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Libreville vs. Saint John's Cost of Living Summary

Libreville is 30.0% more expensive than Saint John's.

Restaurants: pay 17.9% more in Libreville
Groceries: pay 1.0% more in Libreville
Transportation: pay 30.8% less in Libreville
Housing: pay 17.6% less in Libreville
Childcare: pay 3.1 times more in Libreville
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.5% less in Libreville
Clothing: pay 25.7% more in Libreville

The cost of childcare, clothing, restaurants, and groceries in Libreville are more expensive than in Saint John's. Expenses including transportation, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Libreville. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Libreville.

Libreville vs. Saint John's Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Libreville instead of Saint John's, you would:

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pay 17.9% more for restaurants

	Saint John's	Libreville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.88 EC$37.50	$17.89 FCFA10,235	+28.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.10 EC$30.00	$13.42 FCFA7,677	+20.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.07 EC$5.60	$1.49 FCFA853	-28.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.96 EC$2.58	$1.43 FCFA819	+49.7%
Average			+17.9%

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pay 1.0% more for groceries

	Saint John's	Libreville
Bread 1 loaf	$2.78 EC$7.50	$1.52 FCFA869	-45.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.07 EC$11.00	$4.70 FCFA2,687	+15.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.40 EC$22.71	$11.57 FCFA6,619	+37.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.37 EC$14.50	$5.55 FCFA3,173	+3.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.69 EC$9.98	$4.06 FCFA2,321	+9.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.96 EC$8.00	$2.03 FCFA1,161	-31.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 EC$3.00	$2.03 FCFA1,161	+82.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$1.62 FCFA929	-56.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$1.62 FCFA929	-56.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$1.62 FCFA929	+25.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$1.62 FCFA929	+25.3%
Average			+1.0%

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pay 30.8% less for transportation

	Saint John's	Libreville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.29 EC$17.00	$4.08 FCFA2,334	-35.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$49.19 FCFA28,147
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,681.34 EC$64,000.00	$30,408.43 FCFA17M	+28.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$51.53 EC$139.27	$7.34 FCFA4,197	-85.8%
Average			-30.8%

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pay 17.6% less for housing

	Saint John's	Libreville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.58 EC$209.67	$71.55 FCFA40,941	-7.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,048.39 EC$2,833.33	$1,073.24 FCFA614K	+2.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$678.37 EC$1,833.33	$447.18 FCFA256K	-34.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$99.04 EC$267.65	$68.39 FCFA39,135	-30.9%
Average			-17.6%

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pay 3.1 times more for childcare

	Saint John's	Libreville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$178.87 FCFA102K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,850.10 EC$5,000.00	$5,813.38 FCFA3M	+214.2%
Average			+214.2%

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pay 0.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Saint John's	Libreville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$1.07 FCFA614	-42.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.95 EC$10.67	$6.26 FCFA3,582	+58.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$2.68 FCFA1,535
Monthly membership at local gym	$61.67 EC$166.67	$67.08 FCFA38,383	+8.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.20 EC$16.75	$4.50 FCFA2,572	-27.5%
Average			-0.5%

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pay 25.7% more for clothing

	Saint John's	Libreville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.00 EC$135.13	$89.44 FCFA51,177	+78.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$44.72 FCFA25,588
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.00 EC$200.00	$53.66 FCFA30,706	-27.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$107.32 FCFA61,412
Average			+25.7%

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