Cost of living comparison
Abu Dhabi is 91.1% more expensive than Libreville.
If you lived in Abu Dhabi instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 33.9% less for restaurants
|
Libreville
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.34
FCFA10,276
|
$10.89
AED40.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA7,707
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
FCFA771
|
$1.08
AED3.95
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
FCFA822
|
$0.42
AED1.53
|
|
pay 19.4% less for groceries
|
Libreville
|
Abu Dhabi
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.42
FCFA891
|
$1.37
AED5.03
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.40
FCFA2,141
|
$4.80
AED17.63
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.78
FCFA6,151
|
$6.85
AED25.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.39
FCFA2,132
|
$3.16
AED11.63
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
FCFA1,958
|
$3.61
AED13.24
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA901
|
$1.00
AED3.67
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA730
|
$0.82
AED3.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA901
|
$0.81
AED2.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
FCFA590
|
$0.69
AED2.52
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
FCFA653
|
$0.50
AED1.83
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
FCFA699
|
$0.58
AED2.13
|
|
pay 0.1% more for transportation
|
Libreville
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,446
|
$3.03
AED11.11
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.93
FCFA28,258
|
$24.50
AED90.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,776.16
FCFA17,468,810
|
$45,026.41
AED165,382.45
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.82
FCFA4,290
|
$7.23
AED26.56
|
|
pay 64.8% more for housing
|
Libreville
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.08
FCFA42,816
|
$103.04
AED378.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$844.18
FCFA530,915
|
$1,349.31
AED4,956.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.17
FCFA308,273
|
$1,005.59
AED3,693.56
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.30
FCFA52,386
|
$119.02
AED437.15
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
|
Libreville
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$118.46
FCFA74,499
|
$669.40
AED2,458.70
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,310.15
FCFA3,339,625
|
$12,841.46
AED47,166.80
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Libreville
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
FCFA617
|
$10.89
AED40.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
FCFA2,672
|
$5.88
AED21.61
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
FCFA1,541
|
$6.13
AED22.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
FCFA35,965
|
$64.83
AED238.13
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
FCFA2,833
|
$13.61
AED50.00
|
|
pay 39.4% more for clothing
|
Libreville
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.36
FCFA41,103
|
$67.20
AED246.82
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$73.53
FCFA46,241
|
$62.59
AED229.91
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.93
FCFA28,258
|
$103.06
AED378.55
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.89
FCFA45,213
|
$100.93
AED370.72
|
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