Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 32.7% more expensive than Libreville.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 14.1% less for restaurants
|
Libreville
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.34
FCFA10,276
|
$10.52
HUF4,176.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA7,707
|
$7.89
HUF3,132.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
FCFA771
|
$1.53
HUF605.59
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
FCFA822
|
$1.18
HUF469.52
|
|
pay 25.2% less for groceries
|
Libreville
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.42
FCFA891
|
$1.48
HUF587.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.40
FCFA2,141
|
$4.42
HUF1,752.88
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.78
FCFA6,151
|
$3.98
HUF1,579.57
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.39
FCFA2,132
|
$2.43
HUF965.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
FCFA1,958
|
$2.44
HUF968.67
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA901
|
$0.71
HUF280.71
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA730
|
$0.80
HUF316.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA901
|
$0.81
HUF320.42
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
FCFA590
|
$1.17
HUF465.48
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
FCFA653
|
$0.51
HUF202.07
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
FCFA699
|
$0.55
HUF217.21
|
|
pay 21.6% more for transportation
|
Libreville
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,446
|
$6.17
HUF2,450.02
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.93
FCFA28,258
|
$23.54
HUF9,345.19
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,776.16
FCFA17,468,810
|
$26,962.74
HUF10,702,588.68
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.82
FCFA4,290
|
$12.15
HUF4,824.00
|
|
pay 18.3% less for housing
|
Libreville
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.08
FCFA42,816
|
$17.98
HUF7,138.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$844.18
FCFA530,915
|
$642.83
HUF255,165.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.17
FCFA308,273
|
$478.04
HUF189,753.36
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.30
FCFA52,386
|
$105.42
HUF41,845.33
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
|
Libreville
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$118.46
FCFA74,499
|
$423.92
HUF168,269.59
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,310.15
FCFA3,339,625
|
$10,554.11
HUF4,189,349.00
|
|
pay 64.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Libreville
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
FCFA617
|
$2.63
HUF1,044.15
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
FCFA2,672
|
$2.37
HUF942.13
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
FCFA1,541
|
$5.98
HUF2,375.45
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
FCFA35,965
|
$49.31
HUF19,574.11
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
FCFA2,833
|
$7.63
HUF3,028.05
|
|
pay 21.9% more for clothing
|
Libreville
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.36
FCFA41,103
|
$74.81
HUF29,695.10
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$73.53
FCFA46,241
|
$36.73
HUF14,578.92
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.93
FCFA28,258
|
$86.74
HUF34,428.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.89
FCFA45,213
|
$93.52
HUF37,121.51
|
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