Cost of living comparison
Rome is 72.2% more expensive than Libreville.
If you lived in Rome instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 49.8% more for restaurants
Libreville
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.91
FCFA9,690
|
$19.79
€18.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.15
FCFA7,402
|
$9.90
€9.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA536
|
$2.26
€2.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA536
|
$1.21
€1.12
|
|
pay 7.6% less for groceries
Libreville
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
FCFA970
|
$1.78
€1.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
FCFA2,872
|
$8.48
€7.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
FCFA4,662
|
$6.93
€6.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
FCFA2,119
|
$3.56
€3.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
FCFA2,686
|
$4.84
€4.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
FCFA895
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA1,003
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.24
FCFA1,366
|
$1.11
€1.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
FCFA741
|
$1.32
€1.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA648
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA868
|
$0.79
€0.74
|
|
pay 22.9% more for transportation
Libreville
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
FCFA2,522
|
$7.67
€7.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
FCFA30,630
|
$38.48
€35.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,007.86
FCFA18,888,578
|
$27,486.24
€25,525.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.89
FCFA6,637
|
$15.39
€14.29
|
|
pay 21.5% more for housing
Libreville
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.84
FCFA42,542
|
$30.43
€28.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,089.47
FCFA663,653
|
$1,171.91
€1,088.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$586.64
FCFA357,351
|
$773.95
€718.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.45
FCFA52,051
|
$173.31
€160.94
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
Libreville
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.88
FCFA83,382
|
$531.12
€493.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,514.15
FCFA1,531,506
|
$8,734.44
€8,111.24
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Libreville
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
FCFA613
|
$5.50
€5.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,532
|
$1.67
€1.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
FCFA1,123
|
$6.60
€6.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.14
FCFA42,116
|
$56.27
€52.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,105
|
$9.90
€9.19
|
|
pay 17.2% more for clothing
Libreville
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.08
FCFA32,332
|
$85.59
€79.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.25
FCFA39,138
|
$36.33
€33.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.61
FCFA48,498
|
$97.35
€90.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.38
FCFA58,708
|
$123.90
€115.06
|
|
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