Cost of living comparison
Libreville is 10.4% more expensive than Dakar.
If you lived in Libreville instead of Dakar, you would:
pay 62.9% more for restaurants
|
Dakar
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.54
F CFA4,110
|
$16.34
FCFA10,276
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.99
F CFA5,652
|
$12.25
FCFA7,707
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
F CFA582
|
$1.23
FCFA771
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
F CFA619
|
$1.31
FCFA822
|
|
pay 37.6% more for groceries
|
Dakar
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
F CFA347
|
$1.42
FCFA891
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.75
F CFA4,242
|
$3.40
FCFA2,141
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.56
F CFA6,640
|
$9.78
FCFA6,151
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.41
F CFA1,518
|
$3.39
FCFA2,132
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
F CFA2,759
|
$3.11
FCFA1,958
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
F CFA640
|
$1.43
FCFA901
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
F CFA513
|
$1.16
FCFA730
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
F CFA621
|
$1.43
FCFA901
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
F CFA554
|
$0.94
FCFA590
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA404
|
$1.04
FCFA653
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
F CFA340
|
$1.11
FCFA699
|
|
pay 5.8% less for transportation
|
Dakar
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.12
F CFA3,851
|
$3.89
FCFA2,446
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.51
F CFA15,414
|
$44.93
FCFA28,258
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,959.22
F CFA16,955,022
|
$27,776.16
FCFA17,468,810
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.33
F CFA15,927
|
$6.82
FCFA4,290
|
|
pay 16.5% more for housing
|
Dakar
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.58
F CFA30,553
|
$68.08
FCFA42,816
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$932.62
F CFA586,535
|
$844.18
FCFA530,915
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$326.78
F CFA205,515
|
$490.17
FCFA308,273
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.46
F CFA61,292
|
$83.30
FCFA52,386
|
|
pay 37.2% less for childcare
|
Dakar
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$249.17
F CFA156,706
|
$118.46
FCFA74,499
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,796.99
F CFA4,274,721
|
$5,310.15
FCFA3,339,625
|
|
pay 9.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Dakar
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.45
F CFA1,541
|
$0.98
FCFA617
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.23
F CFA2,661
|
$4.25
FCFA2,672
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.47
F CFA925
|
$2.45
FCFA1,541
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.81
F CFA40,761
|
$57.19
FCFA35,965
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
$4.50
FCFA2,833
|
|
pay 8.8% more for clothing
|
Dakar
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.82
F CFA36,993
|
$65.36
FCFA41,103
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.58
F CFA23,634
|
$73.53
FCFA46,241
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.23
F CFA55,490
|
$44.93
FCFA28,258
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.72
F CFA58,315
|
$71.89
FCFA45,213
|
|
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