Cost of living comparison
Libreville is 5.8% cheaper than Seoul.
If you lived in Libreville instead of Seoul, you would:
pay 60.4% more for restaurants
|
Seoul
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.88
₩10,997
|
$16.34
FCFA10,164
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.09
₩8,498
|
$12.25
FCFA7,623
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
₩2,215
|
$1.23
FCFA762
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
₩1,174
|
$1.31
FCFA813
|
|
pay 32.0% less for groceries
|
Seoul
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.10
₩4,321
|
$1.42
FCFA881
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
₩9,107
|
$3.40
FCFA2,118
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.06
₩11,249
|
$9.78
FCFA6,084
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
₩4,269
|
$3.39
FCFA2,109
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.74
₩6,612
|
$3.11
FCFA1,936
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
₩4,603
|
$1.43
FCFA891
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.55
₩2,163
|
$1.16
FCFA722
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.44
₩3,407
|
$1.43
FCFA891
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.68
₩3,748
|
$0.94
FCFA584
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
₩2,416
|
$1.04
FCFA645
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.39
₩1,936
|
$1.11
FCFA692
|
|
pay 6.5% less for transportation
|
Seoul
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
₩6,405
|
$3.89
FCFA2,419
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.40
₩61,986
|
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,023.07
₩37,722,173
|
$27,776.16
FCFA17,279,121
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.02
₩11,197
|
$6.82
FCFA4,244
|
|
pay 40.9% more for housing
|
Seoul
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.27
₩31,093
|
$68.08
FCFA42,351
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$883.18
₩1,232,852
|
$844.18
FCFA525,150
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.54
₩684,756
|
$490.17
FCFA304,926
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$133.35
₩186,151
|
$83.30
FCFA51,817
|
|
pay 71.8% less for childcare
|
Seoul
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$385.48
₩538,102
|
$118.46
FCFA73,690
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,782.92
₩29,011,393
|
$5,310.15
FCFA3,303,361
|
|
pay 26.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Seoul
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.58
₩4,999
|
$0.98
FCFA610
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
₩5,028
|
$4.25
FCFA2,643
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
₩4,499
|
$2.45
FCFA1,525
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.73
₩75,002
|
$57.19
FCFA35,575
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.74
₩14,996
|
$4.50
FCFA2,802
|
|
pay 5.6% less for clothing
|
Seoul
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.13
₩82,538
|
$65.36
FCFA40,657
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.64
₩65,112
|
$73.53
FCFA45,739
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.69
₩121,017
|
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.89
₩174,338
|
$71.89
FCFA44,722
|
|
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