Cost of living comparison
Port Louis is 2.0% cheaper than Libreville.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 50.0% less for restaurants
Libreville
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.51
FCFA10,047
|
$5.96
MUR275.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.86
FCFA9,043
|
$5.31
MUR245.34
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
FCFA754
|
$0.99
MUR45.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
FCFA703
|
$0.55
MUR25.54
|
|
pay 19.7% less for groceries
Libreville
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
FCFA871
|
$0.68
MUR31.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.44
FCFA2,093
|
$5.85
MUR270.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.88
FCFA6,014
|
$5.66
MUR261.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
FCFA2,085
|
$2.02
MUR93.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.15
FCFA1,914
|
$2.98
MUR137.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA881
|
$0.82
MUR37.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
FCFA714
|
$0.86
MUR39.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA881
|
$0.92
MUR42.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
FCFA577
|
$1.41
MUR65.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
FCFA638
|
$0.58
MUR26.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
FCFA684
|
$0.65
MUR30.09
|
|
pay 7.1% more for transportation
Libreville
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.93
FCFA2,391
|
$5.90
MUR272.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
$21.67
MUR1,001.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,067.07
FCFA17,080,608
|
$34,669.56
MUR1,602,207.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$20.59
MUR951.31
|
|
pay 44.6% less for housing
Libreville
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.79
FCFA41,864
|
$36.24
MUR1,674.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$853.02
FCFA519,117
|
$462.26
MUR21,362.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.30
FCFA301,422
|
$375.59
MUR17,357.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.17
FCFA51,222
|
$32.64
MUR1,508.55
|
|
pay 29.0% more for childcare
Libreville
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.70
FCFA72,844
|
$221.74
MUR10,247.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,365.76
FCFA3,265,410
|
$3,900.32
MUR180,248.34
|
|
pay 50.2% more for entertainment and sports
Libreville
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
FCFA603
|
$2.38
MUR110.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.68
FCFA2,847
|
$2.30
MUR106.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.48
FCFA1,507
|
$6.50
MUR300.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.79
FCFA35,166
|
$28.17
MUR1,301.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.42
MUR250.34
|
|
pay 13.7% more for clothing
Libreville
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.04
FCFA40,190
|
$58.50
MUR2,703.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.30
FCFA45,213
|
$44.49
MUR2,056.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
$91.73
MUR4,239.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.64
FCFA44,209
|
$75.84
MUR3,504.83
|
|
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