Cost of living comparison
Libreville is 17.1% cheaper than Madrid.
If you lived in Libreville instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 16.9% less for restaurants
|
Madrid
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.25
|
$16.34
FCFA10,164
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€10.16
|
$12.25
FCFA7,623
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
€2.64
|
$1.23
FCFA762
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
€1.71
|
$1.31
FCFA813
|
|
pay 19.3% more for groceries
|
Madrid
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.50
€1.42
|
$1.42
FCFA881
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
€6.56
|
$3.40
FCFA2,118
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.41
€4.18
|
$9.78
FCFA6,084
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
€2.89
|
$3.39
FCFA2,109
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.78
€3.59
|
$3.11
FCFA1,936
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.07
|
$1.43
FCFA891
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$1.16
FCFA722
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.95
|
$1.43
FCFA891
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.99
|
$0.94
FCFA584
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.79
|
$1.04
FCFA645
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.78
|
$1.11
FCFA692
|
|
pay 28.6% less for transportation
|
Madrid
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
€6.43
|
$3.89
FCFA2,419
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€40.66
|
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,759.38
€33,912.83
|
$27,776.16
FCFA17,279,121
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.90
€14.13
|
$6.82
FCFA4,244
|
|
pay 4.8% less for housing
|
Madrid
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.85
€30.20
|
$68.08
FCFA42,351
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,468.90
€1,393.05
|
$844.18
FCFA525,150
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,074.71
€1,019.21
|
$490.17
FCFA304,926
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.03
€123.32
|
$83.30
FCFA51,817
|
|
pay 63.2% less for childcare
|
Madrid
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$567.57
€538.26
|
$118.46
FCFA73,690
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,069.47
€9,549.50
|
$5,310.15
FCFA3,303,361
|
|
pay 19.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Madrid
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.75
€3.56
|
$0.98
FCFA610
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
€2.45
|
$4.25
FCFA2,643
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€6.10
|
$2.45
FCFA1,525
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.11
€40.89
|
$57.19
FCFA35,575
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€10.16
|
$4.50
FCFA2,802
|
|
pay 6.3% less for clothing
|
Madrid
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.50
€85.83
|
$65.36
FCFA40,657
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
€35.29
|
$73.53
FCFA45,739
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.88
€92.82
|
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.40
€115.13
|
$71.89
FCFA44,722
|
|
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