Cost of living comparison
Libreville is 12.2% more expensive than Budapest.
If you lived in Libreville instead of Budapest, you would:
pay 25.3% more for restaurants
Budapest
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.52
HUF4,074.40
|
$16.34
FCFA10,164
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.89
HUF3,055.80
|
$12.25
FCFA7,623
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
HUF590.76
|
$1.23
FCFA762
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
HUF458.03
|
$1.31
FCFA813
|
|
pay 54.4% more for groceries
Budapest
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
HUF573.25
|
$1.42
FCFA881
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.42
HUF1,709.98
|
$3.40
FCFA2,118
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.98
HUF1,540.91
|
$9.78
FCFA6,084
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.43
HUF941.86
|
$3.39
FCFA2,109
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
HUF944.96
|
$3.11
FCFA1,936
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
HUF273.84
|
$1.43
FCFA891
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
HUF308.76
|
$1.16
FCFA722
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
HUF312.58
|
$1.43
FCFA891
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
HUF454.08
|
$0.94
FCFA584
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
HUF197.13
|
$1.04
FCFA645
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
HUF211.89
|
$1.11
FCFA692
|
|
pay 3.3% more for transportation
Budapest
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
HUF2,390.06
|
$3.89
FCFA2,419
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.54
HUF9,116.47
|
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,962.74
HUF10,440,645.69
|
$27,776.16
FCFA17,279,121
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.15
HUF4,705.93
|
$6.82
FCFA4,244
|
|
pay 72.8% more for housing
Budapest
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.98
HUF6,964.00
|
$68.08
FCFA42,351
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$642.83
HUF248,919.93
|
$844.18
FCFA525,150
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$478.04
HUF185,109.20
|
$490.17
FCFA304,926
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$105.42
HUF40,821.17
|
$83.30
FCFA51,817
|
|
pay 60.9% less for childcare
Budapest
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$423.92
HUF164,151.24
|
$118.46
FCFA73,690
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,554.11
HUF4,086,815.81
|
$5,310.15
FCFA3,303,361
|
|
pay 13.5% less for entertainment and sports
Budapest
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.63
HUF1,018.60
|
$0.98
FCFA610
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
HUF919.07
|
$4.25
FCFA2,643
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.98
HUF2,317.31
|
$2.45
FCFA1,525
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.31
HUF19,095.04
|
$57.19
FCFA35,575
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.63
HUF2,953.94
|
$4.50
FCFA2,802
|
|
pay 4.1% more for clothing
Budapest
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.81
HUF28,968.32
|
$65.36
FCFA40,657
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.73
HUF14,222.10
|
$73.53
FCFA45,739
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.74
HUF33,585.98
|
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.52
HUF36,212.97
|
$71.89
FCFA44,722
|
|
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