Cost of living comparison

compared to

Libreville is 39.7% cheaper than Washington.

If you lived in Libreville instead of Washington, you would:

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pay 27.2% less for restaurants

 
Washington
Libreville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $25.00
 
$16.51
FCFA9,959
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$12.00
 
$14.86
FCFA8,963
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.48
 
$1.24
FCFA747

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pay 19.4% less for groceries

 
Washington
Libreville
Bread
1 loaf
$3.88
 
$1.43
FCFA863
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.06
 
$3.44
FCFA2,075
Milk (1 gallon) $4.27
 
$9.88
FCFA5,961

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pay 18.8% less for transportation

 
Washington
Libreville
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.64
 
$3.93
FCFA2,370
Monthly public transit pass $80.00
 
$45.40
FCFA27,387
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $35,699.74
 
$28,067.07
FCFA16,930,239

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pay 42.6% less for housing

 
Washington
Libreville
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$63.57
 
$68.79
FCFA41,496
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,560.23
 
$853.02
FCFA514,546
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $2,084.16
 
$495.30
FCFA298,769

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pay 92.2% less for childcare

 
Washington
Libreville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $2,326.57
 
$119.70
FCFA72,202
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $51,000.00
 
$5,365.76
FCFA3,236,663

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pay 56.6% less for entertainment and sports

 
Washington
Libreville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $8.00
 
$0.99
FCFA598
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.48
 
$4.68
FCFA2,822
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$12.11
 
$2.48
FCFA1,494

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pay 20.8% less for clothing

 
Washington
Libreville
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$73.41
 
$66.04
FCFA39,836
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$50.96
 
$74.30
FCFA44,815
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$115.93
 
$45.40
FCFA27,387

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