Cost of living comparison

Dili, Timor-Leste

compared to

Libreville, Gabon

Libreville vs. Dili Cost of Living Summary

Libreville is 9.5% cheaper than Dili.

Restaurants: pay 56.2% more in Libreville
Groceries: pay 16.7% more in Libreville
Transportation: pay 57.0% less in Libreville
Housing: pay 21.9% less in Libreville
Childcare: pay 60.1% less in Libreville
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.5% less in Libreville
Clothing: pay 17.2% more in Libreville

The cost of restaurants, clothing, and groceries in Libreville are more expensive than in Dili. Expenses including childcare, transportation, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Libreville.

Libreville vs. Dili Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Libreville instead of Dili, you would:

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pay 56.2% more for restaurants

	Dili	Libreville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00	$16.34 FCFA9,169	+226.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00	$12.25 FCFA6,877	+53.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00	$1.23 FCFA688	-38.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.56	$1.31 FCFA734	-16.3%
Average			+56.2%

Dili vs. Libreville - Cost of restaurants

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pay 16.7% more for groceries

	Dili	Libreville
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98	$1.42 FCFA795	-28.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.00	$3.40 FCFA1,910	+70.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.27	$9.78 FCFA5,488	+5.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.70	$3.39 FCFA1,903	+25.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.63	$3.11 FCFA1,747	-14.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81	$1.43 FCFA804	-21.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83	$1.16 FCFA652	+39.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.19	$1.43 FCFA804	+20.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02	$0.94 FCFA527	-8.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60	$1.04 FCFA582	+71.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.91	$1.11 FCFA624	+22.5%
Average			+16.7%

Dili vs. Libreville - Cost of groceries

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pay 57.0% less for transportation

	Dili	Libreville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.76	$3.89 FCFA2,182	-32.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$44.93 FCFA25,215
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$27,776.16 FCFA15,587,183
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$37.00	$6.82 FCFA3,828	-81.6%
Average			-57.0%

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pay 21.9% less for housing

	Dili	Libreville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$76.67	$68.08 FCFA38,204	-11.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$980.00	$844.18 FCFA473,728	-13.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$875.00	$490.17 FCFA275,068	-44.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$101.96	$83.30 FCFA46,744	-18.3%
Average			-21.9%

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pay 60.1% less for childcare

	Dili	Libreville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$375.00	$118.46 FCFA66,475	-68.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,000.00	$5,310.15 FCFA2,979,903	-51.7%
Average			-60.1%

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pay 17.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Dili	Libreville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.50	$0.98 FCFA550	-60.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.75	$4.25 FCFA2,384	+13.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.75	$2.45 FCFA1,375	-10.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$56.25	$57.19 FCFA32,091	+1.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.50	$4.50 FCFA2,527	-30.7%
Average			-17.5%

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pay 17.2% more for clothing

	Dili	Libreville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.00	$65.36 FCFA36,676	+0.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.00	$73.53 FCFA41,260	+83.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.33	$44.93 FCFA25,215	-46.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.00	$71.89 FCFA40,343	+30.7%
Average			+17.2%

Dili vs. Libreville - Cost of clothing

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