Cost of living comparison
Libreville is 28.1% cheaper than London.
If you lived in Libreville instead of London, you would:
pay 25.7% less for restaurants
London
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.12
£17.07
|
$15.91
FCFA9,786
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.10
£7.36
|
$12.15
FCFA7,476
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
£1.86
|
$0.88
FCFA541
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
£1.42
|
$0.88
FCFA541
|
|
pay 43.5% more for groceries
London
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
£1.27
|
$1.59
FCFA980
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.08
£3.30
|
$4.71
FCFA2,900
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
£4.69
|
$7.65
FCFA4,708
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.53
£2.85
|
$3.48
FCFA2,140
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
£3.07
|
$4.41
FCFA2,713
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.97
|
$1.47
FCFA904
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
£0.58
|
$1.65
FCFA1,013
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
£0.94
|
$2.24
FCFA1,380
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
£1.19
|
$1.22
FCFA748
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
£0.51
|
$1.06
FCFA655
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
£0.53
|
$1.43
FCFA877
|
|
pay 44.2% less for transportation
London
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.25
£6.67
|
$4.14
FCFA2,547
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$198.74
£160.67
|
$50.28
FCFA30,934
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,052.51
£25,105.11
|
$31,007.86
FCFA19,076,038
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.83
£18.46
|
$10.89
FCFA6,702
|
|
pay 25.5% less for housing
London
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.24
£29.30
|
$69.84
FCFA42,964
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,575.57
£2,082.28
|
$1,089.47
FCFA670,239
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,776.05
£1,435.89
|
$586.64
FCFA360,898
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$286.24
£231.41
|
$85.45
FCFA52,568
|
|
pay 90.5% less for childcare
London
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,945.82
£1,573.14
|
$136.88
FCFA84,210
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,135.46
£17,087.45
|
$2,514.15
FCFA1,546,706
|
|
pay 47.6% less for entertainment and sports
London
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.45
£6.03
|
$1.01
FCFA619
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
£3.44
|
$2.51
FCFA1,547
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.15
£13.05
|
$1.84
FCFA1,134
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
£45.86
|
$69.14
FCFA42,534
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.91
£12.05
|
$8.38
FCFA5,156
|
|
pay 6.4% less for clothing
London
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.70
£74.94
|
$53.08
FCFA32,653
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.71
£34.53
|
$64.25
FCFA39,527
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.09
£74.45
|
$79.61
FCFA48,979
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.19
£97.17
|
$96.38
FCFA59,290
|
|
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