Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 0.6% cheaper than Libreville.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 41.3% less for restaurants
|
Libreville
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.34
FCFA10,288
|
$8.52
ZAR154.34
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA7,716
|
$4.68
ZAR84.84
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
FCFA772
|
$1.01
ZAR18.26
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
FCFA823
|
$0.81
ZAR14.71
|
|
pay 34.3% less for groceries
|
Libreville
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.42
FCFA892
|
$1.07
ZAR19.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.40
FCFA2,143
|
$3.70
ZAR66.97
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.78
FCFA6,158
|
$4.91
ZAR89.00
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.39
FCFA2,135
|
$2.35
ZAR42.52
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
FCFA1,960
|
$2.08
ZAR37.62
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA902
|
$0.69
ZAR12.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA731
|
$0.68
ZAR12.40
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA902
|
$0.73
ZAR13.14
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
FCFA591
|
$0.75
ZAR13.64
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
FCFA653
|
$0.64
ZAR11.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
FCFA700
|
$0.58
ZAR10.56
|
|
pay 18.2% more for transportation
|
Libreville
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,449
|
$5.05
ZAR91.57
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.93
FCFA28,291
|
$65.32
ZAR1,183.29
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,776.16
FCFA17,488,932
|
$19,084.78
ZAR345,726.69
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.82
FCFA4,295
|
$8.78
ZAR158.97
|
|
pay 28.1% less for housing
|
Libreville
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.08
FCFA42,865
|
$39.13
ZAR708.88
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$844.18
FCFA531,526
|
$416.34
ZAR7,542.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.17
FCFA308,628
|
$379.25
ZAR6,870.21
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.30
FCFA52,447
|
$86.03
ZAR1,558.45
|
|
pay 36.7% more for childcare
|
Libreville
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$118.46
FCFA74,585
|
$216.65
ZAR3,924.70
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,310.15
FCFA3,343,472
|
$4,800.41
ZAR86,960.85
|
|
pay 28.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Libreville
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
FCFA617
|
$2.39
ZAR43.22
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
FCFA2,675
|
$2.00
ZAR36.15
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
FCFA1,543
|
$2.95
ZAR53.51
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
FCFA36,007
|
$34.21
ZAR619.73
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
FCFA2,836
|
$7.81
ZAR141.48
|
|
pay 16.1% more for clothing
|
Libreville
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.36
FCFA41,150
|
$49.09
ZAR889.22
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$73.53
FCFA46,294
|
$34.65
ZAR627.66
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.93
FCFA28,291
|
$92.30
ZAR1,672.04
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.89
FCFA45,265
|
$98.31
ZAR1,780.87
|
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