Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 26.6% more expensive than Libreville.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 17.6% less for restaurants
|
Libreville
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.34
FCFA10,276
|
$10.92
ALL1,030
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA7,707
|
$8.73
ALL824
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
FCFA771
|
$1.58
ALL149
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
FCFA822
|
$0.82
ALL78
|
|
pay 13.0% less for groceries
|
Libreville
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.42
FCFA891
|
$1.00
ALL94
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.40
FCFA2,141
|
$6.31
ALL596
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.78
FCFA6,151
|
$7.59
ALL716
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.39
FCFA2,132
|
$3.59
ALL339
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
FCFA1,958
|
$3.54
ALL334
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA901
|
$0.74
ALL70
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA730
|
$1.15
ALL109
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA901
|
$0.82
ALL77
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
FCFA590
|
$0.87
ALL82
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
FCFA653
|
$0.50
ALL47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
FCFA699
|
$0.60
ALL57
|
|
pay 94.7% more for transportation
|
Libreville
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,446
|
$7.84
ALL740
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.93
FCFA28,258
|
$17.47
ALL1,648
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,776.16
FCFA17,468,810
|
$29,474.40
ALL2,781,191
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.82
FCFA4,290
|
$29.47
ALL2,781
|
|
pay 31.2% less for housing
|
Libreville
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.08
FCFA42,816
|
$18.21
ALL1,718
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$844.18
FCFA530,915
|
$594.90
ALL56,135
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.17
FCFA308,273
|
$412.58
ALL38,931
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.30
FCFA52,386
|
$78.02
ALL7,362
|
|
pay 59.2% more for childcare
|
Libreville
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$118.46
FCFA74,499
|
$257.35
ALL24,283
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,310.15
FCFA3,339,625
|
$5,375.91
ALL507,268
|
|
pay 50.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Libreville
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
FCFA617
|
$2.73
ALL258
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
FCFA2,672
|
$1.85
ALL175
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
FCFA1,541
|
$3.82
ALL361
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
FCFA35,965
|
$46.89
ALL4,424
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
FCFA2,833
|
$8.73
ALL824
|
|
pay 43.2% more for clothing
|
Libreville
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.36
FCFA41,103
|
$64.35
ALL6,072
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$73.53
FCFA46,241
|
$47.77
ALL4,508
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.93
FCFA28,258
|
$100.14
ALL9,450
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.89
FCFA45,213
|
$134.06
ALL12,650
|
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