Cost of living comparison
San Jose is 49.2% more expensive than Libreville.
If you lived in San Jose instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 5.8% more for restaurants
Libreville
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.51
FCFA9,954
|
$10.74
CRC5,494.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.86
FCFA8,959
|
$9.76
CRC4,995.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
FCFA747
|
$2.01
CRC1,030.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
FCFA697
|
$1.50
CRC767.56
|
|
pay 16.5% more for groceries
Libreville
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
FCFA863
|
$2.66
CRC1,362.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.44
FCFA2,074
|
$4.50
CRC2,303.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.88
FCFA5,958
|
$7.34
CRC3,757.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
FCFA2,066
|
$3.25
CRC1,663.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.15
FCFA1,896
|
$4.56
CRC2,333.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA873
|
$2.28
CRC1,166.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
FCFA707
|
$0.63
CRC323.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA873
|
$1.30
CRC666.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
FCFA572
|
$1.28
CRC656.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
FCFA632
|
$1.23
CRC629.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
FCFA677
|
$1.08
CRC552.22
|
|
pay 13.0% more for transportation
Libreville
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.93
FCFA2,369
|
$5.59
CRC2,861.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
$38.19
CRC19,546.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,067.07
FCFA16,922,276
|
$31,625.41
CRC16,184,264.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$13.67
CRC6,995.16
|
|
pay 23.4% less for housing
Libreville
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.79
FCFA41,476
|
$47.58
CRC24,351.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$853.02
FCFA514,304
|
$701.17
CRC358,820.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.30
FCFA298,628
|
$443.75
CRC227,089.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.17
FCFA50,747
|
$54.88
CRC28,084.06
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Libreville
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.70
FCFA72,169
|
$463.64
CRC237,269.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,365.76
FCFA3,235,141
|
$10,719.76
CRC5,485,825.82
|
|
pay 78.3% more for entertainment and sports
Libreville
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
FCFA597
|
$3.47
CRC1,773.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.68
FCFA2,820
|
$3.56
CRC1,823.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.48
FCFA1,493
|
$4.59
CRC2,347.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.79
FCFA34,840
|
$58.91
CRC30,145.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.81
CRC3,996.11
|
|
pay 60.3% more for clothing
Libreville
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.04
FCFA39,817
|
$83.78
CRC42,872.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.30
FCFA44,794
|
$52.26
CRC26,742.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
$126.81
CRC64,892.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.64
FCFA43,799
|
$119.58
CRC61,193.13
|
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