Cost of living comparison
Libreville is 51.7% cheaper than Monaco.
- Restaurants
-
pay 44.4% less in Libreville
- Groceries
-
pay 19.7% less in Libreville
- Transportation
-
pay 17.6% less in Libreville
- Housing
-
pay 58.8% less in Libreville
- Childcare
-
pay 90.9% less in Libreville
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 72.0% less in Libreville
- Clothing
-
pay 58.2% less in Libreville
Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, clothing, restaurants, and groceries are lower in Libreville.
If you lived in Libreville instead of Monaco, you would:
pay 44.4% less for restaurants
|
Monaco
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.90
€18.10
|
$16.34
FCFA9,280
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.33
€10.67
|
$12.25
FCFA6,960
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.67
€4.05
|
$1.23
FCFA696
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$7.08
€6.13
|
$1.31
FCFA742
|
|
pay 19.7% less for groceries
|
Monaco
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$6.56
€5.68
|
$1.42
FCFA804
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.04
€6.96
|
$3.40
FCFA1,933
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.10
€6.15
|
$9.78
FCFA5,555
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
€3.08
|
$3.39
FCFA1,926
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.76
€4.12
|
$3.11
FCFA1,768
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.07
€1.79
|
$1.43
FCFA814
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.05
|
$1.16
FCFA659
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.05
|
$1.43
FCFA814
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
€1.56
|
$0.94
FCFA533
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.82
|
$1.04
FCFA589
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.46
€1.26
|
$1.11
FCFA631
|
|
pay 17.6% less for transportation
|
Monaco
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.55
€7.40
|
$3.89
FCFA2,209
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.58
€20.42
|
$44.93
FCFA25,519
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$46,276.05
€40,067.56
|
$27,776.16
FCFA15,775,548
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.36
€17.63
|
$6.82
FCFA3,875
|
|
pay 58.8% less for housing
|
Monaco
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.09
€52.89
|
$68.08
FCFA38,666
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$8,084.96
€7,000.27
|
$844.18
FCFA479,453
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$6,430.58
€5,567.84
|
$490.17
FCFA278,392
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$235.04
€203.51
|
$83.30
FCFA47,308
|
|
pay 90.9% less for childcare
|
Monaco
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,089.94
€1,809.55
|
$118.46
FCFA67,278
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$42,736.55
€37,002.93
|
$5,310.15
FCFA3,015,914
|
|
pay 72.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Monaco
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.57
€7.42
|
$0.98
FCFA557
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.62
€5.73
|
$4.25
FCFA2,413
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.40
€11.60
|
$2.45
FCFA1,392
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$515.79
€446.59
|
$57.19
FCFA32,479
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
€11.14
|
$4.50
FCFA2,558
|
|
pay 58.2% less for clothing
|
Monaco
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$174.43
€151.03
|
$65.36
FCFA37,119
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.29
€65.19
|
$73.53
FCFA41,759
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$219.18
€189.77
|
$44.93
FCFA25,519
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$625.91
€541.94
|
$71.89
FCFA40,831
|
|
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