Cost of living comparison
Windhoek is 24.6% cheaper than Libreville.
If you lived in Windhoek instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 47.2% less for restaurants
Libreville
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.51
FCFA10,047
|
$9.53
NAD175.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.86
FCFA9,043
|
$4.36
NAD80.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
FCFA754
|
$0.81
NAD14.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
FCFA703
|
$0.68
NAD12.51
|
|
pay 33.6% less for groceries
Libreville
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
FCFA871
|
$0.79
NAD14.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.44
FCFA2,093
|
$2.89
NAD53.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.88
FCFA6,014
|
$5.39
NAD99.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
FCFA2,085
|
$3.22
NAD59.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.15
FCFA1,914
|
$2.13
NAD39.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA881
|
$0.81
NAD14.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
FCFA714
|
$0.79
NAD14.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA881
|
$0.67
NAD12.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
FCFA577
|
$0.61
NAD11.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
FCFA638
|
$0.84
NAD15.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
FCFA684
|
$0.68
NAD12.54
|
|
pay 28.6% less for transportation
Libreville
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.93
FCFA2,391
|
$4.49
NAD82.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
$27.23
NAD500.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,067.07
FCFA17,080,608
|
$11,189.91
NAD205,629.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$6.37
NAD117.07
|
|
pay 40.7% less for housing
Libreville
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.79
FCFA41,864
|
$53.42
NAD981.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$853.02
FCFA519,117
|
$360.37
NAD6,622.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.30
FCFA301,422
|
$246.89
NAD4,536.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.17
FCFA51,222
|
$56.78
NAD1,043.39
|
|
pay 13.9% more for childcare
Libreville
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.70
FCFA72,844
|
$166.47
NAD3,059.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,365.76
FCFA3,265,410
|
$4,756.12
NAD87,400.06
|
|
pay 8.4% less for entertainment and sports
Libreville
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
FCFA603
|
$1.63
NAD30.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.68
FCFA2,847
|
$1.89
NAD34.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.48
FCFA1,507
|
$2.42
NAD44.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.79
FCFA35,166
|
$36.47
NAD670.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.27
NAD60.04
|
|
pay 27.4% less for clothing
Libreville
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.04
FCFA40,190
|
$35.39
NAD650.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.30
FCFA45,213
|
$21.99
NAD404.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
$63.53
NAD1,167.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.64
FCFA44,209
|
$48.87
NAD898.05
|
|
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