Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 19.3% more expensive than Libreville.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 20.5% less for restaurants
Libreville
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.91
FCFA9,786
|
$8.28
MX$141.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.15
FCFA7,476
|
$6.95
MX$118.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA541
|
$1.06
MX$18.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA541
|
$0.78
MX$13.26
|
|
pay 30.0% less for groceries
Libreville
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
FCFA980
|
$2.09
MX$35.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
FCFA2,900
|
$4.43
MX$75.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
FCFA4,708
|
$5.45
MX$93.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
FCFA2,140
|
$2.15
MX$36.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
FCFA2,713
|
$3.19
MX$54.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
FCFA904
|
$1.21
MX$20.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA1,013
|
$0.62
MX$10.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.24
FCFA1,380
|
$0.71
MX$12.12
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
FCFA748
|
$0.76
MX$13.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA655
|
$0.78
MX$13.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA877
|
$0.73
MX$12.55
|
|
pay 31.0% less for transportation
Libreville
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
FCFA2,547
|
$4.92
MX$84.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
FCFA30,934
|
$17.77
MX$303.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,007.86
FCFA19,076,038
|
$22,067.99
MX$377,373.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.89
FCFA6,702
|
$5.52
MX$94.34
|
|
pay 38.8% less for housing
Libreville
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.84
FCFA42,964
|
$28.01
MX$478.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,089.47
FCFA670,239
|
$826.42
MX$14,132.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$586.64
FCFA360,898
|
$480.11
MX$8,210.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.45
FCFA52,568
|
$40.24
MX$688.13
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Libreville
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.88
FCFA84,210
|
$377.91
MX$6,462.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,514.15
FCFA1,546,706
|
$8,870.11
MX$151,683.26
|
|
pay 46.0% more for entertainment and sports
Libreville
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
FCFA619
|
$2.76
MX$47.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,547
|
$2.89
MX$49.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
FCFA1,134
|
$3.86
MX$66.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.14
FCFA42,534
|
$49.94
MX$854.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,156
|
$4.97
MX$84.91
|
|
pay 4.9% less for clothing
Libreville
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.08
FCFA32,653
|
$56.86
MX$972.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.25
FCFA39,527
|
$37.51
MX$641.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.61
FCFA48,979
|
$92.48
MX$1,581.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.38
FCFA59,290
|
$95.13
MX$1,626.70
|
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