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
ZAR156.07
|
$16.34
FCFA10,276
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.68
ZAR85.79
|
$12.25
FCFA7,707
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
ZAR18.47
|
$1.23
FCFA771
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
ZAR14.88
|
$1.31
FCFA822
|
|
pay 60.9% more for groceries
|
Pretoria
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
ZAR19.67
|
$1.42
FCFA891
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
ZAR67.72
|
$3.40
FCFA2,141
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.91
ZAR90.00
|
$9.78
FCFA6,151
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
ZAR42.99
|
$3.39
FCFA2,132
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.08
ZAR38.04
|
$3.11
FCFA1,958
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.65
|
$1.43
FCFA901
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZAR12.54
|
$1.16
FCFA730
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZAR13.29
|
$1.43
FCFA901
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
ZAR13.80
|
$0.94
FCFA590
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZAR11.72
|
$1.04
FCFA653
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
ZAR10.68
|
$1.11
FCFA699
|
|
pay 7.8% less for transportation
|
Pretoria
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.05
ZAR92.59
|
$3.89
FCFA2,446
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.32
ZAR1,196.54
|
$44.93
FCFA28,258
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,084.78
ZAR349,598.76
|
$27,776.16
FCFA17,468,810
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.78
ZAR160.75
|
$6.82
FCFA4,290
|
|
pay 50.7% more for housing
|
Pretoria
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.13
ZAR716.82
|
$68.08
FCFA42,816
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$416.34
ZAR7,626.66
|
$844.18
FCFA530,915
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$379.25
ZAR6,947.15
|
$490.17
FCFA308,273
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.03
ZAR1,575.91
|
$83.30
FCFA52,386
|
|
pay 17.3% less for childcare
|
Pretoria
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$216.65
ZAR3,968.66
|
$118.46
FCFA74,499
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,800.41
ZAR87,934.79
|
$5,310.15
FCFA3,339,625
|
|
pay 12.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Pretoria
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.39
ZAR43.70
|
$0.98
FCFA617
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
ZAR36.56
|
$4.25
FCFA2,672
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.95
ZAR54.10
|
$2.45
FCFA1,541
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.21
ZAR626.67
|
$57.19
FCFA35,965
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.81
ZAR143.06
|
$4.50
FCFA2,833
|
|
pay 16.8% more for clothing
|
Pretoria
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.09
ZAR899.18
|
$65.36
FCFA41,103
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.65
ZAR634.69
|
$73.53
FCFA46,241
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.30
ZAR1,690.77
|
$44.93
FCFA28,258
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.31
ZAR1,800.82
|
$71.89
FCFA45,213
|
|
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