Cost of living comparison
Libreville is 13.4% cheaper than Lisbon.
If you lived in Libreville instead of Lisbon, you would:
pay 2.1% more for restaurants
|
Lisbon
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.66
€12.96
|
$16.34
FCFA10,164
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.65
€9.15
|
$12.25
FCFA7,623
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.76
|
$1.23
FCFA762
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
€1.29
|
$1.31
FCFA813
|
|
pay 28.2% more for groceries
|
Lisbon
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
€1.40
|
$1.42
FCFA881
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.58
€5.29
|
$3.40
FCFA2,118
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
€3.67
|
$9.78
FCFA6,084
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.97
€2.82
|
$3.39
FCFA2,109
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.31
€3.14
|
$3.11
FCFA1,936
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.98
|
$1.43
FCFA891
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.65
|
$1.16
FCFA722
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.84
|
$1.43
FCFA891
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
€1.01
|
$0.94
FCFA584
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.83
|
$1.04
FCFA645
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.89
|
$1.11
FCFA692
|
|
pay 21.4% less for transportation
|
Lisbon
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.21
€6.84
|
$3.89
FCFA2,419
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€40.66
|
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,152.89
€30,492.58
|
$27,776.16
FCFA17,279,121
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.86
€9.35
|
$6.82
FCFA4,244
|
|
pay 12.3% less for housing
|
Lisbon
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.90
€37.84
|
$68.08
FCFA42,351
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,514.21
€1,436.02
|
$844.18
FCFA525,150
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,070.61
€1,015.33
|
$490.17
FCFA304,926
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.17
€100.69
|
$83.30
FCFA51,817
|
|
pay 72.3% less for childcare
|
Lisbon
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$576.40
€546.64
|
$118.46
FCFA73,690
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,251.75
€14,464.18
|
$5,310.15
FCFA3,303,361
|
|
pay 15.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lisbon
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
€3.05
|
$0.98
FCFA610
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
€2.47
|
$4.25
FCFA2,643
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.00
€5.69
|
$2.45
FCFA1,525
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.41
€40.22
|
$57.19
FCFA35,575
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.57
€8.13
|
$4.50
FCFA2,802
|
|
pay 2.1% less for clothing
|
Lisbon
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.58
€82.11
|
$65.36
FCFA40,657
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.63
€35.68
|
$73.53
FCFA45,739
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.49
€78.23
|
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.41
€102.81
|
$71.89
FCFA44,722
|
|
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