Cost of living comparison
Berlin is 84.2% more expensive than Libreville.
If you lived in Berlin instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 61.7% more for restaurants
Libreville
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.34
FCFA10,164
|
$16.08
€15.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA7,623
|
$11.79
€11.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
FCFA762
|
$2.88
€2.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
FCFA813
|
$2.84
€2.69
|
|
pay 12.2% more for groceries
Libreville
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.42
FCFA881
|
$1.96
€1.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.40
FCFA2,118
|
$6.66
€6.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.78
FCFA6,084
|
$4.57
€4.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.39
FCFA2,109
|
$3.28
€3.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
FCFA1,936
|
$5.41
€5.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA891
|
$1.34
€1.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA722
|
$0.83
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA891
|
$1.00
€0.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
FCFA584
|
$1.85
€1.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
FCFA645
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
FCFA692
|
$0.80
€0.76
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Libreville
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,419
|
$7.19
€6.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
$52.52
€49.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,776.16
FCFA17,279,121
|
$31,799.21
€30,157.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.82
FCFA4,244
|
$29.37
€27.85
|
|
pay 81.4% more for housing
Libreville
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.08
FCFA42,351
|
$44.99
€42.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$844.18
FCFA525,150
|
$1,278.77
€1,212.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.17
FCFA304,926
|
$938.86
€890.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.30
FCFA51,817
|
$263.55
€249.94
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Libreville
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$118.46
FCFA73,690
|
$306.98
€291.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,310.15
FCFA3,303,361
|
$9,639.17
€9,141.42
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Libreville
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
FCFA610
|
$4.29
€4.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
FCFA2,643
|
$3.98
€3.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
FCFA1,525
|
$9.11
€8.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
FCFA35,575
|
$37.89
€35.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
FCFA2,802
|
$13.66
€12.96
|
|
pay 47.9% more for clothing
Libreville
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.36
FCFA40,657
|
$85.49
€81.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$73.53
FCFA45,739
|
$40.99
€38.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
$95.49
€90.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.89
FCFA44,722
|
$138.30
€131.16
|
|
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