Cost of living comparison
Libreville is 2.7 times more expensive than Kathmandu.
If you lived in Libreville instead of Kathmandu, you would:
pay 5.0 times more for restaurants
Kathmandu
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.87
NPR249.73
|
$16.51
FCFA9,975
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.74
NPR899.02
|
$14.86
FCFA8,978
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
NPR67.23
|
$1.24
FCFA748
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
NPR24.06
|
$1.16
FCFA698
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Kathmandu
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
NPR75.20
|
$1.43
FCFA865
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.47
NPR597.07
|
$3.44
FCFA2,078
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.24
NPR431.80
|
$9.88
FCFA5,971
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
NPR208.15
|
$3.43
FCFA2,070
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.43
NPR191.06
|
$3.15
FCFA1,900
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
NPR151.46
|
$1.45
FCFA875
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
NPR63.00
|
$1.17
FCFA709
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
NPR75.79
|
$1.45
FCFA875
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
NPR43.48
|
$0.95
FCFA573
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
NPR29.22
|
$1.05
FCFA633
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
NPR37.51
|
$1.12
FCFA679
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Kathmandu
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.97
NPR663.76
|
$3.93
FCFA2,374
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.98
NPR1,198.69
|
$45.40
FCFA27,433
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,681.15
NPR4,495,079.32
|
$28,067.07
FCFA16,958,309
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.23
NPR1,498.36
|
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pay 4.4 times more for housing
Kathmandu
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.72
NPR1,431.13
|
$68.79
FCFA41,564
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$205.38
NPR27,409.99
|
$853.02
FCFA515,400
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$120.20
NPR16,042.44
|
$495.30
FCFA299,264
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.53
NPR3,941.57
|
$84.17
FCFA50,855
|
|
pay 50.9% more for childcare
Kathmandu
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.91
NPR12,399.90
|
$119.70
FCFA72,322
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,100.81
NPR413,833.41
|
$5,365.76
FCFA3,242,030
|
|
pay 59.5% more for entertainment and sports
Kathmandu
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.62
NPR349.62
|
$0.99
FCFA599
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.66
NPR221.76
|
$4.68
FCFA2,826
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.99
NPR399.56
|
$2.48
FCFA1,496
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.50
NPR3,269.15
|
$57.79
FCFA34,914
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.37
NPR449.51
|
?? | |
pay 84.8% more for clothing
Kathmandu
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.39
NPR3,387.96
|
$66.04
FCFA39,902
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.76
NPR4,772.55
|
$74.30
FCFA44,890
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.04
NPR6,944.78
|
$45.40
FCFA27,433
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$39.52
NPR5,274.99
|
$72.64
FCFA43,892
|
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