Cost of living comparison
Libreville is 58.2% more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Libreville instead of Lima, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Lima
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.01
PEN14.80
|
$15.91
FCFA9,681
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.35
PEN19.73
|
$12.15
FCFA7,395
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
PEN3.22
|
$0.88
FCFA536
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
PEN2.20
|
$0.88
FCFA536
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Lima
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
PEN7.02
|
$1.59
FCFA969
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.58
PEN13.21
|
$4.71
FCFA2,869
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.74
PEN17.48
|
$7.65
FCFA4,658
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
PEN7.71
|
$3.48
FCFA2,117
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
PEN8.69
|
$4.41
FCFA2,683
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
PEN2.75
|
$1.47
FCFA894
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.71
|
$1.65
FCFA1,002
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.66
|
$2.24
FCFA1,365
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.70
|
$1.22
FCFA740
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.41
|
$1.06
FCFA648
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.55
|
$1.43
FCFA868
|
|
pay 47.4% more for transportation
Lima
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.56
PEN20.50
|
$4.14
FCFA2,519
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.75
PEN61.76
|
$50.28
FCFA30,600
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,401.64
PEN78,915.39
|
$31,007.86
FCFA18,870,272
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.52
PEN57.21
|
$10.89
FCFA6,630
|
|
pay 98.4% more for housing
Lima
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.39
PEN104.70
|
$69.84
FCFA42,501
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.74
PEN1,857.45
|
$1,089.47
FCFA663,010
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$328.82
PEN1,212.47
|
$586.64
FCFA357,005
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.84
PEN205.90
|
$85.45
FCFA52,001
|
|
pay 43.5% less for childcare
Lima
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.22
PEN738.26
|
$136.88
FCFA83,301
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,654.15
PEN20,848.84
|
$2,514.15
FCFA1,530,022
|
|
pay 2.9% less for entertainment and sports
Lima
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
PEN7.89
|
$1.01
FCFA612
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.69
PEN9.92
|
$2.51
FCFA1,530
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.35
PEN19.73
|
$1.84
FCFA1,122
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.28
PEN137.47
|
$69.14
FCFA42,076
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.69
PEN24.66
|
$8.38
FCFA5,100
|
|
pay 48.6% more for clothing
Lima
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.06
PEN155.10
|
$53.08
FCFA32,300
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.40
PEN104.72
|
$64.25
FCFA39,101
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.34
PEN266.74
|
$79.61
FCFA48,451
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.12
PEN269.63
|
$96.38
FCFA58,651
|
|
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