Cost of living comparison
Libreville is 17.9% cheaper than Helsinki.
If you lived in Libreville instead of Helsinki, you would:
pay 26.4% less for restaurants
|
Helsinki
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.76
€17.98
|
$16.34
FCFA10,276
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€11.30
|
$12.25
FCFA7,707
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.14
€3.01
|
$1.23
FCFA771
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
€1.95
|
$1.31
FCFA822
|
|
pay 14.1% more for groceries
|
Helsinki
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.89
€2.77
|
$1.42
FCFA891
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
€3.96
|
$3.40
FCFA2,141
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.15
€4.94
|
$9.78
FCFA6,151
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.08
€2.95
|
$3.39
FCFA2,132
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
€5.75
|
$3.11
FCFA1,958
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.06
|
$1.43
FCFA901
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.81
|
$1.16
FCFA730
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.99
|
$1.43
FCFA901
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.70
€1.63
|
$0.94
FCFA590
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.55
|
$1.04
FCFA653
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.82
|
$1.11
FCFA699
|
|
pay 41.5% less for transportation
|
Helsinki
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.50
€7.19
|
$3.89
FCFA2,446
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$71.38
€68.44
|
$44.93
FCFA28,258
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,296.42
€32,882.48
|
$27,776.16
FCFA17,468,810
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.79
€17.06
|
$6.82
FCFA4,290
|
|
pay 29.7% more for housing
|
Helsinki
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.48
€21.55
|
$68.08
FCFA42,816
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,111.66
€1,065.83
|
$844.18
FCFA530,915
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$870.64
€834.75
|
$490.17
FCFA308,273
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.35
€95.25
|
$83.30
FCFA52,386
|
|
pay 57.2% less for childcare
|
Helsinki
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$338.03
€324.10
|
$118.46
FCFA74,499
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,508.28
€10,075.06
|
$5,310.15
FCFA3,339,625
|
|
pay 46.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Helsinki
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.57
€8.22
|
$0.98
FCFA617
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.76
€4.57
|
$4.25
FCFA2,672
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.36
€10.89
|
$2.45
FCFA1,541
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.76
€45.79
|
$57.19
FCFA35,965
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.22
€17.47
|
$4.50
FCFA2,833
|
|
pay 2.9% more for clothing
|
Helsinki
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$100.00
€95.88
|
$65.36
FCFA41,103
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.76
€30.45
|
$73.53
FCFA46,241
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.57
€85.88
|
$44.93
FCFA28,258
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.24
€106.65
|
$71.89
FCFA45,213
|
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