Cost of living comparison
Panama City is 45.2% more expensive than Libreville.
If you lived in Panama City instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 1.5% more for restaurants
|
Libreville
|
Panama City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.34
FCFA10,276
|
$13.25
PAB13.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA7,707
|
$8.00
PAB8.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
FCFA771
|
$1.86
PAB1.86
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
FCFA822
|
$1.41
PAB1.41
|
|
pay 11.0% more for groceries
|
Libreville
|
Panama City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.42
FCFA891
|
$2.51
PAB2.51
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.40
FCFA2,141
|
$6.39
PAB6.39
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.78
FCFA6,151
|
$6.80
PAB6.80
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.39
FCFA2,132
|
$2.68
PAB2.68
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
FCFA1,958
|
$3.41
PAB3.41
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA901
|
$1.48
PAB1.48
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA730
|
$0.72
PAB0.72
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA901
|
$1.24
PAB1.24
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
FCFA590
|
$1.40
PAB1.40
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
FCFA653
|
$0.98
PAB0.98
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
FCFA699
|
$1.15
PAB1.15
|
|
pay 16.6% more for transportation
|
Libreville
|
Panama City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,446
|
$3.69
PAB3.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.93
FCFA28,258
|
$25.00
PAB25.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,776.16
FCFA17,468,810
|
$19,750.00
PAB19,750.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.82
FCFA4,290
|
$16.71
PAB16.71
|
|
pay 16.5% more for housing
|
Libreville
|
Panama City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.08
FCFA42,816
|
$52.10
PAB52.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$844.18
FCFA530,915
|
$1,023.81
PAB1,023.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.17
FCFA308,273
|
$755.88
PAB755.88
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.30
FCFA52,386
|
$94.84
PAB94.84
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
|
Libreville
|
Panama City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$118.46
FCFA74,499
|
$439.17
PAB439.17
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,310.15
FCFA3,339,625
|
$10,092.67
PAB10,092.67
|
|
pay 70.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Libreville
|
Panama City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
FCFA617
|
$3.00
PAB3.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
FCFA2,672
|
$3.59
PAB3.59
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
FCFA1,541
|
$5.50
PAB5.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
FCFA35,965
|
$47.27
PAB47.27
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
FCFA2,833
|
$7.00
PAB7.00
|
|
pay 20.0% more for clothing
|
Libreville
|
Panama City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.36
FCFA41,103
|
$53.91
PAB53.91
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$73.53
FCFA46,241
|
$37.78
PAB37.78
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.93
FCFA28,258
|
$87.62
PAB87.62
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.89
FCFA45,213
|
$108.75
PAB108.75
|
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