Cost of living comparison
Castries is 23.5% more expensive than Libreville.
If you lived in Castries instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 7.3% less for restaurants
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Libreville
|
Castries
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.51
FCFA9,959
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.86
FCFA8,963
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
FCFA747
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
FCFA697
|
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
|
pay 59.6% more for groceries
|
Libreville
|
Castries
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
FCFA863
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.44
FCFA2,075
|
$3.08
EC$8.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.88
FCFA5,961
|
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
FCFA2,066
|
$3.67
EC$9.93
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.15
FCFA1,897
|
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA873
|
$4.44
EC$11.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
FCFA708
|
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA873
|
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
FCFA572
|
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
FCFA632
|
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
FCFA678
|
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
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pay 24.6% more for transportation
|
Libreville
|
Castries
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.93
FCFA2,370
|
$5.78
EC$15.61
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.40
FCFA27,387
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,067.07
FCFA16,930,239
|
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? | |
pay 18.9% less for housing
|
Libreville
|
Castries
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.79
FCFA41,496
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$853.02
FCFA514,546
|
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.30
FCFA298,769
|
$374.65
EC$1,012.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.17
FCFA50,771
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
|
pay 52.0% more for childcare
|
Libreville
|
Castries
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.70
FCFA72,202
|
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,365.76
FCFA3,236,663
|
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pay 8.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Libreville
|
Castries
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
FCFA598
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.68
FCFA2,822
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.48
FCFA1,494
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.79
FCFA34,856
|
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
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pay 46.2% more for clothing
|
Libreville
|
Castries
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.04
FCFA39,836
|
$75.39
EC$203.75
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.30
FCFA44,815
|
$53.19
EC$143.75
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.40
FCFA27,387
|
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.64
FCFA43,819
|
$104.84
EC$283.33
|
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