Cost of living comparison
Libreville is 79.5% more expensive than Rabat.
If you lived in Libreville instead of Rabat, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Rabat
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.75
MAD37.54
|
$16.51
FCFA10,047
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
MAD60.07
|
$14.86
FCFA9,043
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
MAD6.36
|
$1.24
FCFA754
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
MAD3.75
|
$1.16
FCFA703
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Rabat
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.51
MAD5.10
|
$1.43
FCFA871
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
MAD47.55
|
$3.44
FCFA2,093
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.06
MAD30.60
|
$9.88
FCFA6,014
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
MAD17.93
|
$3.43
FCFA2,085
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
MAD26.68
|
$3.15
FCFA1,914
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
MAD6.48
|
$1.45
FCFA881
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
MAD5.64
|
$1.17
FCFA714
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD2.98
|
$1.45
FCFA881
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MAD3.48
|
$0.95
FCFA577
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MAD2.83
|
$1.05
FCFA638
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
MAD2.74
|
$1.12
FCFA684
|
|
pay 17.8% more for transportation
Rabat
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.81
MAD58.22
|
$3.93
FCFA2,391
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.99
MAD250.28
|
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,988.52
MAD270,302.97
|
$28,067.07
FCFA17,080,608
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.12
MAD81.30
|
?? | |
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Rabat
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.82
MAD408.79
|
$68.79
FCFA41,864
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.37
MAD4,130.06
|
$853.02
FCFA519,117
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.16
MAD2,615.65
|
$495.30
FCFA301,422
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.04
MAD320.90
|
$84.17
FCFA51,222
|
|
pay 24.0% more for childcare
Rabat
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.41
MAD1,356.18
|
$119.70
FCFA72,844
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,362.57
MAD33,677.75
|
$5,365.76
FCFA3,265,410
|
|
pay 44.5% more for entertainment and sports
Rabat
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
MAD40.04
|
$0.99
FCFA603
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
MAD17.39
|
$4.68
FCFA2,847
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.90
MAD39.04
|
$2.48
FCFA1,507
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.24
MAD262.78
|
$57.79
FCFA35,166
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.50
MAD65.07
|
?? | |
pay 4.0% less for clothing
Rabat
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.15
MAD642.53
|
$66.04
FCFA40,190
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.23
MAD463.02
|
$74.30
FCFA45,213
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.91
MAD940.57
|
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.55
MAD1,007.03
|
$72.64
FCFA44,209
|
|
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