Cost of living comparison
Libreville is 50.2% more expensive than Bogota.
If you lived in Libreville instead of Bogota, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Bogota
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
COP21,948.75
|
$16.34
FCFA10,288
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.93
COP30,409.53
|
$12.25
FCFA7,716
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
COP3,629.85
|
$1.23
FCFA772
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
COP2,798.74
|
$1.31
FCFA823
|
|
pay 84.2% more for groceries
|
Bogota
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
COP5,887.90
|
$1.42
FCFA892
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.21
COP9,702.45
|
$3.40
FCFA2,143
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
COP19,716.05
|
$9.78
FCFA6,158
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
COP9,377.49
|
$3.39
FCFA2,135
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
COP9,770.89
|
$3.11
FCFA1,960
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
COP5,227.82
|
$1.43
FCFA902
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
COP2,103.15
|
$1.16
FCFA731
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
COP2,433.61
|
$1.43
FCFA902
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
COP2,351.77
|
$0.94
FCFA591
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
COP2,125.83
|
$1.04
FCFA653
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
COP2,039.46
|
$1.11
FCFA700
|
|
pay 15.4% more for transportation
|
Bogota
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.50
COP15,378.92
|
$3.89
FCFA2,449
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.16
COP176,287.13
|
$44.93
FCFA28,291
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,009.35
COP65,887,315.06
|
$27,776.16
FCFA17,488,932
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
COP55,710.26
|
$6.82
FCFA4,295
|
|
pay 91.9% more for housing
|
Bogota
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.88
COP104,823.44
|
$68.08
FCFA42,865
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$428.11
COP1,879,296.47
|
$844.18
FCFA531,526
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.08
COP1,378,736.02
|
$490.17
FCFA308,628
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.50
COP283,133.33
|
$83.30
FCFA52,447
|
|
pay 38.6% less for childcare
|
Bogota
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$231.19
COP1,014,867.38
|
$118.46
FCFA74,585
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,422.81
COP32,584,272.18
|
$5,310.15
FCFA3,343,472
|
|
pay 70.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bogota
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
COP5,068.26
|
$0.98
FCFA617
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.43
COP6,299.12
|
$4.25
FCFA2,675
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.31
COP10,136.51
|
$2.45
FCFA1,543
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.38
COP93,840.69
|
$57.19
FCFA36,007
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.62
COP20,273.02
|
$4.50
FCFA2,836
|
|
pay 13.9% more for clothing
|
Bogota
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.44
COP225,830.08
|
$65.36
FCFA41,150
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.05
COP184,576.35
|
$73.53
FCFA46,294
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.96
COP372,957.90
|
$44.93
FCFA28,291
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.30
COP313,001.36
|
$71.89
FCFA45,265
|
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