Cost of living comparison
Libreville is 40.5% cheaper than London.
If you lived in Libreville instead of London, you would:
pay 24.4% less for restaurants
|
London
|
Libreville
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.83
£20.56
|
$16.34
FCFA10,276
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
£8.22
|
$12.25
FCFA7,707
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
£1.96
|
$1.23
FCFA771
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
£1.47
|
$1.31
FCFA822
|
|
pay 3.6% more for groceries
|
London
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.07
£1.65
|
$1.42
FCFA891
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.65
£4.49
|
$3.40
FCFA2,141
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
£5.02
|
$9.78
FCFA6,151
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.45
£3.54
|
$3.39
FCFA2,132
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.26
£3.39
|
$3.11
FCFA1,958
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
£1.24
|
$1.43
FCFA901
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
£0.60
|
$1.16
FCFA730
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.44
£1.14
|
$1.43
FCFA901
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
£1.43
|
$0.94
FCFA590
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
£0.55
|
$1.04
FCFA653
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
£0.56
|
$1.11
FCFA699
|
|
pay 58.7% less for transportation
|
London
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.39
£5.88
|
$3.89
FCFA2,446
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$258.31
£205.55
|
$44.93
FCFA28,258
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,531.14
£29,070.27
|
$27,776.16
FCFA17,468,810
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.26
£28.06
|
$6.82
FCFA4,290
|
|
pay 37.8% less for housing
|
London
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.63
£33.13
|
$68.08
FCFA42,816
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,834.46
£2,255.57
|
$844.18
FCFA530,915
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,063.73
£1,642.25
|
$490.17
FCFA308,273
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$263.90
£210.00
|
$83.30
FCFA52,386
|
|
pay 88.0% less for childcare
|
London
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,333.60
£1,857.00
|
$118.46
FCFA74,499
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,892.30
£22,195.77
|
$5,310.15
FCFA3,339,625
|
|
pay 54.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
London
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.27
£6.58
|
$0.98
FCFA617
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.80
£3.82
|
$4.25
FCFA2,672
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$19.76
£15.72
|
$2.45
FCFA1,541
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.66
£52.25
|
$57.19
FCFA35,965
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.14
£12.85
|
$4.50
FCFA2,833
|
|
pay 23.7% less for clothing
|
London
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.94
£77.14
|
$65.36
FCFA41,103
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.55
£40.22
|
$73.53
FCFA46,241
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.87
£91.41
|
$44.93
FCFA28,258
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.36
£107.72
|
$71.89
FCFA45,213
|
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