Cost of living comparison
Tripoli is 50.6% cheaper than Libreville.
If you lived in Tripoli instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 70.8% less for restaurants
|
Libreville
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.34
FCFA10,276
|
$5.63
LYD27.570
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA7,707
|
$4.10
LYD20.050
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
FCFA771
|
$0.50
LYD2.470
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
FCFA822
|
$0.10
LYD0.500
|
|
pay 59.0% less for groceries
|
Libreville
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.42
FCFA891
|
$0.27
LYD1.310
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.40
FCFA2,141
|
$2.57
LYD12.600
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.78
FCFA6,151
|
$4.05
LYD19.800
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.39
FCFA2,132
|
$1.48
LYD7.240
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
FCFA1,958
|
$1.59
LYD7.770
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA901
|
$0.88
LYD4.320
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA730
|
$0.57
LYD2.800
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA901
|
$0.36
LYD1.740
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
FCFA590
|
$0.25
LYD1.210
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
FCFA653
|
$0.30
LYD1.460
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
FCFA699
|
$0.32
LYD1.580
|
|
pay 39.1% less for transportation
|
Libreville
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,446
|
$0.12
LYD0.570
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.93
FCFA28,258
|
$22.74
LYD111.300
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,776.16
FCFA17,468,810
|
$14,851.83
LYD72,682.660
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.82
FCFA4,290
|
$9.32
LYD45.610
|
|
pay 71.7% less for housing
|
Libreville
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.08
FCFA42,816
|
$20.49
LYD100.250
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$844.18
FCFA530,915
|
$210.71
LYD1,031.160
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.17
FCFA308,273
|
$130.23
LYD637.320
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.30
FCFA52,386
|
$26.36
LYD129.010
|
|
pay 58.5% less for childcare
|
Libreville
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$118.46
FCFA74,499
|
$72.27
LYD353.670
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,310.15
FCFA3,339,625
|
$1,170.59
LYD5,728.680
|
|
pay 32.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Libreville
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
FCFA617
|
$0.72
LYD3.510
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
FCFA2,672
|
$0.60
LYD2.930
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
FCFA1,541
|
$2.15
LYD10.530
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
FCFA35,965
|
$26.63
LYD130.330
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
FCFA2,833
|
$5.12
LYD25.060
|
|
pay 22.5% less for clothing
|
Libreville
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.36
FCFA41,103
|
$30.22
LYD147.870
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$73.53
FCFA46,241
|
$39.67
LYD194.150
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.93
FCFA28,258
|
$52.09
LYD254.930
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.89
FCFA45,213
|
$67.60
LYD330.830
|
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