Cost of living comparison
Libreville is 28.9% more expensive than Mexico City.
If you lived in Libreville instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 40.9% more for restaurants
Mexico City
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.28
MX$142.01
|
$15.91
FCFA9,755
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.95
MX$119.25
|
$12.15
FCFA7,452
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
MX$18.22
|
$0.88
FCFA540
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
MX$13.31
|
$0.88
FCFA540
|
|
pay 65.2% more for groceries
Mexico City
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.09
MX$35.79
|
$1.59
FCFA976
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.43
MX$76.07
|
$4.71
FCFA2,891
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.45
MX$93.45
|
$7.65
FCFA4,693
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
MX$36.92
|
$3.48
FCFA2,133
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
MX$54.67
|
$4.41
FCFA2,704
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
MX$20.75
|
$1.47
FCFA901
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
MX$10.64
|
$1.65
FCFA1,010
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
MX$12.16
|
$2.24
FCFA1,375
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
MX$13.08
|
$1.22
FCFA746
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
MX$13.43
|
$1.06
FCFA653
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MX$12.60
|
$1.43
FCFA874
|
|
pay 76.2% more for transportation
Mexico City
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
MX$84.49
|
$4.14
FCFA2,539
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.77
MX$305.01
|
$50.28
FCFA30,836
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,067.99
MX$378,688.94
|
$31,007.86
FCFA19,015,402
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.52
MX$94.67
|
$10.89
FCFA6,681
|
|
pay 78.9% more for housing
Mexico City
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.01
MX$480.61
|
$69.84
FCFA42,827
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$826.42
MX$14,181.40
|
$1,089.47
FCFA668,109
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.11
MX$8,238.77
|
$586.64
FCFA359,751
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.24
MX$690.53
|
$85.45
FCFA52,401
|
|
pay 67.8% less for childcare
Mexico City
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$377.91
MX$6,485.05
|
$136.88
FCFA83,942
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,870.11
MX$152,211.92
|
$2,514.15
FCFA1,541,789
|
|
pay 4.3% less for entertainment and sports
Mexico City
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
MX$47.34
|
$1.01
FCFA617
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
MX$49.54
|
$2.51
FCFA1,542
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
MX$66.27
|
$1.84
FCFA1,131
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.94
MX$857.02
|
$69.14
FCFA42,399
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.97
MX$85.21
|
$8.38
FCFA5,139
|
|
pay 13.0% more for clothing
Mexico City
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.86
MX$975.67
|
$53.08
FCFA32,549
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.51
MX$643.70
|
$64.25
FCFA39,401
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.48
MX$1,587.00
|
$79.61
FCFA48,823
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.13
MX$1,632.37
|
$96.38
FCFA59,102
|
|
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