Cost of living comparison
Libreville is 28.5% more expensive than Pretoria.
If you lived in Libreville instead of Pretoria, you would:
pay 84.0% more for restaurants
|
Pretoria
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.52
ZAR155.09
|
$16.34
FCFA10,164
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.68
ZAR85.25
|
$12.25
FCFA7,623
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
ZAR18.35
|
$1.23
FCFA762
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
ZAR14.78
|
$1.31
FCFA813
|
|
pay 60.9% more for groceries
|
Pretoria
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
ZAR19.55
|
$1.42
FCFA881
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
ZAR67.29
|
$3.40
FCFA2,118
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.91
ZAR89.44
|
$9.78
FCFA6,084
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
ZAR42.72
|
$3.39
FCFA2,109
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.08
ZAR37.80
|
$3.11
FCFA1,936
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.57
|
$1.43
FCFA891
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZAR12.46
|
$1.16
FCFA722
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZAR13.20
|
$1.43
FCFA891
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
ZAR13.71
|
$0.94
FCFA584
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZAR11.64
|
$1.04
FCFA645
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
ZAR10.61
|
$1.11
FCFA692
|
|
pay 7.8% less for transportation
|
Pretoria
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.05
ZAR92.01
|
$3.89
FCFA2,419
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.32
ZAR1,189.03
|
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,084.78
ZAR347,402.10
|
$27,776.16
FCFA17,279,121
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.78
ZAR159.74
|
$6.82
FCFA4,244
|
|
pay 50.7% more for housing
|
Pretoria
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.13
ZAR712.32
|
$68.08
FCFA42,351
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$416.34
ZAR7,578.74
|
$844.18
FCFA525,150
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$379.25
ZAR6,903.50
|
$490.17
FCFA304,926
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.03
ZAR1,566.01
|
$83.30
FCFA51,817
|
|
pay 17.3% less for childcare
|
Pretoria
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$216.65
ZAR3,943.72
|
$118.46
FCFA73,690
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,800.41
ZAR87,382.26
|
$5,310.15
FCFA3,303,361
|
|
pay 12.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Pretoria
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.39
ZAR43.43
|
$0.98
FCFA610
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
ZAR36.33
|
$4.25
FCFA2,643
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.95
ZAR53.76
|
$2.45
FCFA1,525
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.21
ZAR622.73
|
$57.19
FCFA35,575
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.81
ZAR142.17
|
$4.50
FCFA2,802
|
|
pay 16.8% more for clothing
|
Pretoria
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.09
ZAR893.53
|
$65.36
FCFA40,657
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.65
ZAR630.70
|
$73.53
FCFA45,739
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.30
ZAR1,680.14
|
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.31
ZAR1,789.50
|
$71.89
FCFA44,722
|
|
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