Cost of living comparison
Libreville is 46.8% more expensive than Caracas.
- Restaurants
-
pay 4.7% less in Libreville
- Groceries
-
pay 10.6% more in Libreville
- Transportation
-
pay 17.7% more in Libreville
- Housing
-
pay 4.0 times more in Libreville
- Childcare
-
pay 16.3% more in Libreville
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 9.6% less in Libreville
- Clothing
-
pay 1.2% more in Libreville
The cost of housing, transportation, childcare, groceries, and clothing in Libreville are more expensive than in Caracas. Expenses including entertainment and sports and restaurants are lower in Libreville. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Libreville.
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
FCFA9,445
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
VEF119.69
|
$12.25
FCFA7,084
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
VEF17.78
|
$1.23
FCFA708
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
VEF12.84
|
$1.31
FCFA756
|
|
pay 10.6% more for groceries
Caracas
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.17
VEF21.64
|
$1.42
FCFA819
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.87
VEF48.61
|
$3.40
FCFA1,968
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.73
VEF77.06
|
$9.78
FCFA5,653
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.03
VEF30.26
|
$3.39
FCFA1,960
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.24
VEF32.36
|
$3.11
FCFA1,799
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.55
VEF25.43
|
$1.43
FCFA828
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
VEF6.56
|
$1.16
FCFA671
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
VEF8.97
|
$1.43
FCFA828
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
VEF7.51
|
$0.94
FCFA543
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
VEF10.04
|
$1.04
FCFA600
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
$1.11
FCFA643
|
|
pay 17.7% more for transportation
Caracas
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
$3.89
FCFA2,248
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
$44.93
FCFA25,973
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,000.00
VEF319,184.03
|
$27,776.16
FCFA16,056,162
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.80
VEF237.39
|
$6.82
FCFA3,944
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for housing
Caracas
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.22
VEF371.27
|
$68.08
FCFA39,353
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$394.44
VEF3,934.39
|
$844.18
FCFA487,981
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$366.67
VEF3,657.32
|
$490.17
FCFA283,344
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$7.90
VEF78.82
|
$83.30
FCFA48,150
|
|
pay 16.3% more for childcare
Caracas
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$98.67
VEF984.15
|
$118.46
FCFA68,475
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,720.00
VEF47,079.64
|
$5,310.15
FCFA3,069,560
|
|
pay 9.6% less for entertainment and sports
Caracas
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
$0.98
FCFA567
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.72
VEF27.12
|
$4.25
FCFA2,456
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.25
VEF32.42
|
$2.45
FCFA1,417
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.88
VEF716.92
|
$57.19
FCFA33,057
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
VEF59.85
|
$4.50
FCFA2,603
|
|
pay 1.2% more for clothing
Caracas
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.00
VEF598.47
|
$65.36
FCFA37,779
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.33
VEF432.23
|
$73.53
FCFA42,502
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$113.12
VEF1,128.37
|
$44.93
FCFA25,973
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.33
VEF831.21
|
$71.89
FCFA41,557
|
|
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