Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 2.5 times more expensive than Libreville.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 34.8% more for restaurants
|
Libreville
|
Wellington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.34
FCFA10,276
|
$14.93
NZ$26.40
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA7,707
|
$8.96
NZ$15.84
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
FCFA771
|
$2.57
NZ$4.55
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
FCFA822
|
$2.15
NZ$3.81
|
|
pay 31.1% more for groceries
|
Libreville
|
Wellington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.42
FCFA891
|
$1.96
NZ$3.47
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.40
FCFA2,141
|
$4.15
NZ$7.34
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.78
FCFA6,151
|
$6.98
NZ$12.34
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.39
FCFA2,132
|
$6.84
NZ$12.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
FCFA1,958
|
$5.06
NZ$8.94
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA901
|
$1.40
NZ$2.47
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA730
|
$1.09
NZ$1.93
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA901
|
$1.48
NZ$2.61
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
FCFA590
|
$2.61
NZ$4.62
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
FCFA653
|
$1.01
NZ$1.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
FCFA699
|
$0.84
NZ$1.48
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Libreville
|
Wellington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,446
|
$6.42
NZ$11.35
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.93
FCFA28,258
|
$127.57
NZ$225.54
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,776.16
FCFA17,468,810
|
$34,339.84
NZ$60,714.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.82
FCFA4,290
|
$18.22
NZ$32.20
|
|
pay 72.3% more for housing
|
Libreville
|
Wellington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.08
FCFA42,816
|
$54.27
NZ$95.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$844.18
FCFA530,915
|
$1,487.35
NZ$2,629.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.17
FCFA308,273
|
$1,335.17
NZ$2,360.63
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.30
FCFA52,386
|
$134.11
NZ$237.11
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for childcare
|
Libreville
|
Wellington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$118.46
FCFA74,499
|
$871.44
NZ$1,540.73
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,310.15
FCFA3,339,625
|
$12,649.75
NZ$22,365.19
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Libreville
|
Wellington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
FCFA617
|
$7.17
NZ$12.67
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
FCFA2,672
|
$3.41
NZ$6.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
FCFA1,541
|
$24.46
NZ$43.24
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
FCFA35,965
|
$39.85
NZ$70.45
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
FCFA2,833
|
$12.24
NZ$21.65
|
|
pay 59.2% more for clothing
|
Libreville
|
Wellington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.36
FCFA41,103
|
$75.78
NZ$133.98
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$73.53
FCFA46,241
|
$55.09
NZ$97.41
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.93
FCFA28,258
|
$119.44
NZ$211.18
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.89
FCFA45,213
|
$129.60
NZ$229.13
|
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