Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 2.4 times more expensive than Libreville.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 33.2% more for restaurants
Libreville
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.91
FCFA9,790
|
$17.09
£13.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.15
FCFA7,479
|
$7.46
£5.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA542
|
$1.84
£1.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA542
|
$1.36
£1.09
|
|
pay 35.3% less for groceries
Libreville
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
FCFA980
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
FCFA2,901
|
$3.60
£2.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
FCFA4,710
|
$4.68
£3.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
FCFA2,140
|
$2.58
£2.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
FCFA2,714
|
$3.16
£2.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
FCFA905
|
$1.05
£0.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA1,014
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.24
FCFA1,380
|
$0.99
£0.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
FCFA749
|
$1.17
£0.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA655
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA877
|
$0.58
£0.46
|
|
pay 47.6% more for transportation
Libreville
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
FCFA2,548
|
$7.31
£5.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
FCFA30,947
|
$91.63
£73.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,007.86
FCFA19,083,840
|
$25,486.21
£20,459.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.89
FCFA6,705
|
$16.30
£13.08
|
|
pay 26.9% more for housing
Libreville
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.84
FCFA42,982
|
$37.72
£30.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,089.47
FCFA670,513
|
$1,053.04
£845.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$586.64
FCFA361,046
|
$836.18
£671.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.45
FCFA52,589
|
$183.29
£147.14
|
|
pay 7.6 times more for childcare
Libreville
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.88
FCFA84,244
|
$1,186.33
£952.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,514.15
FCFA1,547,338
|
$16,551.73
£13,287.10
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Libreville
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
FCFA619
|
$4.95
£3.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,547
|
$3.59
£2.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
FCFA1,135
|
$14.82
£11.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.14
FCFA42,552
|
$41.78
£33.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,158
|
$11.97
£9.61
|
|
pay 4.6% less for clothing
Libreville
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.08
FCFA32,666
|
$73.74
£59.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.25
FCFA39,543
|
$38.00
£30.51
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.61
FCFA48,999
|
$79.51
£63.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.38
FCFA59,315
|
$80.83
£64.89
|
|
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