Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 36.2% more expensive than Libreville.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 8.0% less for restaurants
Libreville
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.51
FCFA9,975
|
$11.29
HUF4,056.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.86
FCFA8,978
|
$8.47
HUF3,042.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
FCFA748
|
$1.65
HUF593.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
FCFA698
|
$1.26
HUF453.32
|
|
pay 18.9% less for groceries
Libreville
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
FCFA865
|
$1.59
HUF570.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.44
FCFA2,078
|
$4.84
HUF1,738.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.88
FCFA5,971
|
$4.13
HUF1,484.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
FCFA2,070
|
$2.52
HUF903.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.15
FCFA1,900
|
$2.59
HUF928.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA875
|
$0.73
HUF260.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
FCFA709
|
$0.85
HUF305.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA875
|
$0.90
HUF323.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
FCFA573
|
$1.41
HUF506.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
FCFA633
|
$0.57
HUF204.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
FCFA679
|
$0.62
HUF223.85
|
|
pay 13.7% more for transportation
Libreville
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.93
FCFA2,374
|
$6.74
HUF2,421.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.40
FCFA27,433
|
$26.82
HUF9,634.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,067.07
FCFA16,958,309
|
$31,054.17
HUF11,155,759.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$13.04
HUF4,685.42
|
|
pay 12.8% less for housing
Libreville
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.79
FCFA41,564
|
$17.90
HUF6,429.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$853.02
FCFA515,400
|
$643.77
HUF231,265.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.30
FCFA299,264
|
$500.61
HUF179,836.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.17
FCFA50,855
|
$123.00
HUF44,186.79
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Libreville
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.70
FCFA72,322
|
$438.86
HUF157,655.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,365.76
FCFA3,242,030
|
$10,690.89
HUF3,840,547.21
|
|
pay 69.0% more for entertainment and sports
Libreville
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
FCFA599
|
$2.82
HUF1,014.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.68
FCFA2,826
|
$2.36
HUF846.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.48
FCFA1,496
|
$6.21
HUF2,231.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.79
FCFA34,914
|
$51.95
HUF18,662.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.76
HUF2,788.94
|
|
pay 27.5% more for clothing
Libreville
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.04
FCFA39,902
|
$80.02
HUF28,745.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.30
FCFA44,890
|
$34.09
HUF12,247.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.40
FCFA27,433
|
$92.91
HUF33,375.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.64
FCFA43,892
|
$100.47
HUF36,092.18
|
|
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