Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 21.5% more expensive than Libreville.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 44.4% less for restaurants
|
Libreville
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.34
FCFA10,288
|
$9.19
RUB958.24
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA7,716
|
$5.10
RUB532.35
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
FCFA772
|
$1.07
RUB111.83
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
FCFA823
|
$0.49
RUB50.61
|
|
pay 42.2% less for groceries
|
Libreville
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.42
FCFA892
|
$0.62
RUB64.53
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.40
FCFA2,143
|
$4.41
RUB459.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.78
FCFA6,158
|
$3.57
RUB372.03
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.39
FCFA2,135
|
$1.52
RUB158.48
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
FCFA1,960
|
$1.99
RUB207.09
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA902
|
$0.68
RUB70.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA731
|
$0.67
RUB69.61
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA902
|
$0.72
RUB74.63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
FCFA591
|
$1.12
RUB117.18
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
FCFA653
|
$0.25
RUB25.99
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
FCFA700
|
$0.21
RUB21.82
|
|
pay 21.0% less for transportation
|
Libreville
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,449
|
$2.22
RUB231.36
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.93
FCFA28,291
|
$28.58
RUB2,981.19
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,776.16
FCFA17,488,932
|
$30,621.85
RUB3,194,126.88
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.82
FCFA4,295
|
$5.82
RUB606.88
|
|
pay 13.4% less for housing
|
Libreville
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.08
FCFA42,865
|
$6.38
RUB665.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$844.18
FCFA531,526
|
$960.52
RUB100,190.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.17
FCFA308,628
|
$583.26
RUB60,839.42
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.30
FCFA52,447
|
$86.66
RUB9,039.35
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
|
Libreville
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$118.46
FCFA74,585
|
$466.53
RUB48,663.46
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,310.15
FCFA3,343,472
|
$10,413.52
RUB1,086,221.24
|
|
pay 35.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Libreville
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
FCFA617
|
$3.06
RUB319.41
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
FCFA2,675
|
$2.52
RUB263.32
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
FCFA1,543
|
$2.45
RUB255.53
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
FCFA36,007
|
$32.34
RUB3,373.20
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
FCFA2,836
|
$5.10
RUB532.35
|
|
pay 41.5% more for clothing
|
Libreville
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.36
FCFA41,150
|
$81.16
RUB8,465.22
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$73.53
FCFA46,294
|
$42.31
RUB4,413.08
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.93
FCFA28,291
|
$108.95
RUB11,364.70
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.89
FCFA45,265
|
$101.97
RUB10,636.36
|
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