Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 64.2% more expensive than Libreville.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 34.1% more for restaurants
Libreville
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.51
FCFA10,047
|
$15.16
€14.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.86
FCFA9,043
|
$10.32
€9.57
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
FCFA754
|
$2.71
€2.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
FCFA703
|
$1.81
€1.68
|
|
pay 2.0% less for groceries
Libreville
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
FCFA871
|
$1.74
€1.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.44
FCFA2,093
|
$7.67
€7.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.88
FCFA6,014
|
$4.36
€4.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
FCFA2,085
|
$3.02
€2.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.15
FCFA1,914
|
$3.87
€3.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA881
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
FCFA714
|
$0.89
€0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA881
|
$0.97
€0.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
FCFA577
|
$1.13
€1.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
FCFA638
|
$0.72
€0.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
FCFA684
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
pay 40.2% more for transportation
Libreville
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.93
FCFA2,391
|
$6.78
€6.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
$54.15
€50.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,067.07
FCFA17,080,608
|
$36,133.87
€33,523.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$14.65
€13.59
|
|
pay 39.0% more for housing
Libreville
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.79
FCFA41,864
|
$33.64
€31.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$853.02
FCFA519,117
|
$1,370.72
€1,271.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.30
FCFA301,422
|
$989.21
€917.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.17
FCFA51,222
|
$123.32
€114.41
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Libreville
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.70
FCFA72,844
|
$543.23
€503.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,365.76
FCFA3,265,410
|
$9,978.95
€9,257.97
|
|
pay 92.4% more for entertainment and sports
Libreville
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
FCFA603
|
$3.79
€3.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.68
FCFA2,847
|
$2.63
€2.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.48
FCFA1,507
|
$6.12
€5.68
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.79
FCFA35,166
|
$48.46
€44.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$10.83
€10.05
|
|
pay 25.6% more for clothing
Libreville
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.04
FCFA40,190
|
$83.95
€77.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.30
FCFA45,213
|
$33.93
€31.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
$87.19
€80.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.64
FCFA44,209
|
$99.93
€92.71
|
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