Cost of living comparison
Panama City is 39.4% more expensive than Libreville.
If you lived in Panama City instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 17.2% more for restaurants
Libreville
|
Panama City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.91
FCFA9,681
|
$10.00
PAB10.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.15
FCFA7,395
|
$7.00
PAB7.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA536
|
$1.73
PAB1.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA536
|
$1.34
PAB1.34
|
|
pay 15.4% less for groceries
Libreville
|
Panama City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
FCFA969
|
$2.36
PAB2.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
FCFA2,869
|
$4.56
PAB4.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
FCFA4,658
|
$6.17
PAB6.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
FCFA2,117
|
$2.20
PAB2.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
FCFA2,683
|
$3.23
PAB3.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
FCFA894
|
$1.43
PAB1.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA1,002
|
$0.60
PAB0.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.24
FCFA1,365
|
$1.36
PAB1.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
FCFA740
|
$1.53
PAB1.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA648
|
$0.89
PAB0.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA868
|
$0.94
PAB0.94
|
|
pay 5.8% less for transportation
Libreville
|
Panama City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
FCFA2,519
|
$4.18
PAB4.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
FCFA30,600
|
$25.00
PAB25.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,007.86
FCFA18,870,272
|
$22,250.00
PAB22,250.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.89
FCFA6,630
|
$16.80
PAB16.80
|
|
pay 15.3% less for housing
Libreville
|
Panama City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.84
FCFA42,501
|
$50.20
PAB50.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,089.47
FCFA663,010
|
$900.91
PAB900.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$586.64
FCFA357,005
|
$515.48
PAB515.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.45
FCFA52,001
|
$82.33
PAB82.33
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Libreville
|
Panama City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.88
FCFA83,301
|
$420.62
PAB420.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,514.15
FCFA1,530,022
|
$9,343.71
PAB9,343.71
|
|
pay 67.0% more for entertainment and sports
Libreville
|
Panama City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
FCFA612
|
$2.50
PAB2.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,530
|
$3.51
PAB3.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
FCFA1,122
|
$5.78
PAB5.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.14
FCFA42,076
|
$42.79
PAB42.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,100
|
$6.00
PAB6.00
|
|
pay 11.7% less for clothing
Libreville
|
Panama City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.08
FCFA32,300
|
$53.50
PAB53.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.25
FCFA39,101
|
$41.33
PAB41.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.61
FCFA48,451
|
$74.88
PAB74.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.38
FCFA58,651
|
$90.67
PAB90.67
|
|
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