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Praia vs. Libreville Cost of Living Summary

Praia is 5.2% more expensive than Libreville.

Restaurants: pay 1.6% less in Praia
Groceries: pay 8.0% more in Praia
Transportation: pay 23.1% more in Praia
Housing: pay 1.7% less in Praia
Childcare: pay 30.9% less in Praia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.2% more in Praia
Clothing: pay 12.0% more in Praia

The cost of entertainment and sports, transportation, clothing, and groceries in Praia are more expensive than in Libreville. Expenses including childcare, housing, and restaurants are lower in Praia.

Praia vs. Libreville Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Praia instead of Libreville, you would:

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pay 1.6% less for restaurants

	Libreville	Praia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.89 FCFA10,077	$5.29 CVE500.43	-70.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.42 FCFA7,558	$6.93 CVE655.66	-48.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.49 FCFA840	$3.26 CVE309.01	+119.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.43 FCFA806	$1.33 CVE126.35	-6.7%
Average			-1.6%

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pay 8.0% more for groceries

	Libreville	Praia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 FCFA856	$2.19 CVE206.91	+43.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.70 FCFA2,645	$13.59 CVE1,286.73	+189.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.57 FCFA6,516	$5.38 CVE509.12	-53.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.55 FCFA3,124	$2.37 CVE224.44	-57.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.06 FCFA2,285	??
Apples (1 lb)	$2.03 FCFA1,143	$2.41 CVE228.47	+19.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$2.03 FCFA1,143	$1.45 CVE137.26	-28.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 FCFA914	$1.76 CVE166.24	+8.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 FCFA914	$2.80 CVE265.38	+72.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 FCFA914	$0.68 CVE64.06	-58.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.62 FCFA914	$0.72 CVE68.63	-55.3%
Average			+8.0%

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pay 23.1% more for transportation

	Libreville	Praia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.08 FCFA2,298	$6.26 CVE592.27	+53.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$49.19 FCFA27,711	$29.37 CVE2,780.18	-40.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,408.43 FCFA17,130,387	$30,364.84 CVE2,874,837.81	-0.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.34 FCFA4,132	$13.16 CVE1,245.85	+79.4%
Average			+23.1%

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pay 1.7% less for housing

	Libreville	Praia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$71.55 FCFA40,307	$54.34 CVE5,144.45	-24.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,073.24 FCFA604,602	$479.44 CVE45,392.18	-55.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$447.18 FCFA251,917	$266.36 CVE25,217.88	-40.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.39 FCFA38,529	$145.64 CVE13,788.24	+112.9%
Average			-1.7%

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pay 30.9% less for childcare

	Libreville	Praia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$178.87 FCFA100,767	$147.65 CVE13,979.40	-17.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,813.38 FCFA3,274,927	$3,238.92 CVE306,649.37	-44.3%
Average			-30.9%

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pay 27.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Libreville	Praia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.07 FCFA605	$2.72 CVE257.22	+153.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.26 FCFA3,527	$1.63 CVE154.47	-73.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.68 FCFA1,512	$4.79 CVE453.92	+78.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.08 FCFA37,788	$31.96 CVE3,026.15	-52.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.50 FCFA2,532	$5.86 CVE554.79	+30.4%
Average			+27.2%

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pay 12.0% more for clothing

	Libreville	Praia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.44 FCFA50,383	$88.10 CVE8,340.53	-1.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.72 FCFA25,192	$31.96 CVE3,026.15	-28.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$53.66 FCFA30,230	$85.23 CVE8,069.72	+58.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.32 FCFA60,460	$127.85 CVE12,104.58	+19.1%
Average			+12.0%

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