Cost of living comparison
Baku is 9.3% cheaper than Libreville.
If you lived in Baku instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 49.0% less for restaurants
|
Libreville
|
Baku
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.34
FCFA10,164
|
$9.41
AZN16.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA7,623
|
$7.65
AZN13.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
FCFA762
|
$0.69
AZN1.18
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
FCFA813
|
$0.36
AZN0.61
|
|
pay 49.0% less for groceries
|
Libreville
|
Baku
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.42
FCFA881
|
$0.46
AZN0.78
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.40
FCFA2,118
|
$2.77
AZN4.71
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.78
FCFA6,084
|
$5.13
AZN8.72
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.39
FCFA2,109
|
$1.41
AZN2.40
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
FCFA1,936
|
$2.10
AZN3.58
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA891
|
$0.49
AZN0.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA722
|
$0.77
AZN1.32
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA891
|
$0.68
AZN1.16
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
FCFA584
|
$0.83
AZN1.40
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
FCFA645
|
$0.29
AZN0.49
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
FCFA692
|
$0.23
AZN0.40
|
|
pay 32.1% less for transportation
|
Libreville
|
Baku
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,419
|
$2.46
AZN4.19
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
$17.65
AZN30.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,776.16
FCFA17,279,121
|
$20,588.24
AZN35,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.82
FCFA4,244
|
$6.47
AZN11.00
|
|
pay 53.1% less for housing
|
Libreville
|
Baku
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.08
FCFA42,351
|
$14.84
AZN25.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$844.18
FCFA525,150
|
$470.77
AZN800.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.17
FCFA304,926
|
$261.03
AZN443.75
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.30
FCFA51,817
|
$47.11
AZN80.09
|
|
pay 56.5% more for childcare
|
Libreville
|
Baku
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$118.46
FCFA73,690
|
$232.47
AZN395.20
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,310.15
FCFA3,303,361
|
$6,199.10
AZN10,538.46
|
|
pay 19.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Libreville
|
Baku
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
FCFA610
|
$1.47
AZN2.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
FCFA2,643
|
$3.60
AZN6.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
FCFA1,525
|
$3.53
AZN6.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
FCFA35,575
|
$49.42
AZN84.02
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
FCFA2,802
|
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
|
pay 42.2% more for clothing
|
Libreville
|
Baku
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.36
FCFA40,657
|
$56.06
AZN95.30
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$73.53
FCFA45,739
|
$57.34
AZN97.48
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
$122.29
AZN207.88
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.89
FCFA44,722
|
$95.40
AZN162.18
|
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