Cost of living comparison
Libreville is 51.6% more expensive than Manila.
If you lived in Libreville instead of Manila, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Manila
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.12
₱300.48
|
$16.34
FCFA10,164
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.26
₱250.40
|
$12.25
FCFA7,623
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
₱51.28
|
$1.23
FCFA762
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
₱28.86
|
$1.31
FCFA813
|
|
pay 8.6% more for groceries
|
Manila
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.35
₱79.41
|
$1.42
FCFA881
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.30
₱311.55
|
$3.40
FCFA2,118
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.79
₱399.05
|
$9.78
FCFA6,084
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
₱122.10
|
$3.39
FCFA2,109
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.42
₱142.11
|
$3.11
FCFA1,936
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.52
₱89.39
|
$1.43
FCFA891
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
₱47.22
|
$1.16
FCFA722
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.52
₱89.41
|
$1.43
FCFA891
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
₱57.38
|
$0.94
FCFA584
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
₱70.55
|
$1.04
FCFA645
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.48
₱87.23
|
$1.11
FCFA692
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Manila
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
₱243.27
|
$3.89
FCFA2,419
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.93
₱583.23
|
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,575.45
₱1,502,410.41
|
$27,776.16
FCFA17,279,121
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.67
₱156.75
|
$6.82
FCFA4,244
|
|
pay 75.9% more for housing
|
Manila
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.80
₱1,692.12
|
$68.08
FCFA42,351
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$468.88
₱27,544.14
|
$844.18
FCFA525,150
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$234.44
₱13,772.10
|
$490.17
FCFA304,926
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.33
₱6,246.27
|
$83.30
FCFA51,817
|
|
pay 69.0% less for childcare
|
Manila
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.52
₱28,345.48
|
$118.46
FCFA73,690
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,127.39
₱829,902.89
|
$5,310.15
FCFA3,303,361
|
|
pay 1.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Manila
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
₱80.13
|
$0.98
FCFA610
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.70
₱158.44
|
$4.25
FCFA2,643
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.07
₱180.29
|
$2.45
FCFA1,525
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.61
₱2,385.65
|
$57.19
FCFA35,575
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.67
₱450.72
|
$4.50
FCFA2,802
|
|
pay 62.9% more for clothing
|
Manila
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.31
₱1,956.91
|
$65.36
FCFA40,657
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.60
₱1,562.41
|
$73.53
FCFA45,739
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.03
₱4,348.56
|
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.89
₱3,577.02
|
$71.89
FCFA44,722
|
|
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