Cost of living comparison
Libreville is 14.6% more expensive than Santiago.
If you lived in Libreville instead of Santiago, you would:
pay 21.4% more for restaurants
Santiago
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.93
CLF0.3700
|
$16.51
FCFA10,047
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.75
CLF0.3000
|
$14.86
FCFA9,043
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.62
CLF0.0500
|
$1.24
FCFA754
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
CLF0.0400
|
$1.16
FCFA703
|
|
pay 31.3% more for groceries
Santiago
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
CLF0.0600
|
$1.43
FCFA871
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.60
CLF0.1900
|
$3.44
FCFA2,093
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
CLF0.1700
|
$9.88
FCFA6,014
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.00
CLF0.1400
|
$3.43
FCFA2,085
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.05
CLF0.1000
|
$3.15
FCFA1,914
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
$1.45
FCFA881
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
$1.17
FCFA714
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
$1.45
FCFA881
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$0.95
FCFA577
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
CLF0.0300
|
$1.05
FCFA638
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$1.12
FCFA684
|
|
pay 12.5% more for transportation
Santiago
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.36
CLF0.1800
|
$3.93
FCFA2,391
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.74
CLF1.4800
|
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,494.37
CLF591.1900
|
$28,067.07
FCFA17,080,608
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.46
CLF0.4200
|
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pay 62.7% more for housing
Santiago
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.91
CLF0.7400
|
$68.79
FCFA41,864
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$543.19
CLF18.3600
|
$853.02
FCFA519,117
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$457.36
CLF15.4600
|
$495.30
FCFA301,422
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.58
CLF3.9700
|
$84.17
FCFA51,222
|
|
pay 46.1% less for childcare
Santiago
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$405.22
CLF13.6900
|
$119.70
FCFA72,844
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,858.55
CLF231.7700
|
$5,365.76
FCFA3,265,410
|
|
pay 5.5% less for entertainment and sports
Santiago
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.28
CLF0.1100
|
$0.99
FCFA603
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
$4.68
FCFA2,847
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.47
CLF0.1800
|
$2.48
FCFA1,507
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.95
CLF1.3500
|
$57.79
FCFA35,166
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.23
CLF0.2100
|
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pay 25.8% more for clothing
Santiago
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.28
CLF1.8300
|
$66.04
FCFA40,190
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.49
CLF1.1000
|
$74.30
FCFA45,213
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.64
CLF2.5200
|
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.76
CLF2.6600
|
$72.64
FCFA44,209
|
|
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