Cost of living comparison
Libreville is 98.6% more expensive than Nairobi.
If you lived in Libreville instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Nairobi
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.49
KES593.18
|
$15.91
FCFA9,690
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.24
KES692.04
|
$12.15
FCFA7,402
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
KES65.89
|
$0.88
FCFA536
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
KES54.31
|
$0.88
FCFA536
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Nairobi
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
KES62.77
|
$1.59
FCFA970
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
KES701.29
|
$4.71
FCFA2,872
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.40
KES449.19
|
$7.65
FCFA4,662
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.37
KES181.44
|
$3.48
FCFA2,119
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
KES344.68
|
$4.41
FCFA2,686
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
KES121.01
|
$1.47
FCFA895
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES49.13
|
$1.65
FCFA1,003
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
KES94.46
|
$2.24
FCFA1,366
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
KES51.02
|
$1.22
FCFA741
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES48.66
|
$1.06
FCFA648
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KES50.78
|
$1.43
FCFA868
|
|
pay 36.0% more for transportation
Nairobi
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.72
KES623.08
|
$4.14
FCFA2,522
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.03
KES4,363.71
|
$50.28
FCFA30,630
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,338.57
KES2,026,681.46
|
$31,007.86
FCFA18,888,578
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
KES1,418.68
|
$10.89
FCFA6,637
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Nairobi
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.12
KES5,961.38
|
$69.84
FCFA42,542
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.90
KES49,007.56
|
$1,089.47
FCFA663,653
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$174.44
KES23,049.09
|
$586.64
FCFA357,351
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$19.29
KES2,548.78
|
$85.45
FCFA52,051
|
|
pay 30.2% less for childcare
Nairobi
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$128.41
KES16,967.06
|
$136.88
FCFA83,382
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,645.08
KES1,010,142.24
|
$2,514.15
FCFA1,531,506
|
|
pay 8.6% more for entertainment and sports
Nairobi
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
KES247.16
|
$1.01
FCFA613
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KES281.28
|
$2.51
FCFA1,532
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.62
KES346.02
|
$1.84
FCFA1,123
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.98
KES5,678.99
|
$69.14
FCFA42,116
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.99
KES790.90
|
$8.38
FCFA5,105
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Nairobi
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.15
KES2,134.53
|
$53.08
FCFA32,332
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.44
KES3,097.69
|
$64.25
FCFA39,138
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.37
KES5,334.08
|
$79.61
FCFA48,498
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$43.70
KES5,774.47
|
$96.38
FCFA58,708
|
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