Cost of living comparison
Bandar Seri Begawan is 20.7% more expensive than Libreville.
If you lived in Bandar Seri Begawan instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 55.8% less for restaurants
|
Libreville
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.34
FCFA10,164
|
$3.22
BND4.33
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA7,623
|
$5.27
BND7.08
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
FCFA762
|
$0.83
BND1.12
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
FCFA813
|
$0.60
BND0.81
|
|
pay 6.7% less for groceries
|
Libreville
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.42
FCFA881
|
$1.92
BND2.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.40
FCFA2,118
|
$1.50
BND2.02
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.78
FCFA6,084
|
$6.51
BND8.76
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.39
FCFA2,109
|
$2.32
BND3.12
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
FCFA1,936
|
$2.63
BND3.54
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA891
|
$1.49
BND2.01
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA722
|
$1.02
BND1.38
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA891
|
$1.71
BND2.29
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
FCFA584
|
$1.67
BND2.25
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
FCFA645
|
$0.71
BND0.95
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
FCFA692
|
$0.77
BND1.03
|
|
pay 39.3% more for transportation
|
Libreville
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,419
|
$1.51
BND2.03
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
$22.57
BND30.35
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,776.16
FCFA17,279,121
|
$25,582.11
BND34,398.95
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.82
FCFA4,244
|
$25.65
BND34.49
|
|
pay 23.1% less for housing
|
Libreville
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.08
FCFA42,351
|
$51.92
BND69.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$844.18
FCFA525,150
|
$605.59
BND814.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.17
FCFA304,926
|
$529.98
BND712.64
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.30
FCFA51,817
|
$42.96
BND57.77
|
|
pay 82.0% more for childcare
|
Libreville
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$118.46
FCFA73,690
|
$127.91
BND171.99
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,310.15
FCFA3,303,361
|
$13,586.95
BND18,269.67
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Libreville
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
FCFA610
|
$1.88
BND2.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
FCFA2,643
|
$3.12
BND4.19
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
FCFA1,525
|
$15.05
BND20.23
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
FCFA35,575
|
$41.49
BND55.79
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
FCFA2,802
|
$4.55
BND6.11
|
|
pay 1.1% less for clothing
|
Libreville
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.36
FCFA40,657
|
$22.90
BND30.79
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$73.53
FCFA45,739
|
$30.54
BND41.06
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
$88.33
BND118.77
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.89
FCFA44,722
|
$88.15
BND118.53
|
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