Cost of living comparison
Libreville is 3.9% more expensive than Santo Domingo.
- Restaurants
-
pay 58.2% more in Libreville
- Groceries
-
pay 35.8% more in Libreville
- Transportation
-
pay 32.2% less in Libreville
- Housing
-
pay 30.3% more in Libreville
- Childcare
-
pay 40.6% less in Libreville
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 8.8% less in Libreville
- Clothing
-
pay 15.7% less in Libreville
The cost of restaurants, groceries, and housing in Libreville are more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Expenses including childcare, transportation, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Libreville.
If you lived in Libreville instead of Santo Domingo, you would:
pay 58.2% more for restaurants
|
Santo Domingo
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.23
DOP618.69
|
$16.34
FCFA9,217
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.60
DOP399.15
|
$12.25
FCFA6,912
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
DOP63.50
|
$1.23
FCFA691
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
DOP46.27
|
$1.31
FCFA737
|
|
pay 35.8% more for groceries
|
Santo Domingo
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
DOP115.07
|
$1.42
FCFA799
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
DOP194.54
|
$3.40
FCFA1,920
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.91
DOP296.86
|
$9.78
FCFA5,517
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.37
DOP143.16
|
$3.39
FCFA1,912
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
DOP174.64
|
$3.11
FCFA1,756
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
DOP83.01
|
$1.43
FCFA808
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
DOP21.41
|
$1.16
FCFA655
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.35
DOP81.69
|
$1.43
FCFA808
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
DOP47.95
|
$0.94
FCFA530
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
DOP59.49
|
$1.04
FCFA585
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.09
DOP65.87
|
$1.11
FCFA627
|
|
pay 32.2% less for transportation
|
Santo Domingo
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.80
DOP290.20
|
$3.89
FCFA2,194
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$82.54
DOP4,989.43
|
$44.93
FCFA25,346
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,062.96
DOP1,696,405.92
|
$27,776.16
FCFA15,668,262
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.61
DOP1,125.00
|
$6.82
FCFA3,848
|
|
pay 30.3% more for housing
|
Santo Domingo
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.28
DOP2,555.70
|
$68.08
FCFA38,403
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$732.50
DOP44,279.52
|
$844.18
FCFA476,192
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$411.15
DOP24,854.04
|
$490.17
FCFA276,499
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.16
DOP3,999.59
|
$83.30
FCFA46,987
|
|
pay 40.6% less for childcare
|
Santo Domingo
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$361.79
DOP21,870.33
|
$118.46
FCFA66,821
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,176.69
DOP373,380.75
|
$5,310.15
FCFA2,995,403
|
|
pay 8.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Santo Domingo
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
DOP149.68
|
$0.98
FCFA553
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
DOP155.92
|
$4.25
FCFA2,396
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
DOP274.42
|
$2.45
FCFA1,382
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.94
DOP2,716.47
|
$57.19
FCFA32,258
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.40
DOP386.68
|
$4.50
FCFA2,541
|
|
pay 15.7% less for clothing
|
Santo Domingo
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.44
DOP4,016.49
|
$65.36
FCFA36,866
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.74
DOP3,430.23
|
$73.53
FCFA41,475
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.17
DOP6,236.79
|
$44.93
FCFA25,346
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.66
DOP6,628.81
|
$71.89
FCFA40,553
|
|
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