Cost of living comparison

Jakarta, Indonesia

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Libreville vs. Jakarta Cost of Living Summary

Libreville is 70.0% more expensive than Jakarta.

Restaurants: pay 3.7 times more in Libreville
Groceries: pay 36.4% more in Libreville
Transportation: pay 96.9% more in Libreville
Housing: pay 80.3% more in Libreville
Childcare: pay 36.1% less in Libreville
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.6% more in Libreville
Clothing: pay 15.8% more in Libreville

The cost of restaurants, transportation, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Libreville are more expensive than in Jakarta. Notably, restaurants, transportation, and housing are significantly more expensive in Libreville.

Libreville vs. Jakarta Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.7 times more for restaurants

	Jakarta	Libreville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.03 IDR50,908.72	$16.34 FCFA9,407	+439.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.41 IDR57,339.30	$12.25 FCFA7,055	+259.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 IDR10,451.39	$1.23 FCFA706	+97.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 IDR5,938.66	$1.31 FCFA753	+269.9%
Average			+266.4%

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pay 36.4% more for groceries

	Jakarta	Libreville
Bread 1 loaf	$1.22 IDR20,435.87	$1.42 FCFA815	+16.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.49 IDR58,569.91	$3.40 FCFA1,960	-2.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.40 IDR90,770.04	$9.78 FCFA5,631	+81.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.95 IDR32,800.96	$3.39 FCFA1,952	+73.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.62 IDR27,272.67	$3.11 FCFA1,792	+91.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.38 IDR23,218.66	$1.43 FCFA825	+3.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 IDR12,445.28	$1.16 FCFA668	+56.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.06 IDR17,755.98	$1.43 FCFA825	+35.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 IDR12,632.84	$0.94 FCFA540	+24.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 IDR13,413.15	$1.04 FCFA597	+30.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.25 IDR21,050.03	$1.11 FCFA640	-11.2%
Average			+36.4%

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pay 96.9% more for transportation

	Jakarta	Libreville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.24 IDR54,390.01	$3.89 FCFA2,239	+20.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.75 IDR214,352.52	$44.93 FCFA25,869	+252.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,509.65 IDR428,705,040.29	$27,776.16 FCFA15,991,667	+8.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.31 IDR55,624.48	$6.82 FCFA3,928	+106.1%
Average			+96.9%

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pay 80.3% more for housing

	Jakarta	Libreville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.49 IDR478,732.15	$68.08 FCFA39,195	+139.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$449.61 IDR7,555,926.34	$844.18 FCFA486,021	+87.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$261.47 IDR4,394,226.66	$490.17 FCFA282,206	+87.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$77.94 IDR1,309,759.89	$83.30 FCFA47,957	+6.9%
Average			+80.3%

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pay 36.1% less for childcare

	Jakarta	Libreville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$170.06 IDR2,858,033.60	$118.46 FCFA68,200	-30.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,157.99 IDR153,905,562.49	$5,310.15 FCFA3,057,230	-42.0%
Average			-36.1%

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pay 30.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Jakarta	Libreville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.23 IDR37,511.69	$0.98 FCFA564	-56.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.32 IDR38,995.67	$4.25 FCFA2,446	+83.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.74 IDR46,085.79	$2.45 FCFA1,411	-10.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.26 IDR491,680.33	$57.19 FCFA32,924	+95.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.19 IDR53,588.13	$4.50 FCFA2,593	+41.2%
Average			+30.6%

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pay 15.8% more for clothing

	Jakarta	Libreville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.54 IDR950,158.73	$65.36 FCFA37,627	+15.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.50 IDR579,726.13	$73.53 FCFA42,331	+113.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.37 IDR1,468,279.04	$44.93 FCFA25,869	-48.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.38 IDR1,451,751.16	$71.89 FCFA41,390	-16.8%
Average			+15.8%

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