Cost of living comparison
Libreville is 56.9% more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Libreville instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Vientiane
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
₭63,622
|
$15.91
FCFA9,790
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
₭106,037
|
$12.15
FCFA7,479
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
₭19,477
|
$0.88
FCFA542
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₭9,359
|
$0.88
FCFA542
|
|
pay 21.3% more for groceries
Vientiane
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.93
₭40,930
|
$1.59
FCFA980
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
₭126,074
|
$4.71
FCFA2,901
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.37
₭219,905
|
$7.65
FCFA4,710
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
₭44,018
|
$3.48
FCFA2,140
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
₭50,259
|
$4.41
FCFA2,714
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
₭42,890
|
$1.47
FCFA905
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₭10,992
|
$1.65
FCFA1,014
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
₭33,359
|
$2.24
FCFA1,380
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
₭47,655
|
$1.22
FCFA749
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
₭33,359
|
$1.06
FCFA655
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.57
₭33,359
|
$1.43
FCFA877
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Vientiane
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
₭111,161
|
$4.14
FCFA2,548
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
₭126,074
|
$50.28
FCFA30,947
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
₭1,260,743,079
|
$31,007.86
FCFA19,083,840
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
₭294,563
|
$10.89
FCFA6,705
|
|
pay 40.2% more for housing
Vientiane
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
₭3,567,893
|
$69.84
FCFA42,982
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$499.61
₭10,595,401
|
$1,089.47
FCFA670,513
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.31
₭5,817,467
|
$586.64
FCFA361,046
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
₭2,077,856
|
$85.45
FCFA52,589
|
|
pay 44.0% less for childcare
Vientiane
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$136.88
FCFA84,244
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
₭95,238,225
|
$2,514.15
FCFA1,547,338
|
|
pay 33.8% more for entertainment and sports
Vientiane
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
₭23,934
|
$1.01
FCFA619
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
₭44,467
|
$2.51
FCFA1,547
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
₭43,231
|
$1.84
FCFA1,135
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
₭725,658
|
$69.14
FCFA42,552
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
₭106,037
|
$8.38
FCFA5,158
|
|
pay 15.8% more for clothing
Vientiane
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
₭1,975,161
|
$53.08
FCFA32,666
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
₭1,073,731
|
$64.25
FCFA39,543
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
₭2,634,951
|
$79.61
FCFA48,999
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
₭949,759
|
$96.38
FCFA59,315
|
|
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