Cost of living comparison

 Berlin, Germany
compared to
 Libreville, Gabon
Libreville vs. Berlin Cost of Living Summary
Libreville vs. Berlin Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Libreville instead of Berlin, you would:

pay 26.5% less for restaurants

 
Berlin
Libreville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.08
€14.17
$16.34
FCFA9,445
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$11.79
€10.39
$12.25
FCFA7,084
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.88
€2.54
$1.23
FCFA708

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pay 9.5% more for groceries

 
Berlin
Libreville
Bread
1 loaf
$1.96
€1.72
$1.42
FCFA819
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.66
€5.87
$3.40
FCFA1,968
Milk (1 gallon) $4.57
€4.03
$9.78
FCFA5,653

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pay 37.4% less for transportation

 
Berlin
Libreville
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.19
€6.33
$3.89
FCFA2,248
Monthly public transit pass $52.52
€46.28
$44.93
FCFA25,973
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $31,799.21
€28,022.74
$27,776.16
FCFA16,056,162

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pay 24.7% less for housing

 
Berlin
Libreville
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$44.99
€39.64
$68.08
FCFA39,353
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,278.77
€1,126.90
$844.18
FCFA487,981
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $938.86
€827.36
$490.17
FCFA283,344

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pay 53.1% less for childcare

 
Berlin
Libreville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $306.98
€270.53
$118.46
FCFA68,475
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,639.17
€8,494.42
$5,310.15
FCFA3,069,560

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pay 31.9% less for entertainment and sports

 
Berlin
Libreville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.29
€3.78
$0.98
FCFA567
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.98
€3.51
$4.25
FCFA2,456
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$9.11
€8.03
$2.45
FCFA1,417

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pay 11.3% less for clothing

 
Berlin
Libreville
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$85.49
€75.34
$65.36
FCFA37,779
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$40.99
€36.12
$73.53
FCFA42,502
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$95.49
€84.15
$44.93
FCFA25,973

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