Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 2.5 times more expensive than Libreville.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 80.6% more for restaurants
Libreville
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.91
FCFA9,747
|
$13.79
NZ$23.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.15
FCFA7,446
|
$9.40
NZ$15.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA539
|
$2.59
NZ$4.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA539
|
$2.33
NZ$3.91
|
|
pay 7.4% more for groceries
Libreville
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
FCFA976
|
$2.13
NZ$3.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
FCFA2,888
|
$5.07
NZ$8.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
FCFA4,689
|
$7.36
NZ$12.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
FCFA2,131
|
$4.65
NZ$7.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
FCFA2,702
|
$4.79
NZ$8.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
FCFA901
|
$1.41
NZ$2.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA1,009
|
$1.08
NZ$1.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.24
FCFA1,374
|
$1.42
NZ$2.39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
FCFA745
|
$2.62
NZ$4.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA652
|
$1.04
NZ$1.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA873
|
$0.92
NZ$1.55
|
|
pay 50.8% more for transportation
Libreville
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
FCFA2,537
|
$6.96
NZ$11.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
FCFA30,810
|
$95.46
NZ$160.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,007.86
FCFA18,999,544
|
$27,889.45
NZ$46,876.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.89
FCFA6,676
|
$16.89
NZ$28.39
|
|
pay 55.7% more for housing
Libreville
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.84
FCFA42,792
|
$57.53
NZ$96.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,089.47
FCFA667,552
|
$1,590.25
NZ$2,672.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$586.64
FCFA359,451
|
$1,399.68
NZ$2,352.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.45
FCFA52,357
|
$133.18
NZ$223.85
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for childcare
Libreville
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.88
FCFA83,872
|
$833.64
NZ$1,401.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,514.15
FCFA1,540,504
|
$12,637.85
NZ$21,241.51
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Libreville
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
FCFA616
|
$6.89
NZ$11.59
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,540
|
$3.40
NZ$5.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
FCFA1,130
|
$23.82
NZ$40.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.14
FCFA42,364
|
$41.36
NZ$69.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,135
|
$12.54
NZ$21.07
|
|
pay 22.1% more for clothing
Libreville
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.08
FCFA32,522
|
$78.58
NZ$132.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.25
FCFA39,368
|
$47.12
NZ$79.21
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.61
FCFA48,783
|
$107.54
NZ$180.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.38
FCFA59,053
|
$127.08
NZ$213.59
|
|
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