Cost of living comparison
Libreville is 70.0% more expensive than Jakarta.
If you lived in Libreville instead of Jakarta, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
Jakarta
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.03
IDR48,987.26
|
$16.34
FCFA10,276
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.41
IDR55,175.12
|
$12.25
FCFA7,707
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
IDR10,056.92
|
$1.23
FCFA771
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
IDR5,714.52
|
$1.31
FCFA822
|
|
pay 36.4% more for groceries
Jakarta
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
IDR19,664.55
|
$1.42
FCFA891
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.49
IDR56,359.28
|
$3.40
FCFA2,141
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.40
IDR87,344.07
|
$9.78
FCFA6,151
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
IDR31,562.94
|
$3.39
FCFA2,132
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.62
IDR26,243.31
|
$3.11
FCFA1,958
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
IDR22,342.31
|
$1.43
FCFA901
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
IDR11,975.56
|
$1.16
FCFA730
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
IDR17,085.81
|
$1.43
FCFA901
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
IDR12,156.04
|
$0.94
FCFA590
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
IDR12,906.90
|
$1.04
FCFA653
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.25
IDR20,255.53
|
$1.11
FCFA699
|
|
pay 96.9% more for transportation
Jakarta
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.24
IDR52,337.15
|
$3.89
FCFA2,446
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.75
IDR206,262.13
|
$44.93
FCFA28,258
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,509.65
IDR412,524,266.79
|
$27,776.16
FCFA17,468,810
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.31
IDR53,525.02
|
$6.82
FCFA4,290
|
|
pay 80.3% more for housing
Jakarta
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.49
IDR460,663.19
|
$68.08
FCFA42,816
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$449.61
IDR7,270,740.20
|
$844.18
FCFA530,915
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.47
IDR4,228,373.73
|
$490.17
FCFA308,273
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.94
IDR1,260,325.14
|
$83.30
FCFA52,386
|
|
pay 36.1% less for childcare
Jakarta
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.06
IDR2,750,161.78
|
$118.46
FCFA74,499
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,157.99
IDR148,096,647.71
|
$5,310.15
FCFA3,339,625
|
|
pay 30.6% more for entertainment and sports
Jakarta
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
IDR36,095.87
|
$0.98
FCFA617
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
IDR37,523.84
|
$4.25
FCFA2,672
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
IDR44,346.36
|
$2.45
FCFA1,541
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.26
IDR473,122.66
|
$57.19
FCFA35,965
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.19
IDR51,565.53
|
$4.50
FCFA2,833
|
|
pay 15.8% more for clothing
Jakarta
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.54
IDR914,296.53
|
$65.36
FCFA41,103
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.50
IDR557,845.32
|
$73.53
FCFA46,241
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.37
IDR1,412,861.24
|
$44.93
FCFA28,258
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.38
IDR1,396,957.18
|
$71.89
FCFA45,213
|
|
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