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
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Libreville
|
Monaco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.34
FCFA10,164
|
$20.90
€19.82
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA7,623
|
$12.33
€11.69
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
FCFA762
|
$4.67
€4.43
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
FCFA813
|
$7.08
€6.71
|
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pay 61.6% more for groceries
|
Libreville
|
Monaco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.42
FCFA881
|
$6.56
€6.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.40
FCFA2,118
|
$8.04
€7.62
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.78
FCFA6,084
|
$7.10
€6.73
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.39
FCFA2,109
|
$3.56
€3.37
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
FCFA1,936
|
$4.76
€4.51
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA891
|
$2.07
€1.96
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA722
|
$1.22
€1.15
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA891
|
$1.22
€1.15
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
FCFA584
|
$1.80
€1.70
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
FCFA645
|
$0.95
€0.90
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
FCFA692
|
$1.46
€1.38
|
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pay 84.3% more for transportation
|
Libreville
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,419
|
$8.55
€8.11
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
$23.58
€22.36
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,776.16
FCFA17,279,121
|
$46,276.05
€43,886.45
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.82
FCFA4,244
|
$20.36
€19.31
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for housing
|
Libreville
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.08
FCFA42,351
|
$61.09
€57.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$844.18
FCFA525,150
|
$8,084.96
€7,667.47
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.17
FCFA304,926
|
$6,430.58
€6,098.52
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.30
FCFA51,817
|
$235.04
€222.90
|
|
pay 12.8 times more for childcare
|
Libreville
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$118.46
FCFA73,690
|
$2,089.94
€1,982.02
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,310.15
FCFA3,303,361
|
$42,736.55
€40,529.72
|
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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
FCFA610
|
$8.57
€8.13
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
FCFA2,643
|
$6.62
€6.28
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
FCFA1,525
|
$13.40
€12.71
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
FCFA35,575
|
$515.79
€489.15
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
FCFA2,802
|
$12.86
€12.20
|
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pay 4.3 times more for clothing
|
Libreville
|
Monaco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.36
FCFA40,657
|
$174.43
€165.42
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$73.53
FCFA45,739
|
$75.29
€71.40
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
$219.18
€207.86
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.89
FCFA44,722
|
$625.91
€593.59
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