Cost of living comparison
Paris is 2.6 times more expensive than Libreville.
If you lived in Paris instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Libreville
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.91
FCFA9,610
|
$16.49
€15.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.15
FCFA7,341
|
$10.99
€10.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA532
|
$3.30
€3.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA532
|
$2.70
€2.48
|
|
pay 13.4% more for groceries
Libreville
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
FCFA962
|
$2.28
€2.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
FCFA2,848
|
$9.69
€8.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
FCFA4,623
|
$4.75
€4.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
FCFA2,101
|
$3.71
€3.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
FCFA2,664
|
$6.40
€5.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
FCFA888
|
$1.63
€1.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA995
|
$1.05
€0.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.24
FCFA1,355
|
$1.49
€1.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
FCFA735
|
$1.87
€1.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA643
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA861
|
$1.15
€1.06
|
|
pay 65.2% more for transportation
Libreville
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
FCFA2,501
|
$8.20
€7.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
FCFA30,376
|
$92.35
€85.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,007.86
FCFA18,731,961
|
$24,187.89
€22,275.84
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.89
FCFA6,582
|
$21.89
€20.16
|
|
pay 38.5% more for housing
Libreville
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.84
FCFA42,189
|
$32.60
€30.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,089.47
FCFA658,150
|
$1,438.32
€1,324.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$586.64
FCFA354,388
|
$1,037.88
€955.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.45
FCFA51,620
|
$169.67
€156.26
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for childcare
Libreville
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.88
FCFA82,691
|
$830.08
€764.47
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,514.15
FCFA1,518,808
|
$18,062.39
€16,634.55
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Libreville
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
FCFA608
|
$7.69
€7.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,519
|
$4.19
€3.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
FCFA1,114
|
$11.54
€10.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.14
FCFA41,767
|
$39.26
€36.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,063
|
$13.19
€12.15
|
|
pay 37.3% more for clothing
Libreville
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.08
FCFA32,064
|
$110.46
€101.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.25
FCFA38,814
|
$41.99
€38.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.61
FCFA48,096
|
$101.08
€93.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.38
FCFA58,221
|
$143.22
€131.90
|
|
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