Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 64.2% more expensive than Libreville.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 34.1% more for restaurants
|
Libreville
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.51
FCFA9,959
|
$15.16
€13.94
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.86
FCFA8,963
|
$10.32
€9.49
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
FCFA747
|
$2.71
€2.49
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
FCFA697
|
$1.81
€1.66
|
|
pay 2.0% less for groceries
|
Libreville
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
FCFA863
|
$1.74
€1.60
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.44
FCFA2,075
|
$7.67
€7.05
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.88
FCFA5,961
|
$4.36
€4.01
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
FCFA2,066
|
$3.02
€2.77
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.15
FCFA1,897
|
$3.87
€3.56
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA873
|
$1.14
€1.05
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
FCFA708
|
$0.89
€0.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA873
|
$0.97
€0.89
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
FCFA572
|
$1.13
€1.04
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
FCFA632
|
$0.72
€0.67
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
FCFA678
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
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pay 40.2% more for transportation
|
Libreville
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.93
FCFA2,370
|
$6.78
€6.24
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.40
FCFA27,387
|
$54.15
€49.79
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,067.07
FCFA16,930,239
|
$36,133.87
€33,228.09
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$14.65
€13.47
|
|
pay 39.0% more for housing
|
Libreville
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.79
FCFA41,496
|
$33.64
€30.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$853.02
FCFA514,546
|
$1,370.72
€1,260.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.30
FCFA298,769
|
$989.21
€909.66
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.17
FCFA50,771
|
$123.32
€113.40
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
|
Libreville
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.70
FCFA72,202
|
$543.23
€499.54
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,365.76
FCFA3,236,663
|
$9,978.95
€9,176.48
|
|
pay 92.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Libreville
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
FCFA598
|
$3.79
€3.49
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.68
FCFA2,822
|
$2.63
€2.41
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.48
FCFA1,494
|
$6.12
€5.63
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.79
FCFA34,856
|
$48.46
€44.57
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$10.83
€9.96
|
|
pay 25.6% more for clothing
|
Libreville
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.04
FCFA39,836
|
$83.95
€77.20
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.30
FCFA44,815
|
$33.93
€31.20
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.40
FCFA27,387
|
$87.19
€80.18
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.64
FCFA43,819
|
$99.93
€91.90
|
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