Cost of living comparison
Libreville is 81.8% more expensive than N'djamena.
If you lived in Libreville instead of N'djamena, you would:
pay 98.0% more for restaurants
|
N'djamena
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
FCFA2,062
|
$15.91
FCFA9,786
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.41
FCFA8,249
|
$12.15
FCFA7,476
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
FCFA567
|
$0.88
FCFA541
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
FCFA412
|
$0.88
FCFA541
|
|
pay 70.0% more for groceries
|
N'djamena
|
Libreville
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.59
FCFA980
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.71
FCFA2,900
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
FCFA4,196
|
$7.65
FCFA4,708
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,176
|
$3.48
FCFA2,140
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$4.41
FCFA2,713
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
FCFA1,520
|
$1.47
FCFA904
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA444
|
$1.65
FCFA1,013
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,169
|
$2.24
FCFA1,380
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA390
|
$1.22
FCFA748
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA421
|
$1.06
FCFA655
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA281
|
$1.43
FCFA877
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
N'djamena
|
Libreville
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.29
FCFA2,022
|
$4.14
FCFA2,547
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$50.28
FCFA30,934
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,721.38
FCFA5,980,596
|
$31,007.86
FCFA19,076,038
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$10.89
FCFA6,702
|
|
pay 63.9% more for housing
|
N'djamena
|
Libreville
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.22
FCFA48,120
|
$69.84
FCFA42,964
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,168.19
FCFA718,671
|
$1,089.47
FCFA670,239
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$136.88
FCFA84,210
|
$586.64
FCFA360,898
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.26
FCFA118,278
|
$85.45
FCFA52,568
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
|
N'djamena
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.01
FCFA19,076
|
$136.88
FCFA84,210
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,676.10
FCFA1,031,137
|
$2,514.15
FCFA1,546,706
|
|
pay 4.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
N'djamena
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.34
FCFA825
|
$1.01
FCFA619
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.82
FCFA1,117
|
$2.51
FCFA1,547
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
FCFA1,237
|
$1.84
FCFA1,134
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$134.09
FCFA82,491
|
$69.14
FCFA42,534
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.03
FCFA3,093
|
$8.38
FCFA5,156
|
|
pay 18.1% more for clothing
|
N'djamena
|
Libreville
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.52
FCFA20,623
|
$53.08
FCFA32,653
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$92.19
FCFA56,713
|
$64.25
FCFA39,527
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.09
FCFA28,356
|
$79.61
FCFA48,979
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.09
FCFA82,491
|
$96.38
FCFA59,290
|
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