Cost of living comparison
London is 3.9 times more expensive than Libreville.
If you lived in London instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 46.1% more for restaurants
|
Libreville
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.34
FCFA10,164
|
$25.83
£20.47
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA7,623
|
$10.33
£8.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
FCFA762
|
$2.46
£1.95
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
FCFA813
|
$1.85
£1.47
|
|
pay 12.6% more for groceries
|
Libreville
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.42
FCFA881
|
$2.07
£1.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.40
FCFA2,118
|
$5.65
£4.47
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.78
FCFA6,084
|
$6.31
£5.00
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.39
FCFA2,109
|
$4.45
£3.52
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
FCFA1,936
|
$4.26
£3.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA891
|
$1.56
£1.24
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA722
|
$0.75
£0.60
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA891
|
$1.44
£1.14
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
FCFA584
|
$1.79
£1.42
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
FCFA645
|
$0.69
£0.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
FCFA692
|
$0.70
£0.56
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
|
Libreville
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,419
|
$7.39
£5.86
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
$258.31
£204.71
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,776.16
FCFA17,279,121
|
$36,531.14
£28,951.62
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.82
FCFA4,244
|
$35.26
£27.94
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Libreville
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.08
FCFA42,351
|
$41.63
£32.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$844.18
FCFA525,150
|
$2,834.46
£2,246.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.17
FCFA304,926
|
$2,063.73
£1,635.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.30
FCFA51,817
|
$263.90
£209.15
|
|
pay 12.5 times more for childcare
|
Libreville
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$118.46
FCFA73,690
|
$2,333.60
£1,849.42
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,310.15
FCFA3,303,361
|
$27,892.30
£22,105.18
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Libreville
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
FCFA610
|
$8.27
£6.55
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
FCFA2,643
|
$4.80
£3.81
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
FCFA1,525
|
$19.76
£15.66
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
FCFA35,575
|
$65.66
£52.04
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
FCFA2,802
|
$16.14
£12.79
|
|
pay 65.2% more for clothing
|
Libreville
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.36
FCFA40,657
|
$96.94
£76.83
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$73.53
FCFA45,739
|
$50.55
£40.06
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
$114.87
£91.04
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.89
FCFA44,722
|
$135.36
£107.28
|
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