Cost of living comparison
Libreville is 3.1 times more expensive than Nuku'alofa.
If you lived in Libreville instead of Nuku'alofa, you would:
pay 3.0% more for restaurants
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.40
TOP20.14
|
$16.34
FCFA10,164
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.50
TOP25.18
|
$12.25
FCFA7,623
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
TOP6.38
|
$1.23
FCFA762
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.38
TOP5.71
|
$1.31
FCFA813
|
|
pay 1.5% less for groceries
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
TOP2.52
|
$1.42
FCFA881
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.55
TOP10.91
|
$3.40
FCFA2,118
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
TOP14.36
|
$9.78
FCFA6,084
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.15
TOP12.35
|
$3.39
FCFA2,109
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
TOP6.47
|
$3.11
FCFA1,936
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
TOP3.05
|
$1.43
FCFA891
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.27
TOP3.05
|
$1.16
FCFA722
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.33
TOP3.20
|
$1.43
FCFA891
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
TOP4.11
|
$0.94
FCFA584
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
TOP3.50
|
$1.04
FCFA645
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
TOP2.89
|
$1.11
FCFA692
|
|
pay 64.8% more for transportation
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.57
TOP13.34
|
$3.89
FCFA2,419
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.01
TOP100.71
|
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,881.34
TOP14,099.81
|
$27,776.16
FCFA17,279,121
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$69.32
TOP166.18
|
$6.82
FCFA4,244
|
|
pay 44.2% less for housing
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.03
TOP302.14
|
$68.08
FCFA42,351
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$844.18
FCFA525,150
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$490.17
FCFA304,926
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$144.56
TOP346.57
|
$83.30
FCFA51,817
|
|
pay 10.9 times more for childcare
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$159.64
TOP382.71
|
$118.46
FCFA73,690
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$252.06
TOP604.28
|
$5,310.15
FCFA3,303,361
|
|
pay 22.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.36
TOP8.06
|
$0.98
FCFA610
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.94
TOP7.05
|
$4.25
FCFA2,643
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.29
TOP24.67
|
$2.45
FCFA1,525
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.51
TOP75.53
|
$57.19
FCFA35,575
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$42.01
TOP100.71
|
$4.50
FCFA2,802
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for clothing
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.20
TOP10.07
|
$65.36
FCFA40,657
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.85
TOP42.80
|
$73.53
FCFA45,739
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.00
TOP50.36
|
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.41
TOP70.50
|
$71.89
FCFA44,722
|
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