Cost of living comparison
Santiago is 22.1% more expensive than Libreville.
If you lived in Santiago instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 1.8% less for restaurants
Libreville
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.34
FCFA10,276
|
$12.36
CLF0.4400
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA7,707
|
$8.24
CLF0.3000
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
FCFA771
|
$1.78
CLF0.0600
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
FCFA822
|
$1.37
CLF0.0500
|
|
pay 14.6% less for groceries
Libreville
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.42
FCFA891
|
$1.48
CLF0.0500
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.40
FCFA2,141
|
$5.49
CLF0.2000
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.78
FCFA6,151
|
$4.59
CLF0.1600
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.39
FCFA2,132
|
$3.97
CLF0.1400
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
FCFA1,958
|
$2.88
CLF0.1000
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA901
|
$0.96
CLF0.0300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA730
|
$0.71
CLF0.0300
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA901
|
$0.91
CLF0.0300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
FCFA590
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
FCFA653
|
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
FCFA699
|
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 18.1% more for transportation
Libreville
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,446
|
$5.14
CLF0.1800
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.93
FCFA28,258
|
$41.20
CLF1.4800
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,776.16
FCFA17,468,810
|
$18,540.00
CLF664.6200
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.82
FCFA4,290
|
$12.41
CLF0.4400
|
|
pay 23.2% less for housing
Libreville
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.08
FCFA42,816
|
$20.87
CLF0.7500
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$844.18
FCFA530,915
|
$513.58
CLF18.4100
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.17
FCFA308,273
|
$439.93
CLF15.7700
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.30
FCFA52,386
|
$104.66
CLF3.7500
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Libreville
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$118.46
FCFA74,499
|
$387.71
CLF13.9000
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,310.15
FCFA3,339,625
|
$6,421.89
CLF230.2100
|
|
pay 52.2% more for entertainment and sports
Libreville
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
FCFA617
|
$2.83
CLF0.1000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
FCFA2,672
|
$3.09
CLF0.1100
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
FCFA1,541
|
$5.15
CLF0.1800
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
FCFA35,965
|
$33.85
CLF1.2100
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
FCFA2,833
|
$5.87
CLF0.2100
|
|
pay 0.1% more for clothing
Libreville
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.36
FCFA41,103
|
$52.80
CLF1.8900
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$73.53
FCFA46,241
|
$31.11
CLF1.1200
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.93
FCFA28,258
|
$73.37
CLF2.6300
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.89
FCFA45,213
|
$82.04
CLF2.9400
|
|
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