Cost of living comparison
Libreville is 29.0% more expensive than Conakry.
If you lived in Libreville instead of Conakry, you would:
pay 38.8% more for restaurants
|
Conakry
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.43
GNF55,594
|
$16.34
FCFA10,164
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.77
GNF93,129
|
$12.25
FCFA7,623
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
GNF13,499
|
$1.23
FCFA762
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,372
|
$1.31
FCFA813
|
|
pay 12.0% more for groceries
|
Conakry
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
GNF11,416
|
$1.42
FCFA881
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.28
GNF80,205
|
$3.40
FCFA2,118
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.22
GNF71,019
|
$9.78
FCFA6,084
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
GNF24,217
|
$3.39
FCFA2,109
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
GNF24,504
|
$3.11
FCFA1,936
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
GNF11,639
|
$1.43
FCFA891
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
GNF9,555
|
$1.16
FCFA722
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
GNF7,943
|
$1.43
FCFA891
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
GNF11,092
|
$0.94
FCFA584
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
GNF6,239
|
$1.04
FCFA645
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
GNF6,239
|
$1.11
FCFA692
|
|
pay 5.6% less for transportation
|
Conakry
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.09
GNF43,958
|
$3.89
FCFA2,419
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.49
GNF246,253
|
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,000.00
GNF285,235,707
|
$27,776.16
FCFA17,279,121
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.55
GNF99,832
|
$6.82
FCFA4,244
|
|
pay 17.1% more for housing
|
Conakry
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.91
GNF699,335
|
$68.08
FCFA42,351
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$523.54
GNF4,525,215
|
$844.18
FCFA525,150
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$462.34
GNF3,996,199
|
$490.17
FCFA304,926
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$83.30
FCFA51,817
|
|
pay 16.9% less for childcare
|
Conakry
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$118.46
FCFA73,690
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,389.60
GNF55,228,513
|
$5,310.15
FCFA3,303,361
|
|
pay 28.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Conakry
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,515
|
$0.98
FCFA610
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,287
|
$4.25
FCFA2,643
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.16
GNF10,048
|
$2.45
FCFA1,525
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.01
GNF605,152
|
$57.19
FCFA35,575
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
GNF40,048
|
$4.50
FCFA2,802
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
|
Conakry
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF172,870
|
$65.36
FCFA40,657
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
GNF216,088
|
$73.53
FCFA45,739
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.00
GNF259,305
|
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF432,175
|
$71.89
FCFA44,722
|
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