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
₩11,395
|
$16.34
FCFA10,276
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.09
₩8,805
|
$12.25
FCFA7,707
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
₩2,295
|
$1.23
FCFA771
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
₩1,216
|
$1.31
FCFA822
|
|
pay 32.0% less for groceries
|
Seoul
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.10
₩4,477
|
$1.42
FCFA891
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
₩9,436
|
$3.40
FCFA2,141
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.06
₩11,656
|
$9.78
FCFA6,151
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
₩4,424
|
$3.39
FCFA2,132
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.74
₩6,851
|
$3.11
FCFA1,958
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
₩4,770
|
$1.43
FCFA901
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.55
₩2,241
|
$1.16
FCFA730
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.44
₩3,530
|
$1.43
FCFA901
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.68
₩3,883
|
$0.94
FCFA590
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
₩2,503
|
$1.04
FCFA653
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.39
₩2,006
|
$1.11
FCFA699
|
|
pay 6.5% less for transportation
|
Seoul
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
₩6,636
|
$3.89
FCFA2,446
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.40
₩64,228
|
$44.93
FCFA28,258
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,023.07
₩39,086,703
|
$27,776.16
FCFA17,468,810
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.02
₩11,602
|
$6.82
FCFA4,290
|
|
pay 40.9% more for housing
|
Seoul
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.27
₩32,217
|
$68.08
FCFA42,816
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$883.18
₩1,277,448
|
$844.18
FCFA530,915
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.54
₩709,526
|
$490.17
FCFA308,273
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$133.35
₩192,884
|
$83.30
FCFA52,386
|
|
pay 71.8% less for childcare
|
Seoul
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$385.48
₩557,567
|
$118.46
FCFA74,499
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,782.92
₩30,060,827
|
$5,310.15
FCFA3,339,625
|
|
pay 26.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Seoul
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.58
₩5,180
|
$0.98
FCFA617
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
₩5,210
|
$4.25
FCFA2,672
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
₩4,662
|
$2.45
FCFA1,541
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.73
₩77,715
|
$57.19
FCFA35,965
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.74
₩15,539
|
$4.50
FCFA2,833
|
|
pay 5.6% less for clothing
|
Seoul
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.13
₩85,523
|
$65.36
FCFA41,103
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.64
₩67,467
|
$73.53
FCFA46,241
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.69
₩125,395
|
$44.93
FCFA28,258
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.89
₩180,644
|
$71.89
FCFA45,213
|
|
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