Cost of living comparison
Libreville is 74.4% more expensive than Praia.
If you lived in Libreville instead of Praia, you would:
pay 75.1% more for restaurants
Praia
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.67
CVE484.24
|
$15.91
FCFA9,690
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
CVE612.71
|
$12.15
FCFA7,402
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
CVE146.41
|
$0.88
FCFA536
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
CVE98.97
|
$0.88
FCFA536
|
|
pay 76.5% more for groceries
Praia
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
CVE122.80
|
$1.59
FCFA970
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
CVE333.81
|
$4.71
FCFA2,872
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.53
CVE365.94
|
$7.65
FCFA4,662
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
CVE255.98
|
$3.48
FCFA2,119
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.98
CVE204.97
|
$4.41
FCFA2,686
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
CVE127.38
|
$1.47
FCFA895
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
CVE92.64
|
$1.65
FCFA1,003
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
CVE92.64
|
$2.24
FCFA1,366
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
CVE97.27
|
$1.22
FCFA741
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
CVE62.53
|
$1.06
FCFA648
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
CVE67.16
|
$1.43
FCFA868
|
|
pay 26.6% more for transportation
Praia
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.38
CVE661.38
|
$4.14
FCFA2,522
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.69
CVE2,144.49
|
$50.28
FCFA30,630
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,607.54
CVE2,757,206.21
|
$31,007.86
FCFA18,888,578
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.30
CVE1,378.60
|
$10.89
FCFA6,637
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Praia
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.11
CVE6,229.24
|
$69.84
FCFA42,542
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$246.37
CVE25,529.69
|
$1,089.47
FCFA663,653
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$148.36
CVE15,374.04
|
$586.64
FCFA357,351
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.56
CVE6,482.78
|
$85.45
FCFA52,051
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Praia
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.40
CVE7,917.00
|
$136.88
FCFA83,382
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,064.30
CVE110,288.25
|
$2,514.15
FCFA1,531,506
|
|
pay 28.8% more for entertainment and sports
Praia
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.27
CVE235.64
|
$1.01
FCFA613
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.49
CVE154.11
|
$2.51
FCFA1,532
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
CVE459.53
|
$1.84
FCFA1,123
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.92
CVE2,893.36
|
$69.14
FCFA42,116
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.91
CVE612.71
|
$8.38
FCFA5,105
|
|
pay 33.3% more for clothing
Praia
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$53.08
FCFA32,332
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.56
CVE3,063.56
|
$64.25
FCFA39,138
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.84
CVE8,169.50
|
$79.61
FCFA48,498
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.26
CVE12,254.25
|
$96.38
FCFA58,708
|
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