Cost of living comparison
Rome is 62.0% more expensive than Libreville.
If you lived in Rome instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 12.4% more for restaurants
Libreville
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.51
FCFA9,959
|
$16.24
€14.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.86
FCFA8,963
|
$10.83
€9.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
FCFA747
|
$2.22
€2.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
FCFA697
|
$1.15
€1.05
|
|
pay 4.0% more for groceries
Libreville
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
FCFA863
|
$1.87
€1.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.44
FCFA2,075
|
$6.93
€6.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.88
FCFA5,961
|
$6.37
€5.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
FCFA2,066
|
$3.90
€3.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.15
FCFA1,897
|
$5.10
€4.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA873
|
$1.02
€0.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
FCFA708
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA873
|
$0.95
€0.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
FCFA572
|
$1.15
€1.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
FCFA632
|
$0.72
€0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
FCFA678
|
$0.78
€0.71
|
|
pay 22.7% more for transportation
Libreville
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.93
FCFA2,370
|
$7.44
€6.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.40
FCFA27,387
|
$37.90
€34.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,067.07
FCFA16,930,239
|
$26,749.78
€24,598.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$17.87
€16.43
|
|
pay 33.9% more for housing
Libreville
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.79
FCFA41,496
|
$30.04
€27.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$853.02
FCFA514,546
|
$1,171.95
€1,077.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.30
FCFA298,769
|
$721.77
€663.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.17
FCFA50,771
|
$175.72
€161.59
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Libreville
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.70
FCFA72,202
|
$516.83
€475.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,365.76
FCFA3,236,663
|
$9,813.53
€9,024.35
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Libreville
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
FCFA598
|
$5.41
€4.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.68
FCFA2,822
|
$1.59
€1.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.48
FCFA1,494
|
$6.50
€5.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.79
FCFA34,856
|
$62.20
€57.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$10.83
€9.96
|
|
pay 16.1% more for clothing
Libreville
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.04
FCFA39,836
|
$67.31
€61.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.30
FCFA44,815
|
$30.97
€28.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.40
FCFA27,387
|
$81.10
€74.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.64
FCFA43,819
|
$103.39
€95.08
|
|
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