Cost of living comparison
San Salvador is 0.8% cheaper than Libreville.
If you lived in San Salvador instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 31.2% less for restaurants
Libreville
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.51
FCFA10,047
|
$10.00
SVC87.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.86
FCFA9,043
|
$7.50
SVC65.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
FCFA754
|
$1.05
SVC9.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
FCFA703
|
$0.91
SVC7.96
|
|
pay 13.2% less for groceries
Libreville
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
FCFA871
|
$1.85
SVC16.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.44
FCFA2,093
|
$3.20
SVC28.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.88
FCFA6,014
|
$7.42
SVC64.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
FCFA2,085
|
$3.05
SVC26.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.15
FCFA1,914
|
$2.63
SVC22.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA881
|
$1.29
SVC11.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
FCFA714
|
$0.71
SVC6.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA881
|
$0.95
SVC8.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
FCFA577
|
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
FCFA638
|
$0.93
SVC8.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
FCFA684
|
$0.81
SVC7.05
|
|
pay 24.1% less for transportation
Libreville
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.93
FCFA2,391
|
$4.05
SVC35.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
$25.00
SVC218.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,067.07
FCFA17,080,608
|
$19,500.00
SVC170,463.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$29.00
SVC253.51
|
|
pay 4.6% less for housing
Libreville
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.79
FCFA41,864
|
$42.14
SVC368.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$853.02
FCFA519,117
|
$842.86
SVC7,368.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.30
FCFA301,422
|
$635.71
SVC5,557.23
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.17
FCFA51,222
|
$78.66
SVC687.58
|
|
pay 11.9% more for childcare
Libreville
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.70
FCFA72,844
|
$165.62
SVC1,447.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,365.76
FCFA3,265,410
|
$4,585.71
SVC40,087.01
|
|
pay 20.0% more for entertainment and sports
Libreville
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
FCFA603
|
$2.00
SVC17.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.68
FCFA2,847
|
$3.04
SVC26.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.48
FCFA1,507
|
$4.00
SVC34.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.79
FCFA35,166
|
$29.88
SVC261.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.00
SVC43.71
|
|
pay 35.3% more for clothing
Libreville
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.04
FCFA40,190
|
$69.29
SVC605.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.30
FCFA45,213
|
$54.86
SVC479.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
$99.29
SVC867.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.64
FCFA44,209
|
$104.43
SVC912.88
|
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