Cost of living comparison
Libreville is 35.5% cheaper than Saint Helier.
If you lived in Libreville instead of Saint Helier, you would:
pay 35.8% less for restaurants
Saint Helier
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$49.68
£39.67
|
$15.91
FCFA9,681
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
£6.94
|
$12.15
FCFA7,395
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
£2.03
|
$0.88
FCFA536
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
£1.39
|
$0.88
FCFA536
|
|
pay 8.9% more for groceries
Saint Helier
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
£1.69
|
$1.59
FCFA969
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
£3.51
|
$4.71
FCFA2,869
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
£5.41
|
$7.65
FCFA4,658
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.61
£3.68
|
$3.48
FCFA2,117
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
£3.41
|
$4.41
FCFA2,683
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
£1.31
|
$1.47
FCFA894
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
£0.90
|
$1.65
FCFA1,002
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.05
£1.64
|
$2.24
FCFA1,365
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
£1.28
|
$1.22
FCFA740
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
£0.76
|
$1.06
FCFA648
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
£0.60
|
$1.43
FCFA868
|
|
pay 30.9% less for transportation
Saint Helier
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.86
£5.48
|
$4.14
FCFA2,519
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.59
£51.57
|
$50.28
FCFA30,600
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,940.94
£23,108.38
|
$31,007.86
FCFA18,870,272
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.31
£28.19
|
$10.89
FCFA6,630
|
|
pay 31.8% less for housing
Saint Helier
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.54
£47.54
|
$69.84
FCFA42,501
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,792.17
£1,430.99
|
$1,089.47
FCFA663,010
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,632.47
£1,303.48
|
$586.64
FCFA357,005
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$145.06
£115.82
|
$85.45
FCFA52,001
|
|
pay 89.8% less for childcare
Saint Helier
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,971.83
£1,574.44
|
$136.88
FCFA83,301
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,449.33
£14,731.18
|
$2,514.15
FCFA1,530,022
|
|
pay 54.3% less for entertainment and sports
Saint Helier
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.14
£5.70
|
$1.01
FCFA612
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
£3.47
|
$2.51
FCFA1,530
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.82
£10.24
|
$1.84
FCFA1,122
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.60
£61.16
|
$69.14
FCFA42,076
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.15
£12.89
|
$8.38
FCFA5,100
|
|
pay 15.0% less for clothing
Saint Helier
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.82
£76.51
|
$53.08
FCFA32,300
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.82
£41.37
|
$64.25
FCFA39,101
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.17
£81.58
|
$79.61
FCFA48,451
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.23
£92.80
|
$96.38
FCFA58,651
|
|
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