Cost of living comparison
Bridgetown is 54.1% more expensive than Libreville.
If you lived in Bridgetown instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 4.8% more for restaurants
|
Libreville
|
Bridgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.34
FCFA10,164
|
$20.00
BBD40.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA7,623
|
$9.25
BBD18.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
FCFA762
|
$1.50
BBD3.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
FCFA813
|
$1.29
BBD2.58
|
|
pay 67.0% more for groceries
|
Libreville
|
Bridgetown
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.42
FCFA881
|
$2.78
BBD5.56
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.40
FCFA2,118
|
$14.65
BBD29.29
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.78
FCFA6,084
|
$14.67
BBD29.34
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.39
FCFA2,109
|
$5.18
BBD10.36
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
FCFA1,936
|
$4.76
BBD9.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA891
|
$1.70
BBD3.41
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA722
|
$1.19
BBD2.37
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA891
|
$1.67
BBD3.34
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
FCFA584
|
$1.66
BBD3.31
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
FCFA645
|
$1.10
BBD2.20
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
FCFA692
|
$1.50
BBD3.00
|
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pay 90.9% more for transportation
|
Libreville
|
Bridgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,419
|
$7.93
BBD15.85
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
$27.00
BBD54.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,776.16
FCFA17,279,121
|
$35,000.00
BBD70,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.82
FCFA4,244
|
$25.50
BBD51.00
|
|
pay 20.0% less for housing
|
Libreville
|
Bridgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.08
FCFA42,351
|
$49.00
BBD98.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$844.18
FCFA525,150
|
$590.00
BBD1,180.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.17
FCFA304,926
|
$480.00
BBD960.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.30
FCFA51,817
|
$66.91
BBD133.82
|
|
pay 63.2% more for childcare
|
Libreville
|
Bridgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$118.46
FCFA73,690
|
$241.67
BBD483.33
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,310.15
FCFA3,303,361
|
$6,500.00
BBD13,000.00
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Libreville
|
Bridgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
FCFA610
|
$2.50
BBD5.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
FCFA2,643
|
$4.87
BBD9.74
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
FCFA1,525
|
$8.00
BBD16.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
FCFA35,575
|
$73.75
BBD147.50
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
FCFA2,802
|
$10.50
BBD21.00
|
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pay 61.2% more for clothing
|
Libreville
|
Bridgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.36
FCFA40,657
|
$72.50
BBD145.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$73.53
FCFA45,739
|
$55.00
BBD110.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
$134.38
BBD268.75
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.89
FCFA44,722
|
$115.00
BBD230.00
|
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