Cost of living comparison
Libreville is 54.3% cheaper than George Town.
If you lived in Libreville instead of George Town, you would:
pay 47.2% less for restaurants
George Town
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$29.82
KYD24.93
|
$16.34
FCFA10,164
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.51
KYD12.96
|
$12.25
FCFA7,623
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.80
KYD3.18
|
$1.23
FCFA762
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.91
KYD2.43
|
$1.31
FCFA813
|
|
pay 56.6% less for groceries
George Town
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.97
KYD4.16
|
$1.42
FCFA881
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.42
KYD5.37
|
$3.40
FCFA2,118
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.63
KYD9.72
|
$9.78
FCFA6,084
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$9.52
KYD7.96
|
$3.39
FCFA2,109
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.73
KYD5.62
|
$3.11
FCFA1,936
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$4.70
KYD3.93
|
$1.43
FCFA891
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.08
KYD1.74
|
$1.16
FCFA722
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.73
KYD3.12
|
$1.43
FCFA891
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.69
KYD3.09
|
$0.94
FCFA584
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.97
KYD2.48
|
$1.04
FCFA645
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.50
KYD2.09
|
$1.11
FCFA692
|
|
pay 27.2% less for transportation
George Town
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.65
KYD5.56
|
$3.89
FCFA2,419
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.82
KYD24.93
|
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,771.25
KYD32,408.97
|
$27,776.16
FCFA17,279,121
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$65.61
KYD54.85
|
$6.82
FCFA4,244
|
|
pay 65.8% less for housing
George Town
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$111.36
KYD93.09
|
$68.08
FCFA42,351
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,931.28
KYD2,450.26
|
$844.18
FCFA525,150
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,539.30
KYD2,122.61
|
$490.17
FCFA304,926
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$302.52
KYD252.87
|
$83.30
FCFA51,817
|
|
pay 85.8% less for childcare
George Town
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,601.98
KYD1,339.10
|
$118.46
FCFA73,690
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,183.42
KYD21,050.87
|
$5,310.15
FCFA3,303,361
|
|
pay 62.7% less for entertainment and sports
George Town
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.75
KYD6.48
|
$0.98
FCFA610
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.63
KYD5.54
|
$4.25
FCFA2,643
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.12
KYD10.97
|
$2.45
FCFA1,525
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.49
KYD72.30
|
$57.19
FCFA35,575
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.89
KYD14.96
|
$4.50
FCFA2,802
|
|
pay 34.5% less for clothing
George Town
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.47
KYD74.79
|
$65.36
FCFA40,657
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.09
KYD58.59
|
$73.53
FCFA45,739
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$128.24
KYD107.20
|
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$146.14
KYD122.16
|
$71.89
FCFA44,722
|
|
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