Cost of living comparison
Monaco is 5.1 times more expensive than Libreville.
If you lived in Monaco instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
|
Libreville
|
Monaco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.34
FCFA10,276
|
$20.90
€20.04
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA7,707
|
$12.33
€11.82
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
FCFA771
|
$4.67
€4.48
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
FCFA822
|
$7.08
€6.79
|
|
pay 61.6% more for groceries
|
Libreville
|
Monaco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.42
FCFA891
|
$6.56
€6.29
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.40
FCFA2,141
|
$8.04
€7.71
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.78
FCFA6,151
|
$7.10
€6.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.39
FCFA2,132
|
$3.56
€3.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
FCFA1,958
|
$4.76
€4.56
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA901
|
$2.07
€1.98
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA730
|
$1.22
€1.17
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA901
|
$1.22
€1.17
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
FCFA590
|
$1.80
€1.72
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
FCFA653
|
$0.95
€0.91
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
FCFA699
|
$1.46
€1.40
|
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pay 84.3% more for transportation
|
Libreville
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,446
|
$8.55
€8.19
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.93
FCFA28,258
|
$23.58
€22.61
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,776.16
FCFA17,468,810
|
$46,276.05
€44,368.23
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.82
FCFA4,290
|
$20.36
€19.52
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for housing
|
Libreville
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.08
FCFA42,816
|
$61.09
€58.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$844.18
FCFA530,915
|
$8,084.96
€7,751.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.17
FCFA308,273
|
$6,430.58
€6,165.47
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.30
FCFA52,386
|
$235.04
€225.35
|
|
pay 12.8 times more for childcare
|
Libreville
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$118.46
FCFA74,499
|
$2,089.94
€2,003.78
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,310.15
FCFA3,339,625
|
$42,736.55
€40,974.65
|
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pay 5.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Libreville
|
Monaco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
FCFA617
|
$8.57
€8.22
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
FCFA2,672
|
$6.62
€6.35
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
FCFA1,541
|
$13.40
€12.84
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
FCFA35,965
|
$515.79
€494.52
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
FCFA2,833
|
$12.86
€12.33
|
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pay 4.3 times more for clothing
|
Libreville
|
Monaco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.36
FCFA41,103
|
$174.43
€167.24
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$73.53
FCFA46,241
|
$75.29
€72.19
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.93
FCFA28,258
|
$219.18
€210.14
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.89
FCFA45,213
|
$625.91
€600.11
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