Cost of living comparison
Kathmandu is 35.7% cheaper than Libreville.
If you lived in Kathmandu instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 70.3% less for restaurants
|
Libreville
|
Kathmandu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.34
FCFA10,164
|
$1.47
NPR198.59
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA7,623
|
$7.36
NPR991.95
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
FCFA762
|
$0.46
NPR61.49
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
FCFA813
|
$0.16
NPR21.80
|
|
pay 50.8% less for groceries
|
Libreville
|
Kathmandu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.42
FCFA881
|
$0.57
NPR76.29
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.40
FCFA2,118
|
$4.70
NPR633.06
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.78
FCFA6,084
|
$3.17
NPR427.74
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.39
FCFA2,109
|
$1.62
NPR219.01
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
FCFA1,936
|
$1.48
NPR199.29
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA891
|
$1.09
NPR146.60
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA722
|
$0.47
NPR63.45
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA891
|
$0.52
NPR70.42
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
FCFA584
|
$0.33
NPR44.15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
FCFA645
|
$0.22
NPR29.31
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
FCFA692
|
$0.29
NPR39.48
|
|
pay 7.0% more for transportation
|
Libreville
|
Kathmandu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,419
|
$4.85
NPR654.29
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
$9.94
NPR1,340.47
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,776.16
FCFA17,279,121
|
$33,138.99
NPR4,468,225.54
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.82
FCFA4,244
|
$11.05
NPR1,489.41
|
|
pay 77.4% less for housing
|
Libreville
|
Kathmandu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.08
FCFA42,351
|
$10.42
NPR1,405.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$844.18
FCFA525,150
|
$191.60
NPR25,834.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.17
FCFA304,926
|
$102.03
NPR13,756.34
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.30
FCFA51,817
|
$26.40
NPR3,559.25
|
|
pay 28.4% less for childcare
|
Libreville
|
Kathmandu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$118.46
FCFA73,690
|
$91.89
NPR12,389.17
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,310.15
FCFA3,303,361
|
$3,479.59
NPR469,163.68
|
|
pay 7.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Libreville
|
Kathmandu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
FCFA610
|
$2.58
NPR347.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
FCFA2,643
|
$1.66
NPR223.79
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
FCFA1,525
|
$2.95
NPR397.18
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
FCFA35,575
|
$22.71
NPR3,061.56
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
FCFA2,802
|
$3.31
NPR446.82
|
|
pay 37.4% less for clothing
|
Libreville
|
Kathmandu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.36
FCFA40,657
|
$24.02
NPR3,238.51
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$73.53
FCFA45,739
|
$31.19
NPR4,205.39
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
$53.29
NPR7,185.74
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.89
FCFA44,722
|
$37.76
NPR5,091.07
|
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