Cost of living comparison
Libreville is 41.7% cheaper than Charlotte Amalie.
- Restaurants
-
pay 17.4% less in Libreville
- Groceries
-
pay 47.6% less in Libreville
- Transportation
-
pay 32.9% less in Libreville
- Housing
-
pay 52.8% less in Libreville
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 57.6% less in Libreville
Expenses including entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, transportation, and restaurants are lower in Libreville.
If you lived in Libreville instead of Charlotte Amalie, you would:
pay 17.4% less for restaurants
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
|
$16.34
FCFA9,856
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.50
|
$12.25
FCFA7,392
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$1.23
FCFA739
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$1.31
FCFA788
|
|
pay 47.6% less for groceries
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$9.00
|
$1.42
FCFA854
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.40
FCFA2,053
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.50
|
$9.78
FCFA5,899
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.00
|
$3.39
FCFA2,045
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.11
FCFA1,878
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.43
FCFA864
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.16
FCFA700
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.43
FCFA864
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.94
FCFA566
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.04
FCFA626
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.11
FCFA671
|
|
pay 32.9% less for transportation
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.80
|
$3.89
FCFA2,346
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$44.93
FCFA27,103
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,776.16
FCFA16,754,765
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$6.82
FCFA4,115
|
|
pay 52.8% less for housing
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$116.00
|
$68.08
FCFA41,066
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,000.00
|
$844.18
FCFA509,213
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$950.00
|
$490.17
FCFA295,672
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.41
|
$83.30
FCFA50,245
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$118.46
FCFA71,454
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,310.15
FCFA3,203,117
|
pay 57.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$0.98
FCFA591
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.00
|
$4.25
FCFA2,562
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.45
FCFA1,478
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$57.19
FCFA34,495
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.50
FCFA2,717
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$65.36
FCFA39,423
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$73.53
FCFA44,351
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$44.93
FCFA27,103
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$71.89
FCFA43,365
|
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