Cost of living comparison
Libreville is 2.7 times more expensive than Mogadishu.
If you lived in Libreville instead of Mogadishu, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
Mogadishu
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SOS1,713
|
$16.51
FCFA10,047
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.50
SOS1,998
|
$14.86
FCFA9,043
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS357
|
$1.24
FCFA754
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
SOS285
|
$1.16
FCFA703
|
|
pay 85.2% more for groceries
Mogadishu
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
SOS666
|
$1.43
FCFA871
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.88
SOS1,071
|
$3.44
FCFA2,093
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.91
SOS3,377
|
$9.88
FCFA6,014
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.81
SOS1,036
|
$3.43
FCFA2,085
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,079
|
$3.15
FCFA1,914
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
SOS799
|
$1.45
FCFA881
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
SOS218
|
$1.17
FCFA714
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
SOS527
|
$1.45
FCFA881
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
SOS259
|
$0.95
FCFA577
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
SOS264
|
$1.05
FCFA638
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS311
|
$1.12
FCFA684
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Mogadishu
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SOS2,233
|
$3.93
FCFA2,391
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SOS11,420
|
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,500.00
SOS4,282,339
|
$28,067.07
FCFA17,080,608
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.80
SOS3,312
|
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pay 3.3 times more for housing
Mogadishu
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.75
SOS19,271
|
$68.79
FCFA41,864
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$180.00
SOS102,776
|
$853.02
FCFA519,117
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.43
SOS48,778
|
$495.30
FCFA301,422
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.51
SOS59,673
|
$84.17
FCFA51,222
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
Mogadishu
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$73.75
SOS42,110
|
$119.70
FCFA72,844
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$885.00
SOS505,316
|
$5,365.76
FCFA3,265,410
|
|
pay 83.0% more for entertainment and sports
Mogadishu
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
SOS3,997
|
$0.99
FCFA603
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.38
SOS785
|
$4.68
FCFA2,847
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.69
SOS965
|
$2.48
FCFA1,507
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.00
SOS14,274
|
$57.79
FCFA35,166
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? | ?? | |
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Mogadishu
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.33
SOS10,468
|
$66.04
FCFA40,190
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
SOS13,894
|
$74.30
FCFA45,213
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$22.67
SOS12,942
|
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.33
SOS38,446
|
$72.64
FCFA44,209
|
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