Cost of living comparison
Libreville is 27.9% cheaper than Bangui.
- Restaurants
-
pay 13.3% more in Libreville
- Groceries
-
pay 15.6% less in Libreville
- Transportation
-
pay 58.1% less in Libreville
- Housing
-
pay 68.5% less in Libreville
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 10.8% less in Libreville
Expenses including housing, transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Libreville.
If you lived in Libreville instead of Bangui, you would:
pay 13.3% more for restaurants
|
Bangui
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.17
FCFA4,703
|
$16.34
FCFA9,407
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA7,055
|
$12.25
FCFA7,055
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
FCFA1,176
|
$1.23
FCFA706
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
FCFA941
|
$1.31
FCFA753
|
|
pay 15.6% less for groceries
|
Bangui
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.86
FCFA1,646
|
$1.42
FCFA815
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
FCFA1,764
|
$3.40
FCFA1,960
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.01
FCFA9,792
|
$9.78
FCFA5,631
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
FCFA2,070
|
$3.39
FCFA1,952
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
FCFA2,347
|
$3.11
FCFA1,792
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
FCFA427
|
$1.43
FCFA825
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
FCFA427
|
$1.16
FCFA668
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.96
FCFA1,707
|
$1.43
FCFA825
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,280
|
$0.94
FCFA540
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
FCFA1,067
|
$1.04
FCFA597
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.59
FCFA1,493
|
$1.11
FCFA640
|
|
pay 58.1% less for transportation
|
Bangui
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$9.28
FCFA5,341
|
$3.89
FCFA2,239
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$44.93
FCFA25,869
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,776.16
FCFA15,991,667
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$6.82
FCFA3,928
|
|
pay 68.5% less for housing
|
Bangui
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$68.08
FCFA39,195
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,984.60
FCFA1,142,601
|
$844.18
FCFA486,021
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,402.03
FCFA1,382,930
|
$490.17
FCFA282,206
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$83.30
FCFA47,957
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Bangui
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$118.46
FCFA68,200
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,310.15
FCFA3,057,230
|
pay 10.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bangui
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.86
FCFA1,646
|
$0.98
FCFA564
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
FCFA1,411
|
$4.25
FCFA2,446
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.08
FCFA2,352
|
$2.45
FCFA1,411
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$57.19
FCFA32,924
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.50
FCFA2,593
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bangui
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$65.36
FCFA37,627
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$73.53
FCFA42,331
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$44.93
FCFA25,869
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$71.89
FCFA41,390
|
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