Cost of living comparison
Libreville is 59.6% more expensive than Baku.
If you lived in Libreville instead of Baku, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Baku
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.41
AZN16.00
|
$16.34
FCFA10,276
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
AZN13.00
|
$12.25
FCFA7,707
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
AZN1.18
|
$1.23
FCFA771
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
AZN0.61
|
$1.31
FCFA822
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Baku
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
AZN0.78
|
$1.42
FCFA891
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.77
AZN4.71
|
$3.40
FCFA2,141
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
AZN8.72
|
$9.78
FCFA6,151
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.41
AZN2.40
|
$3.39
FCFA2,132
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
AZN3.58
|
$3.11
FCFA1,958
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
AZN0.84
|
$1.43
FCFA901
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
AZN1.32
|
$1.16
FCFA730
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
AZN1.16
|
$1.43
FCFA901
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
AZN1.40
|
$0.94
FCFA590
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
AZN0.49
|
$1.04
FCFA653
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
AZN0.40
|
$1.11
FCFA699
|
|
pay 63.2% more for transportation
|
Baku
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.46
AZN4.19
|
$3.89
FCFA2,446
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.65
AZN30.00
|
$44.93
FCFA28,258
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,588.24
AZN35,000.00
|
$27,776.16
FCFA17,468,810
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.47
AZN11.00
|
$6.82
FCFA4,290
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Baku
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.84
AZN25.23
|
$68.08
FCFA42,816
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$470.77
AZN800.30
|
$844.18
FCFA530,915
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.03
AZN443.75
|
$490.17
FCFA308,273
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.11
AZN80.09
|
$83.30
FCFA52,386
|
|
pay 31.6% less for childcare
|
Baku
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$232.47
AZN395.20
|
$118.46
FCFA74,499
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,199.10
AZN10,538.46
|
$5,310.15
FCFA3,339,625
|
|
pay 10.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Baku
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.47
AZN2.50
|
$0.98
FCFA617
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
AZN6.12
|
$4.25
FCFA2,672
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.53
AZN6.00
|
$2.45
FCFA1,541
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.42
AZN84.02
|
$57.19
FCFA35,965
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
$4.50
FCFA2,833
|
|
pay 10.8% less for clothing
|
Baku
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.06
AZN95.30
|
$65.36
FCFA41,103
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.34
AZN97.48
|
$73.53
FCFA46,241
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.29
AZN207.88
|
$44.93
FCFA28,258
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.40
AZN162.18
|
$71.89
FCFA45,213
|
|
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