Cost of living comparison
Tripoli is 52.5% cheaper than Libreville.
If you lived in Tripoli instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 61.0% less for restaurants
Libreville
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.91
FCFA9,755
|
$6.30
LYD30.730
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.15
FCFA7,452
|
$4.20
LYD20.480
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA540
|
$0.54
LYD2.620
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA540
|
$0.18
LYD0.890
|
|
pay 63.4% less for groceries
Libreville
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
FCFA976
|
$0.39
LYD1.900
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
FCFA2,891
|
$3.27
LYD15.930
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
FCFA4,693
|
$3.74
LYD18.250
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
FCFA2,133
|
$1.43
LYD6.960
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
FCFA2,704
|
$1.74
LYD8.510
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
FCFA901
|
$0.83
LYD4.070
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA1,010
|
$0.54
LYD2.640
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.24
FCFA1,375
|
$0.37
LYD1.810
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
FCFA746
|
$0.27
LYD1.320
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA653
|
$0.31
LYD1.500
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA874
|
$0.32
LYD1.550
|
|
pay 61.1% less for transportation
Libreville
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
FCFA2,539
|
$0.12
LYD0.580
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
FCFA30,836
|
$23.05
LYD112.410
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,007.86
FCFA19,015,402
|
$15,223.10
LYD74,255.540
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.89
FCFA6,681
|
$6.30
LYD30.730
|
|
pay 69.5% less for housing
Libreville
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.84
FCFA42,827
|
$22.66
LYD110.540
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,089.47
FCFA668,109
|
$230.97
LYD1,126.640
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$586.64
FCFA359,751
|
$137.80
LYD672.140
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.45
FCFA52,401
|
$38.44
LYD187.500
|
|
pay 49.3% less for childcare
Libreville
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.88
FCFA83,942
|
$70.16
LYD342.220
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,514.15
FCFA1,541,789
|
$1,259.84
LYD6,145.290
|
|
pay 29.3% less for entertainment and sports
Libreville
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
FCFA617
|
$1.00
LYD4.900
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,542
|
$0.60
LYD2.920
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
FCFA1,131
|
$2.31
LYD11.270
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.14
FCFA42,399
|
$28.91
LYD141.030
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,139
|
$5.25
LYD25.610
|
|
pay 33.9% less for clothing
Libreville
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.08
FCFA32,549
|
$39.42
LYD192.270
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.25
FCFA39,401
|
$34.22
LYD166.930
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.61
FCFA48,823
|
$54.78
LYD267.230
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.38
FCFA59,102
|
$65.56
LYD319.780
|
|
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