Cost of living comparison
Libreville is 23.6% more expensive than Praia.
If you lived in Libreville instead of Praia, you would:
pay 79.0% more for restaurants
|
Praia
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
CVE508.29
|
$16.34
FCFA10,164
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.32
CVE660.77
|
$12.25
FCFA7,623
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
CVE186.10
|
$1.23
FCFA762
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
CVE116.96
|
$1.31
FCFA813
|
|
pay 2.4% less for groceries
|
Praia
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
CVE308.43
|
$1.42
FCFA881
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.94
CVE830.56
|
$3.40
FCFA2,118
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.78
CVE500.26
|
$9.78
FCFA6,084
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
CVE229.75
|
$3.39
FCFA2,109
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
CVE273.21
|
$3.11
FCFA1,936
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
CVE208.73
|
$1.43
FCFA891
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.32
CVE138.33
|
$1.16
FCFA722
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.56
CVE162.93
|
$1.43
FCFA891
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.23
CVE233.63
|
$0.94
FCFA584
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
CVE126.81
|
$1.04
FCFA645
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
CVE92.22
|
$1.11
FCFA692
|
|
pay 4.1% more for transportation
|
Praia
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.31
CVE659.76
|
$3.89
FCFA2,419
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.42
CVE2,134.80
|
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,166.78
CVE3,049,712.85
|
$27,776.16
FCFA17,279,121
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.26
CVE1,804.41
|
$6.82
FCFA4,244
|
|
pay 19.2% more for housing
|
Praia
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.28
CVE5,362.41
|
$68.08
FCFA42,351
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$583.34
CVE60,994.26
|
$844.18
FCFA525,150
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$388.89
CVE40,662.84
|
$490.17
FCFA304,926
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.61
CVE11,879.07
|
$83.30
FCFA51,817
|
|
pay 35.0% more for childcare
|
Praia
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$110.42
CVE11,545.68
|
$118.46
FCFA73,690
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,266.68
CVE341,567.84
|
$5,310.15
FCFA3,303,361
|
|
pay 23.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Praia
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
CVE259.23
|
$0.98
FCFA610
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.49
CVE155.65
|
$4.25
FCFA2,643
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
CVE457.46
|
$2.45
FCFA1,525
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.46
CVE3,812.14
|
$57.19
FCFA35,575
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.83
CVE609.94
|
$4.50
FCFA2,802
|
|
pay 7.4% more for clothing
|
Praia
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.61
CVE5,082.85
|
$65.36
FCFA40,657
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.89
CVE4,066.28
|
$73.53
FCFA45,739
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.50
CVE9,149.14
|
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$131.25
CVE13,723.71
|
$71.89
FCFA44,722
|
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