Cost of living comparison
Maseru is 25.6% cheaper than Libreville.
If you lived in Maseru instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 26.7% less for restaurants
|
Libreville
|
Maseru
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.34
FCFA10,276
|
?? | |
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA7,707
|
$11.58
LSL212.37
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
FCFA771
|
$1.03
LSL18.87
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
FCFA822
|
$0.54
LSL9.95
|
|
pay 29.8% less for groceries
|
Libreville
|
Maseru
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.42
FCFA891
|
$0.82
LSL15.05
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.40
FCFA2,141
|
$2.67
LSL48.94
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.78
FCFA6,151
|
$3.65
LSL66.91
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.39
FCFA2,132
|
$1.28
LSL23.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
FCFA1,958
|
$3.09
LSL56.69
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA901
|
$0.88
LSL16.18
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA730
|
$1.00
LSL18.42
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA901
|
$0.99
LSL18.11
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
FCFA590
|
$1.16
LSL21.26
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
FCFA653
|
$0.61
LSL11.18
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
FCFA699
|
$0.69
LSL12.60
|
|
pay 15.9% less for transportation
|
Libreville
|
Maseru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,446
|
$4.64
LSL85.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.93
FCFA28,258
|
$28.40
LSL520.76
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,776.16
FCFA17,468,810
|
$19,879.98
LSL364,535.15
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.82
FCFA4,290
|
$5.62
LSL103.11
|
|
pay 78.2% less for housing
|
Libreville
|
Maseru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.08
FCFA42,816
|
$22.72
LSL416.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$844.18
FCFA530,915
|
$143.89
LSL2,638.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.17
FCFA308,273
|
$72.89
LSL1,336.63
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.30
FCFA52,386
|
?? | |
pay 77.1% less for childcare
|
Libreville
|
Maseru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$118.46
FCFA74,499
|
$29.35
LSL538.12
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,310.15
FCFA3,339,625
|
$1,117.07
LSL20,483.40
|
|
pay 13.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Libreville
|
Maseru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
FCFA617
|
$1.85
LSL34.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
FCFA2,672
|
$1.29
LSL23.69
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
FCFA1,541
|
$4.83
LSL88.53
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
FCFA35,965
|
$21.77
LSL399.25
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
FCFA2,833
|
?? | |
pay 35.0% more for clothing
|
Libreville
|
Maseru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.36
FCFA41,103
|
$42.60
LSL781.15
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$73.53
FCFA46,241
|
$39.76
LSL729.07
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.93
FCFA28,258
|
$100.35
LSL1,840.03
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.89
FCFA45,213
|
$142.00
LSL2,603.82
|
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