Cost of living comparison
Lima is 5.2% more expensive than Libreville.
If you lived in Lima instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 53.0% less for restaurants
|
Libreville
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.34
FCFA10,288
|
$5.23
PEN19.81
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA7,716
|
$6.10
PEN23.11
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
FCFA772
|
$0.83
PEN3.14
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
FCFA823
|
$0.51
PEN1.93
|
|
pay 28.6% less for groceries
|
Libreville
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.42
FCFA892
|
$2.42
PEN9.19
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.40
FCFA2,143
|
$4.22
PEN16.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.78
FCFA6,158
|
$4.95
PEN18.77
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.39
FCFA2,135
|
$2.70
PEN10.25
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
FCFA1,960
|
$2.25
PEN8.52
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA902
|
$0.87
PEN3.32
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA731
|
$0.50
PEN1.91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA902
|
$0.48
PEN1.82
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
FCFA591
|
$0.52
PEN1.98
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
FCFA653
|
$0.53
PEN2.02
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
FCFA700
|
$0.48
PEN1.81
|
|
pay 42.6% more for transportation
|
Libreville
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,449
|
$5.39
PEN20.42
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.93
FCFA28,291
|
$23.85
PEN90.42
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,776.16
FCFA17,488,932
|
$23,163.52
PEN87,812.17
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.82
FCFA4,295
|
$20.14
PEN76.36
|
|
pay 41.5% less for housing
|
Libreville
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.08
FCFA42,865
|
$26.56
PEN100.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$844.18
FCFA531,526
|
$575.58
PEN2,182.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.17
FCFA308,628
|
$363.71
PEN1,378.80
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.30
FCFA52,447
|
$44.01
PEN166.83
|
|
pay 63.8% more for childcare
|
Libreville
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$118.46
FCFA74,585
|
$213.68
PEN810.05
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,310.15
FCFA3,343,472
|
$7,818.35
PEN29,639.12
|
|
pay 44.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Libreville
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
FCFA617
|
$2.12
PEN8.04
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
FCFA2,675
|
$2.62
PEN9.93
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
FCFA1,543
|
$5.30
PEN20.09
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
FCFA36,007
|
$30.52
PEN115.68
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
FCFA2,836
|
$7.95
PEN30.14
|
|
pay 8.5% more for clothing
|
Libreville
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.36
FCFA41,150
|
$42.79
PEN162.22
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$73.53
FCFA46,294
|
$34.98
PEN132.62
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.93
FCFA28,291
|
$85.21
PEN323.02
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.89
FCFA45,265
|
$94.35
PEN357.68
|
|
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