Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Libreville instead of Kinshasa, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
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Kinshasa
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$16.34
FCFA9,436
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$12.25
FCFA7,077
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$1.23
FCFA708
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$1.31
FCFA755
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Kinshasa
|
Libreville
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.42
FCFA818
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.40
FCFA1,966
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$9.78
FCFA5,648
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$3.39
FCFA1,958
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.11
FCFA1,798
|
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| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.43
FCFA828
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.16
FCFA671
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.43
FCFA828
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.94
FCFA542
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.04
FCFA599
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.11
FCFA642
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Kinshasa
|
Libreville
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$3.89
FCFA2,246
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$44.93
FCFA25,950
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,776.16
FCFA16,041,529
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$6.82
FCFA3,940
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Kinshasa
|
Libreville
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$68.08
FCFA39,317
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$844.18
FCFA487,537
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$490.17
FCFA283,086
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$83.30
FCFA48,106
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Kinshasa
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$118.46
FCFA68,412
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,310.15
FCFA3,066,763
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Kinshasa
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$0.98
FCFA566
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$4.25
FCFA2,453
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.45
FCFA1,415
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$57.19
FCFA33,027
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.50
FCFA2,601
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Kinshasa
|
Libreville
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$65.36
FCFA37,745
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$73.53
FCFA42,463
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$44.93
FCFA25,950
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$71.89
FCFA41,519
|
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