Cost of living comparison
Brussels is 2.5 times more expensive than Libreville.
If you lived in Brussels instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 67.0% more for restaurants
|
Libreville
|
Brussels
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.34
FCFA10,164
|
$21.44
€20.33
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA7,623
|
$12.86
€12.20
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
FCFA762
|
$2.89
€2.74
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
FCFA813
|
$2.56
€2.43
|
|
pay 22.3% more for groceries
|
Libreville
|
Brussels
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.42
FCFA881
|
$2.59
€2.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.40
FCFA2,118
|
$7.47
€7.09
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.78
FCFA6,084
|
$6.00
€5.69
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.39
FCFA2,109
|
$4.29
€4.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
FCFA1,936
|
$5.66
€5.37
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA891
|
$1.16
€1.10
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA722
|
$0.96
€0.91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA891
|
$1.19
€1.13
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
FCFA584
|
$1.38
€1.31
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
FCFA645
|
$0.98
€0.93
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
FCFA692
|
$0.94
€0.89
|
|
pay 98.3% more for transportation
|
Libreville
|
Brussels
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,419
|
$6.92
€6.56
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
$53.59
€50.82
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,776.16
FCFA17,279,121
|
$32,152.89
€30,492.58
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.82
FCFA4,244
|
$25.94
€24.60
|
|
pay 62.0% more for housing
|
Libreville
|
Brussels
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.08
FCFA42,351
|
$55.46
€52.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$844.18
FCFA525,150
|
$1,200.57
€1,138.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.17
FCFA304,926
|
$1,025.16
€972.23
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.30
FCFA51,817
|
$179.33
€170.07
|
|
pay 6.3 times more for childcare
|
Libreville
|
Brussels
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$118.46
FCFA73,690
|
$988.17
€937.14
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,310.15
FCFA3,303,361
|
$22,667.79
€21,497.27
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Libreville
|
Brussels
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
FCFA610
|
$5.36
€5.08
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
FCFA2,643
|
$4.01
€3.80
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
FCFA1,525
|
$9.65
€9.15
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
FCFA35,575
|
$38.09
€36.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
FCFA2,802
|
$14.20
€13.47
|
|
pay 68.2% more for clothing
|
Libreville
|
Brussels
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.36
FCFA40,657
|
$96.46
€91.48
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$73.53
FCFA45,739
|
$51.32
€48.67
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
$115.01
€109.07
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.89
FCFA44,722
|
$143.35
€135.95
|
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