Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 20.4% cheaper than Libreville.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 56.3% less for restaurants
Libreville
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.91
FCFA9,755
|
$4.49
KES596.29
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.15
FCFA7,452
|
$5.24
KES695.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA540
|
$0.50
KES66.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA540
|
$0.41
KES54.60
|
|
pay 54.9% less for groceries
Libreville
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
FCFA976
|
$0.48
KES63.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
FCFA2,891
|
$5.31
KES704.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
FCFA4,693
|
$3.40
KES451.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
FCFA2,133
|
$1.37
KES182.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
FCFA2,704
|
$2.61
KES346.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
FCFA901
|
$0.92
KES121.64
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA1,010
|
$0.37
KES49.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.24
FCFA1,375
|
$0.71
KES94.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
FCFA746
|
$0.39
KES51.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA653
|
$0.37
KES48.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA874
|
$0.38
KES51.04
|
|
pay 18.1% less for transportation
Libreville
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
FCFA2,539
|
$4.72
KES626.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
FCFA30,836
|
$33.03
KES4,386.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,007.86
FCFA19,015,402
|
$15,338.57
KES2,037,307.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.89
FCFA6,681
|
$10.74
KES1,426.12
|
|
pay 62.3% less for housing
Libreville
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.84
FCFA42,827
|
$45.12
KES5,992.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,089.47
FCFA668,109
|
$370.90
KES49,264.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$586.64
FCFA359,751
|
$174.44
KES23,169.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.45
FCFA52,401
|
$19.29
KES2,562.15
|
|
pay 99.0% more for childcare
Libreville
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.88
FCFA83,942
|
$128.41
KES17,056.02
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,514.15
FCFA1,541,789
|
$7,645.08
KES1,015,438.63
|
|
pay 9.3% more for entertainment and sports
Libreville
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
FCFA617
|
$1.87
KES248.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,542
|
$2.13
KES282.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
FCFA1,131
|
$2.62
KES347.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.14
FCFA42,399
|
$42.98
KES5,708.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,139
|
$5.99
KES795.05
|
|
pay 59.3% less for clothing
Libreville
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.08
FCFA32,549
|
$16.15
KES2,145.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.25
FCFA39,401
|
$23.44
KES3,113.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.61
FCFA48,823
|
$40.37
KES5,362.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.38
FCFA59,102
|
$43.70
KES5,804.75
|
|
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