Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 29.6% cheaper than Libreville.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 57.0% less for restaurants
|
Libreville
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.34
FCFA10,164
|
$3.40
LKR995.66
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA7,623
|
$7.48
LKR2,190.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
FCFA762
|
$0.74
LKR216.56
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
FCFA813
|
$0.39
LKR114.50
|
|
pay 3.2% less for groceries
|
Libreville
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.42
FCFA881
|
$0.57
LKR166.91
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.40
FCFA2,118
|
$6.94
LKR2,032.28
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.78
FCFA6,084
|
$6.54
LKR1,916.16
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.39
FCFA2,109
|
$2.22
LKR649.74
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
FCFA1,936
|
$2.38
LKR697.61
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA891
|
$3.28
LKR960.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA722
|
$0.51
LKR149.51
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA891
|
$2.65
LKR775.12
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
FCFA584
|
$0.53
LKR155.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
FCFA645
|
$0.51
LKR148.97
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
FCFA692
|
$0.55
LKR159.89
|
|
pay 21.9% less for transportation
|
Libreville
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,419
|
$4.84
LKR1,416.89
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
$6.80
LKR1,991.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,776.16
FCFA17,279,121
|
$35,303.89
LKR10,344,940.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.82
FCFA4,244
|
$3.13
LKR916.01
|
|
pay 62.8% less for housing
|
Libreville
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.08
FCFA42,351
|
$16.40
LKR4,805.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$844.18
FCFA525,150
|
$297.60
LKR87,203.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.17
FCFA304,926
|
$180.09
LKR52,770.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.30
FCFA51,817
|
$43.85
LKR12,848.14
|
|
pay 82.4% less for childcare
|
Libreville
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$118.46
FCFA73,690
|
$28.60
LKR8,380.17
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,310.15
FCFA3,303,361
|
$586.98
LKR172,000.82
|
|
pay 50.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Libreville
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
FCFA610
|
$2.04
LKR597.40
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
FCFA2,643
|
$2.59
LKR759.11
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
FCFA1,525
|
$9.34
LKR2,738.07
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
FCFA35,575
|
$13.89
LKR4,068.82
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
FCFA2,802
|
$3.40
LKR995.66
|
|
pay 29.8% less for clothing
|
Libreville
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.36
FCFA40,657
|
$29.69
LKR8,700.11
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$73.53
FCFA45,739
|
$22.31
LKR6,538.19
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
$68.77
LKR20,151.36
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.89
FCFA44,722
|
$37.51
LKR10,990.59
|
|
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