Cost of living comparison
Libreville is 43.6% more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.
If you lived in Libreville instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.22
BND4.28
|
$16.34
FCFA9,999
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.27
BND7.00
|
$12.25
FCFA7,499
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BND1.10
|
$1.23
FCFA750
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
BND0.80
|
$1.31
FCFA800
|
|
pay 23.2% more for groceries
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.92
BND2.55
|
$1.42
FCFA867
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.50
BND2.00
|
$3.40
FCFA2,083
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.51
BND8.66
|
$9.78
FCFA5,985
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.32
BND3.09
|
$3.39
FCFA2,075
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
BND3.50
|
$3.11
FCFA1,905
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.49
BND1.98
|
$1.43
FCFA877
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
BND1.36
|
$1.16
FCFA711
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
BND2.27
|
$1.43
FCFA877
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
BND2.22
|
$0.94
FCFA574
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
BND0.94
|
$1.04
FCFA635
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
BND1.02
|
$1.11
FCFA680
|
|
pay 47.8% more for transportation
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.51
BND2.01
|
$3.89
FCFA2,380
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.57
BND30.00
|
$44.93
FCFA27,498
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,582.11
BND34,002.12
|
$27,776.16
FCFA16,998,618
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.65
BND34.09
|
$6.82
FCFA4,175
|
|
pay 39.2% more for housing
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.92
BND69.01
|
$68.08
FCFA41,663
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$605.59
BND804.91
|
$844.18
FCFA516,625
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$529.98
BND704.42
|
$490.17
FCFA299,976
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.96
BND57.10
|
$83.30
FCFA50,976
|
|
pay 34.1% less for childcare
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$127.91
BND170.01
|
$118.46
FCFA72,494
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,586.95
BND18,058.91
|
$5,310.15
FCFA3,249,736
|
|
pay 11.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
BND2.50
|
$0.98
FCFA600
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
BND4.15
|
$4.25
FCFA2,600
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.05
BND20.00
|
$2.45
FCFA1,500
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.49
BND55.15
|
$57.19
FCFA34,997
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.55
BND6.04
|
$4.50
FCFA2,756
|
|
pay 64.7% more for clothing
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.90
BND30.44
|
$65.36
FCFA39,997
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.54
BND40.59
|
$73.53
FCFA44,996
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.33
BND117.40
|
$44.93
FCFA27,498
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.15
BND117.16
|
$71.89
FCFA43,996
|
|
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