Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 14.4% more expensive than Libreville.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 32.8% less for restaurants
|
Libreville
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.34
FCFA10,205
|
$9.93
MX$199.85
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA7,654
|
$7.45
MX$149.89
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
FCFA765
|
$1.08
MX$21.73
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
FCFA816
|
$0.77
MX$15.56
|
|
pay 9.6% less for groceries
|
Libreville
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.42
FCFA884
|
$2.45
MX$49.36
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.40
FCFA2,126
|
$4.87
MX$97.96
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.78
FCFA6,109
|
$5.51
MX$110.86
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.39
FCFA2,118
|
$2.18
MX$43.94
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
FCFA1,944
|
$3.57
MX$71.88
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA895
|
$1.22
MX$24.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA725
|
$0.67
MX$13.47
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA895
|
$0.80
MX$16.08
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
FCFA586
|
$0.83
MX$16.66
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
FCFA648
|
$0.85
MX$17.13
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
FCFA694
|
$0.83
MX$16.66
|
|
pay 30.8% less for transportation
|
Libreville
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,429
|
$4.64
MX$93.35
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.93
FCFA28,065
|
$17.87
MX$359.74
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,776.16
FCFA17,349,047
|
$18,615.02
MX$374,727.76
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.82
FCFA4,261
|
$3.47
MX$69.95
|
|
pay 27.8% less for housing
|
Libreville
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.08
FCFA42,522
|
$24.38
MX$490.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$844.18
FCFA527,275
|
$893.52
MX$17,986.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.17
FCFA306,160
|
$544.24
MX$10,955.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.30
FCFA52,027
|
$30.31
MX$610.18
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Libreville
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$118.46
FCFA73,989
|
$381.33
MX$7,676.24
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,310.15
FCFA3,316,730
|
$8,426.99
MX$169,638.66
|
|
pay 42.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Libreville
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
FCFA612
|
$2.73
MX$54.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
FCFA2,653
|
$3.01
MX$60.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
FCFA1,531
|
$3.92
MX$78.94
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
FCFA35,719
|
$53.69
MX$1,080.75
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
FCFA2,813
|
$4.96
MX$99.93
|
|
pay 18.6% more for clothing
|
Libreville
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.36
FCFA40,821
|
$56.36
MX$1,134.46
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$73.53
FCFA45,924
|
$41.06
MX$826.54
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.93
FCFA28,065
|
$91.99
MX$1,851.85
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.89
FCFA44,903
|
$91.93
MX$1,850.58
|
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