Cost of living comparison
Libreville is 1.7% cheaper than Tokyo.
If you lived in Libreville instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 92.8% more for restaurants
|
Tokyo
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.51
¥1,005
|
$16.34
FCFA10,164
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.21
¥804
|
$12.25
FCFA7,623
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
¥172
|
$1.23
FCFA762
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
¥115
|
$1.31
FCFA813
|
|
pay 10.0% less for groceries
|
Tokyo
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
¥252
|
$1.42
FCFA881
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.01
¥1,082
|
$3.40
FCFA2,118
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.89
¥909
|
$9.78
FCFA6,084
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
¥322
|
$3.39
FCFA2,109
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
¥504
|
$3.11
FCFA1,936
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
¥367
|
$1.43
FCFA891
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
¥164
|
$1.16
FCFA722
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.65
¥409
|
$1.43
FCFA891
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.42
¥373
|
$0.94
FCFA584
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
¥199
|
$1.04
FCFA645
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
¥195
|
$1.11
FCFA692
|
|
pay 20.8% less for transportation
|
Tokyo
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.42
¥682
|
$3.89
FCFA2,419
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$58.62
¥9,047
|
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,767.76
¥3,359,528
|
$27,776.16
FCFA17,279,121
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.88
¥4,302
|
$6.82
FCFA4,244
|
|
pay 8.8% more for housing
|
Tokyo
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.86
¥4,917
|
$68.08
FCFA42,351
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,120.28
¥172,898
|
$844.18
FCFA525,150
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$582.98
¥89,974
|
$490.17
FCFA304,926
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.03
¥20,686
|
$83.30
FCFA51,817
|
|
pay 70.6% less for childcare
|
Tokyo
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$533.29
¥82,306
|
$118.46
FCFA73,690
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,506.96
¥2,238,932
|
$5,310.15
FCFA3,303,361
|
|
pay 32.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tokyo
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.26
¥503
|
$0.98
FCFA610
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.40
¥525
|
$4.25
FCFA2,643
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.91
¥603
|
$2.45
FCFA1,525
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.16
¥10,365
|
$57.19
FCFA35,575
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.38
¥1,910
|
$4.50
FCFA2,802
|
|
pay 20.3% more for clothing
|
Tokyo
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.60
¥8,118
|
$65.36
FCFA40,657
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.87
¥5,690
|
$73.53
FCFA45,739
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.41
¥9,787
|
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.89
¥12,793
|
$71.89
FCFA44,722
|
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