Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 2.5 times more expensive than Libreville.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 60.1% more for restaurants
Libreville
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.91
FCFA9,690
|
$18.44
CA$25.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.15
FCFA7,402
|
$8.85
CA$12.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA536
|
$2.30
CA$3.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA536
|
$1.67
CA$2.29
|
|
pay 2.9% less for groceries
Libreville
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
FCFA970
|
$2.34
CA$3.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
FCFA2,872
|
$6.00
CA$8.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
FCFA4,662
|
$7.68
CA$10.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
FCFA2,119
|
$3.15
CA$4.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
FCFA2,686
|
$5.22
CA$7.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
FCFA895
|
$1.72
CA$2.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA1,003
|
$0.55
CA$0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.24
FCFA1,366
|
$1.32
CA$1.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
FCFA741
|
$1.55
CA$2.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA648
|
$0.87
CA$1.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA868
|
$0.95
CA$1.29
|
|
pay 38.5% more for transportation
Libreville
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
FCFA2,522
|
$5.28
CA$7.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
FCFA30,630
|
$92.56
CA$126.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,007.86
FCFA18,888,578
|
$19,543.49
CA$26,718.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.89
FCFA6,637
|
$19.54
CA$26.72
|
|
pay 37.0% more for housing
Libreville
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.84
FCFA42,542
|
$62.08
CA$84.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,089.47
FCFA663,653
|
$1,303.57
CA$1,782.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$586.64
FCFA357,351
|
$1,141.60
CA$1,560.74
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.45
FCFA52,051
|
$123.67
CA$169.08
|
|
pay 8.1 times more for childcare
Libreville
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.88
FCFA83,382
|
$1,128.36
CA$1,542.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,514.15
FCFA1,531,506
|
$19,820.05
CA$27,096.98
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Libreville
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
FCFA613
|
$5.90
CA$8.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,532
|
$4.07
CA$5.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
FCFA1,123
|
$11.06
CA$15.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.14
FCFA42,116
|
$57.52
CA$78.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,105
|
$11.80
CA$16.13
|
|
pay 15.1% more for clothing
Libreville
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.08
FCFA32,332
|
$61.22
CA$83.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.25
FCFA39,138
|
$50.10
CA$68.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.61
FCFA48,498
|
$95.91
CA$131.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.38
FCFA58,708
|
$141.14
CA$192.96
|
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