Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 9.9% cheaper than Libreville.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 46.8% less for restaurants
Libreville
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.51
FCFA10,047
|
$8.17
ZAR151.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.86
FCFA9,043
|
$4.36
ZAR80.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
FCFA754
|
$0.91
ZAR16.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
FCFA703
|
$0.70
ZAR12.98
|
|
pay 40.4% less for groceries
Libreville
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
FCFA871
|
$0.99
ZAR18.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.44
FCFA2,093
|
$3.57
ZAR66.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.88
FCFA6,014
|
$4.49
ZAR83.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
FCFA2,085
|
$2.28
ZAR42.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.15
FCFA1,914
|
$1.97
ZAR36.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA881
|
$0.62
ZAR11.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
FCFA714
|
$0.60
ZAR11.11
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA881
|
$0.61
ZAR11.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
FCFA577
|
$0.69
ZAR12.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
FCFA638
|
$0.52
ZAR9.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
FCFA684
|
$0.56
ZAR10.34
|
|
pay 9.2% more for transportation
Libreville
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.93
FCFA2,391
|
$4.84
ZAR89.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
$62.65
ZAR1,162.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,067.07
FCFA17,080,608
|
$18,595.53
ZAR345,047.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$11.25
ZAR208.74
|
|
pay 31.9% less for housing
Libreville
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.79
FCFA41,864
|
$40.52
ZAR751.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$853.02
FCFA519,117
|
$408.57
ZAR7,581.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.30
FCFA301,422
|
$350.25
ZAR6,499.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.17
FCFA51,222
|
$79.77
ZAR1,480.13
|
|
pay 23.9% more for childcare
Libreville
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.70
FCFA72,844
|
$214.13
ZAR3,973.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,365.76
FCFA3,265,410
|
$3,698.27
ZAR68,622.80
|
|
pay 7.8% more for entertainment and sports
Libreville
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
FCFA603
|
$2.23
ZAR41.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.68
FCFA2,847
|
$1.83
ZAR33.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.48
FCFA1,507
|
$2.72
ZAR50.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.79
FCFA35,166
|
$32.65
ZAR605.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.95
ZAR128.88
|
|
pay 9.0% more for clothing
Libreville
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.04
FCFA40,190
|
$47.52
ZAR881.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.30
FCFA45,213
|
$34.15
ZAR633.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
$85.40
ZAR1,584.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.64
FCFA44,209
|
$94.42
ZAR1,752.04
|
|
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