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Libreville vs. San Juan Cost of Living Summary

Libreville vs. San Juan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Libreville instead of San Juan, you would:

pay 12.3% more for restaurants

 
San Juan
Libreville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $19.13
 
$17.07
FCFA9,998
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.19
 
$15.36
FCFA8,998
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.87
 
$1.71
FCFA1,000

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pay 19.6% less for groceries

 
San Juan
Libreville
Bread
1 loaf
$3.63
 
$1.19
FCFA698
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.27
 
$5.12
FCFA2,999
Milk (1 gallon) $8.20
 
$12.92
FCFA7,569

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pay 9.6% less for transportation

 
San Juan
Libreville
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.60
 
$4.01
FCFA2,351
Monthly public transit pass $30.00
 
$46.94
FCFA27,495
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $40,000.00
 
$29,019.42
FCFA17M

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pay 50.3% less for housing

 
San Juan
Libreville
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$69.79
 
$64.01
FCFA37,493
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,813.12
 
$1,024.21
FCFA600K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $834.00
 
$426.76
FCFA250K

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pay 69.7% less for childcare

 
San Juan
Libreville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $821.00
 
$170.70
FCFA99,981
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $12,527.31
 
$5,547.83
FCFA3M

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pay 30.9% less for entertainment and sports

 
San Juan
Libreville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.00
 
$1.02
FCFA600
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.60
 
$5.97
FCFA3,499
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$12.00
 
$2.56
FCFA1,500

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pay 18.2% less for clothing

 
San Juan
Libreville
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$56.25
 
$85.35
FCFA49,990
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$61.25
 
$42.68
FCFA24,995
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$108.75
 
$51.21
FCFA29,994

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