Cost of living comparison
Libreville is 2.7% cheaper than Castries.
If you lived in Libreville instead of Castries, you would:
pay 41.8% more for restaurants
|
Castries
|
Libreville
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$16.34
FCFA10,276
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$12.25
FCFA7,707
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
EC$5.25
|
$1.23
FCFA771
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$1.31
FCFA822
|
|
pay 13.9% less for groceries
|
Castries
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
$1.42
FCFA891
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
EC$9.50
|
$3.40
FCFA2,141
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
$9.78
FCFA6,151
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
EC$10.24
|
$3.39
FCFA2,132
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$3.11
FCFA1,958
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.43
EC$9.27
|
$1.43
FCFA901
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
$1.16
FCFA730
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
$1.43
FCFA901
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
$0.94
FCFA590
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
$1.04
FCFA653
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$1.11
FCFA699
|
|
pay 17.4% less for transportation
|
Castries
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
$3.89
FCFA2,446
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$44.93
FCFA28,258
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$27,776.16
FCFA17,468,810
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$6.82
FCFA4,290
|
|
pay 23.4% more for housing
|
Castries
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
$68.08
FCFA42,816
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
$844.18
FCFA530,915
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$407.02
EC$1,100.00
|
$490.17
FCFA308,273
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
$83.30
FCFA52,386
|
|
pay 34.9% less for childcare
|
Castries
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
$118.46
FCFA74,499
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,310.15
FCFA3,339,625
|
|
pay 3.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Castries
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$0.98
FCFA617
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$4.25
FCFA2,672
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.45
FCFA1,541
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
$57.19
FCFA35,965
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$4.50
FCFA2,833
|
|
pay 21.1% less for clothing
|
Castries
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.94
EC$213.33
|
$65.36
FCFA41,103
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.59
EC$158.33
|
$73.53
FCFA46,241
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$123.34
EC$333.33
|
$44.93
FCFA28,258
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$71.89
FCFA45,213
|
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