Cost of living comparison
Harare is 4.7% more expensive than Libreville.
If you lived in Harare instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 50.0% less for restaurants
|
Libreville
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.34
FCFA10,164
|
$9.00
ZWL2,898.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA7,623
|
$5.50
ZWL1,771.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
FCFA762
|
$0.74
ZWL236.90
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
FCFA813
|
$0.52
ZWL167.52
|
|
pay 18.5% less for groceries
|
Libreville
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.42
FCFA881
|
$1.01
ZWL324.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.40
FCFA2,118
|
$4.88
ZWL1,572.43
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.78
FCFA6,084
|
$6.09
ZWL1,960.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.39
FCFA2,109
|
$2.18
ZWL700.35
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
FCFA1,936
|
$2.86
ZWL919.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA891
|
$1.35
ZWL435.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA722
|
$0.76
ZWL244.28
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA891
|
$1.01
ZWL325.75
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
FCFA584
|
$0.83
ZWL266.25
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
FCFA645
|
$0.64
ZWL204.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
FCFA692
|
$0.94
ZWL302.06
|
|
pay 62.3% more for transportation
|
Libreville
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,419
|
$6.10
ZWL1,964.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
$42.50
ZWL13,685.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,776.16
FCFA17,279,121
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.82
FCFA4,244
|
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
|
pay 17.3% less for housing
|
Libreville
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.08
FCFA42,351
|
$119.22
ZWL38,389.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$844.18
FCFA525,150
|
$367.86
ZWL118,450.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.17
FCFA304,926
|
$283.33
ZWL91,233.33
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.30
FCFA51,817
|
$45.12
ZWL14,527.88
|
|
pay 81.5% more for childcare
|
Libreville
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$118.46
FCFA73,690
|
$261.43
ZWL84,180.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,310.15
FCFA3,303,361
|
$7,562.50
ZWL2,435,125.00
|
|
pay 23.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Libreville
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
FCFA610
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
FCFA2,643
|
$3.14
ZWL1,012.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
FCFA1,525
|
$1.38
ZWL442.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
FCFA35,575
|
$63.64
ZWL20,490.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
FCFA2,802
|
$10.00
ZWL3,220.00
|
|
pay 48.3% less for clothing
|
Libreville
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.36
FCFA40,657
|
$18.89
ZWL6,082.22
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$73.53
FCFA45,739
|
$23.89
ZWL7,692.22
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
$36.67
ZWL11,806.67
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.89
FCFA44,722
|
$45.91
ZWL14,782.73
|
|
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