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
TOP20.12
|
$16.34
FCFA10,276
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.50
TOP25.15
|
$12.25
FCFA7,707
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
TOP6.37
|
$1.23
FCFA771
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.38
TOP5.70
|
$1.31
FCFA822
|
|
pay 1.5% less for groceries
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
TOP2.51
|
$1.42
FCFA891
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.55
TOP10.90
|
$3.40
FCFA2,141
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
TOP14.34
|
$9.78
FCFA6,151
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.15
TOP12.34
|
$3.39
FCFA2,132
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
TOP6.46
|
$3.11
FCFA1,958
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
TOP3.04
|
$1.43
FCFA901
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.27
TOP3.04
|
$1.16
FCFA730
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.33
TOP3.19
|
$1.43
FCFA901
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
TOP4.11
|
$0.94
FCFA590
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
TOP3.50
|
$1.04
FCFA653
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
TOP2.89
|
$1.11
FCFA699
|
|
pay 64.8% more for transportation
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.57
TOP13.33
|
$3.89
FCFA2,446
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.01
TOP100.59
|
$44.93
FCFA28,258
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,881.34
TOP14,083.04
|
$27,776.16
FCFA17,468,810
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$69.32
TOP165.98
|
$6.82
FCFA4,290
|
|
pay 44.2% less for housing
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.03
TOP301.78
|
$68.08
FCFA42,816
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$844.18
FCFA530,915
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$490.17
FCFA308,273
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$144.56
TOP346.16
|
$83.30
FCFA52,386
|
|
pay 10.9 times more for childcare
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$159.64
TOP382.25
|
$118.46
FCFA74,499
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$252.06
TOP603.56
|
$5,310.15
FCFA3,339,625
|
|
pay 22.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.36
TOP8.05
|
$0.98
FCFA617
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.94
TOP7.04
|
$4.25
FCFA2,672
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.29
TOP24.65
|
$2.45
FCFA1,541
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.51
TOP75.44
|
$57.19
FCFA35,965
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$42.01
TOP100.59
|
$4.50
FCFA2,833
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for clothing
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.20
TOP10.06
|
$65.36
FCFA41,103
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.85
TOP42.75
|
$73.53
FCFA46,241
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.00
TOP50.30
|
$44.93
FCFA28,258
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.41
TOP70.42
|
$71.89
FCFA45,213
|
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