Cost of living comparison
Reykjavik is 2.2 times more expensive than Libreville.
If you lived in Reykjavik instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 73.5% more for restaurants
|
Libreville
|
Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.34
FCFA10,164
|
$20.00
ISK2,753
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA7,623
|
$18.02
ISK2,480
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
FCFA762
|
$3.15
ISK434
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
FCFA813
|
$2.19
ISK301
|
|
pay 59.2% more for groceries
|
Libreville
|
Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.42
FCFA881
|
$3.61
ISK497
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.40
FCFA2,118
|
$7.76
ISK1,068
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.78
FCFA6,084
|
$6.40
ISK882
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.39
FCFA2,109
|
$5.76
ISK792
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
FCFA1,936
|
$9.45
ISK1,300
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA891
|
$1.40
ISK193
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA722
|
$1.01
ISK139
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA891
|
$1.22
ISK168
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
FCFA584
|
$2.22
ISK306
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
FCFA645
|
$1.43
ISK197
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
FCFA692
|
$0.93
ISK129
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Libreville
|
Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,419
|
$8.50
ISK1,170
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
$74.95
ISK10,318
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,776.16
FCFA17,279,121
|
$42,450.45
ISK5,843,304
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.82
FCFA4,244
|
$24.05
ISK3,311
|
|
pay 92.2% more for housing
|
Libreville
|
Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.08
FCFA42,351
|
$69.87
ISK9,617
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$844.18
FCFA525,150
|
$1,971.17
ISK271,332
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.17
FCFA304,926
|
$1,803.44
ISK248,243
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.30
FCFA51,817
|
$53.95
ISK7,427
|
|
pay 62.9% more for childcare
|
Libreville
|
Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$118.46
FCFA73,690
|
$252.14
ISK34,707
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,310.15
FCFA3,303,361
|
$5,993.99
ISK825,073
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Libreville
|
Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
FCFA610
|
$10.81
ISK1,488
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
FCFA2,643
|
$5.31
ISK730
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
FCFA1,525
|
$12.25
ISK1,686
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
FCFA35,575
|
$69.95
ISK9,628
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
FCFA2,802
|
$14.77
ISK2,034
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Libreville
|
Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.36
FCFA40,657
|
$108.97
ISK15,000
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$73.53
FCFA45,739
|
$49.72
ISK6,844
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
$151.85
ISK20,903
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.89
FCFA44,722
|
$194.16
ISK26,726
|
|
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