Cost of living comparison
Libreville is 66.6% more expensive than Minsk.
If you lived in Libreville instead of Minsk, you would:
pay 65.0% more for restaurants
Minsk
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.90
BYN32.31
|
$15.91
FCFA9,690
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.33
BYN17.38
|
$12.15
FCFA7,402
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
BYN2.77
|
$0.88
FCFA536
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
BYN1.71
|
$0.88
FCFA536
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Minsk
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
BYN2.17
|
$1.59
FCFA970
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.74
BYN12.22
|
$4.71
FCFA2,872
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.09
BYN10.09
|
$7.65
FCFA4,662
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.45
BYN4.74
|
$3.48
FCFA2,119
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
BYN6.35
|
$4.41
FCFA2,686
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
BYN2.17
|
$1.47
FCFA895
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
BYN3.00
|
$1.65
FCFA1,003
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BYN2.86
|
$2.24
FCFA1,366
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
BYN4.23
|
$1.22
FCFA741
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BYN1.15
|
$1.06
FCFA648
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
BYN1.27
|
$1.43
FCFA868
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Minsk
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.70
BYN12.08
|
$4.14
FCFA2,522
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.80
BYN64.61
|
$50.28
FCFA30,630
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,504.75
BYN70,168.14
|
$31,007.86
FCFA18,888,578
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.17
BYN10.34
|
$10.89
FCFA6,637
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Minsk
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
BYN44.33
|
$69.84
FCFA42,542
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$403.93
BYN1,317.99
|
$1,089.47
FCFA663,653
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$265.15
BYN865.15
|
$586.64
FCFA357,351
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.60
BYN148.79
|
$85.45
FCFA52,051
|
|
pay 66.2% less for childcare
Minsk
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$464.49
BYN1,515.59
|
$136.88
FCFA83,382
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,614.68
BYN21,583.13
|
$2,514.15
FCFA1,531,506
|
|
pay 36.8% more for entertainment and sports
Minsk
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
BYN4.06
|
$1.01
FCFA613
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
BYN5.78
|
$2.51
FCFA1,532
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
BYN6.20
|
$1.84
FCFA1,123
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.75
BYN119.91
|
$69.14
FCFA42,116
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.75
BYN15.51
|
$8.38
FCFA5,105
|
|
pay 8.0% less for clothing
Minsk
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.88
BYN234.55
|
$53.08
FCFA32,332
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.22
BYN154.07
|
$64.25
FCFA39,138
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.20
BYN353.05
|
$79.61
FCFA48,498
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.87
BYN371.53
|
$96.38
FCFA58,708
|
|
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