Cost of living comparison
Libreville is 31.7% more expensive than Buenos Aires.
If you lived in Libreville instead of Buenos Aires, you would:
pay 24.2% more for restaurants
Buenos Aires
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.00
ARS11,240.76
|
$16.34
FCFA10,276
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.49
ARS8,675.82
|
$12.25
FCFA7,707
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
ARS1,501.48
|
$1.23
FCFA771
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
ARS1,108.26
|
$1.31
FCFA822
|
|
pay 51.3% more for groceries
Buenos Aires
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.16
ARS2,202.24
|
$1.42
FCFA891
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.19
ARS5,306.66
|
$3.40
FCFA2,141
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.04
ARS5,150.88
|
$9.78
FCFA6,151
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
ARS2,357.25
|
$3.39
FCFA2,132
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.80
ARS2,864.11
|
$3.11
FCFA1,958
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
ARS944.57
|
$1.43
FCFA901
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
ARS893.83
|
$1.16
FCFA730
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
ARS619.10
|
$1.43
FCFA901
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
ARS1,021.49
|
$0.94
FCFA590
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
ARS436.37
|
$1.04
FCFA653
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ARS516.42
|
$1.11
FCFA699
|
|
pay 83.0% more for transportation
Buenos Aires
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.50
ARS3,581.50
|
$3.89
FCFA2,446
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ARS11,240.76
|
$44.93
FCFA28,258
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,250.00
ARS23,758,884.14
|
$27,776.16
FCFA17,468,810
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.35
ARS7,510.87
|
$6.82
FCFA4,290
|
|
pay 89.2% more for housing
Buenos Aires
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.79
ARS24,315.17
|
$68.08
FCFA42,816
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$513.68
ARS524,920.48
|
$844.18
FCFA530,915
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$357.39
ARS365,214.77
|
$490.17
FCFA308,273
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.23
ARS50,311.14
|
$83.30
FCFA52,386
|
|
pay 13.3% less for childcare
Buenos Aires
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$216.50
ARS221,238.64
|
$118.46
FCFA74,499
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,476.88
ARS4,574,864.66
|
$5,310.15
FCFA3,339,625
|
|
pay 19.8% more for entertainment and sports
Buenos Aires
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.80
ARS1,839.16
|
$0.98
FCFA617
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.98
ARS3,049.45
|
$4.25
FCFA2,672
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.40
ARS2,452.53
|
$2.45
FCFA1,541
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.22
ARS27,814.65
|
$57.19
FCFA35,965
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
ARS5,109.44
|
$4.50
FCFA2,833
|
|
pay 32.2% less for clothing
Buenos Aires
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.58
ARS91,535.57
|
$65.36
FCFA41,103
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.73
ARS76,364.76
|
$73.53
FCFA46,241
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.08
ARS116,573.78
|
$44.93
FCFA28,258
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.22
ARS121,827.38
|
$71.89
FCFA45,213
|
|
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