Cost of living comparison
Libreville is 46.8% more expensive than Caracas.
If you lived in Libreville instead of Caracas, you would:
pay 4.7% less for restaurants
|
Caracas
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
VEF149.62
|
$16.34
FCFA10,276
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
VEF119.69
|
$12.25
FCFA7,707
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
VEF17.78
|
$1.23
FCFA771
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
VEF12.84
|
$1.31
FCFA822
|
|
pay 10.6% more for groceries
|
Caracas
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.17
VEF21.64
|
$1.42
FCFA891
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.87
VEF48.61
|
$3.40
FCFA2,141
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.73
VEF77.06
|
$9.78
FCFA6,151
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.03
VEF30.26
|
$3.39
FCFA2,132
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.24
VEF32.36
|
$3.11
FCFA1,958
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.55
VEF25.43
|
$1.43
FCFA901
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
VEF6.56
|
$1.16
FCFA730
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
VEF8.97
|
$1.43
FCFA901
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
VEF7.51
|
$0.94
FCFA590
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
VEF10.04
|
$1.04
FCFA653
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
$1.11
FCFA699
|
|
pay 17.7% more for transportation
|
Caracas
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
$3.89
FCFA2,446
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
$44.93
FCFA28,258
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,000.00
VEF319,184.03
|
$27,776.16
FCFA17,468,810
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.80
VEF237.39
|
$6.82
FCFA4,290
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for housing
|
Caracas
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.22
VEF371.27
|
$68.08
FCFA42,816
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$394.44
VEF3,934.39
|
$844.18
FCFA530,915
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$366.67
VEF3,657.32
|
$490.17
FCFA308,273
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$7.90
VEF78.82
|
$83.30
FCFA52,386
|
|
pay 16.3% more for childcare
|
Caracas
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$98.67
VEF984.15
|
$118.46
FCFA74,499
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,720.00
VEF47,079.64
|
$5,310.15
FCFA3,339,625
|
|
pay 9.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Caracas
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
$0.98
FCFA617
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.72
VEF27.12
|
$4.25
FCFA2,672
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.25
VEF32.42
|
$2.45
FCFA1,541
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.88
VEF716.92
|
$57.19
FCFA35,965
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
VEF59.85
|
$4.50
FCFA2,833
|
|
pay 1.2% more for clothing
|
Caracas
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.00
VEF598.47
|
$65.36
FCFA41,103
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.33
VEF432.23
|
$73.53
FCFA46,241
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$113.12
VEF1,128.37
|
$44.93
FCFA28,258
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.33
VEF831.21
|
$71.89
FCFA45,213
|
|
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