Cost of living comparison

 Libreville, Gabon
compared to
 Madrid, Spain
Madrid vs. Libreville Cost of Living Summary

Madrid is 74.2% more expensive than Libreville.

Restaurants
pay 37.9% more in Madrid
Groceries
pay 4.1% less in Madrid
Transportation
pay 54.2% more in Madrid
Housing
pay 49.0% more in Madrid
Childcare
pay 3.3 times more in Madrid
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.0 times more in Madrid
Clothing
pay 44.0% more in Madrid

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, clothing, and restaurants in Madrid are more expensive than in Libreville. Notably, childcare and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Madrid.

Madrid vs. Libreville Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Madrid instead of Libreville, you would:

pay 37.9% more for restaurants

 
Libreville
Madrid
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.34
FCFA9,855
$16.08
€14.78
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$12.25
FCFA7,391
$10.72
€9.85
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.23
FCFA739
$2.79
€2.56

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pay 4.1% less for groceries

 
Libreville
Madrid
Bread
1 loaf
$1.42
FCFA854
$1.50
€1.38
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.40
FCFA2,053
$6.92
€6.36
Milk (1 gallon) $9.78
FCFA5,899
$4.41
€4.05

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pay 54.2% more for transportation

 
Libreville
Madrid
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.89
FCFA2,346
$6.79
€6.24
Monthly public transit pass $44.93
FCFA27,101
$42.87
€39.42
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $27,776.16
FCFA16,753,224
$35,759.38
€32,880.68

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pay 49.0% more for housing

 
Libreville
Madrid
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$68.08
FCFA41,062
$31.85
€29.28
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $844.18
FCFA509,167
$1,468.90
€1,350.65
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $490.17
FCFA295,645
$1,074.71
€988.19

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pay 3.3 times more for childcare

 
Libreville
Madrid
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $118.46
FCFA71,448
$567.57
€521.88
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,310.15
FCFA3,202,822
$10,069.47
€9,258.86

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Libreville
Madrid
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.98
FCFA591
$3.75
€3.45
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.25
FCFA2,562
$2.59
€2.38
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.45
FCFA1,478
$6.43
€5.91

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pay 44.0% more for clothing

 
Libreville
Madrid
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$65.36
FCFA39,419
$90.50
€83.22
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$73.53
FCFA44,347
$37.21
€34.22
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$44.93
FCFA27,101
$97.88
€90.00

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025
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