$1.30
LSL23.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
FCFA577
|
$1.11
LSL20.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
FCFA638
|
$0.78
LSL14.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
FCFA684
|
$0.89
LSL16.35
|
|
pay 19.8% less for transportation
Libreville
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.93
FCFA2,391
|
$4.43
LSL81.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
$27.24
LSL500.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,067.07
FCFA17,080,608
|
$19,066.76
LSL350,376.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.39
LSL99.11
|
|
pay 75.6% less for housing
Libreville
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.79
FCFA41,864
|
$21.79
LSL400.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$853.02
FCFA519,117
|
$190.67
LSL3,503.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.30
FCFA301,422
|
$95.33
LSL1,751.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.17
FCFA51,222
|
?? | |
pay 78.2% less for childcare
Libreville
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.70
FCFA72,844
|
$28.15
LSL517.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,365.76
FCFA3,265,410
|
$1,071.37
LSL19,687.85
|
|
pay 16.2% less for entertainment and sports
Libreville
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
FCFA603
|
$0.82
LSL15.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.68
FCFA2,847
|
$1.37
LSL25.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.48
FCFA1,507
|
$4.63
LSL85.09
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.79
FCFA35,166
|
$20.88
LSL383.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? | ?? | |
pay 28.2% more for clothing
Libreville
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.04
FCFA40,190
|
$40.86
LSL750.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.30
FCFA45,213
|
$38.13
LSL700.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
$96.24
LSL1,768.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.64
FCFA44,209
|
$136.19
LSL2,502.69
|
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