Cost of living comparison
Libreville is 31.3% more expensive than San Salvador.
If you lived in Libreville instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 52.6% more for restaurants
|
San Salvador
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
SVC78.53
|
$15.91
FCFA9,690
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
SVC56.71
|
$12.15
FCFA7,402
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.23
|
$0.88
FCFA536
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.22
|
$0.88
FCFA536
|
|
pay 44.5% more for groceries
|
San Salvador
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.76
SVC15.32
|
$1.59
FCFA970
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.97
SVC25.91
|
$4.71
FCFA2,872
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
SVC59.52
|
$7.65
FCFA4,662
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
SVC23.01
|
$3.48
FCFA2,119
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
SVC21.40
|
$4.41
FCFA2,686
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.52
|
$1.47
FCFA895
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
SVC6.60
|
$1.65
FCFA1,003
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
SVC9.27
|
$2.24
FCFA1,366
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
SVC9.54
|
$1.22
FCFA741
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.04
|
$1.06
FCFA648
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
SVC7.27
|
$1.43
FCFA868
|
|
pay 36.1% more for transportation
|
San Salvador
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.98
SVC34.70
|
$4.14
FCFA2,522
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
SVC189.68
|
$50.28
FCFA30,630
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SVC157,052.02
|
$31,007.86
FCFA18,888,578
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.85
SVC260.49
|
$10.89
FCFA6,637
|
|
pay 47.9% more for housing
|
San Salvador
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.33
SVC395.54
|
$69.84
FCFA42,542
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$672.22
SVC5,865.21
|
$1,089.47
FCFA663,653
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$525.00
SVC4,580.68
|
$586.64
FCFA357,351
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.28
SVC456.12
|
$85.45
FCFA52,051
|
|
pay 2.1% less for childcare
|
San Salvador
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$99.22
SVC865.73
|
$136.88
FCFA83,382
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,350.00
SVC37,954.24
|
$2,514.15
FCFA1,531,506
|
|
pay 23.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
San Salvador
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SVC13.09
|
$1.01
FCFA613
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
SVC21.51
|
$2.51
FCFA1,532
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.90
|
$1.84
FCFA1,123
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.44
SVC256.91
|
$69.14
FCFA42,116
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.63
|
$8.38
FCFA5,105
|
|
pay 16.7% more for clothing
|
San Salvador
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
SVC466.79
|
$53.08
FCFA32,332
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
SVC358.82
|
$64.25
FCFA39,138
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.36
SVC709.91
|
$79.61
FCFA48,498
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
SVC741.63
|
$96.38
FCFA58,708
|
|
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