Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 57.1% more expensive than Libreville.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 29.2% less for restaurants
Libreville
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.51
FCFA9,975
|
$8.11
₩11,216
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.86
FCFA8,978
|
$5.90
₩8,157
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
FCFA748
|
$1.53
₩2,109
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
FCFA698
|
$0.82
₩1,137
|
|
pay 67.6% more for groceries
Libreville
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
FCFA865
|
$3.09
₩4,274
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.44
FCFA2,078
|
$6.06
₩8,377
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.88
FCFA5,971
|
$8.19
₩11,333
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
FCFA2,070
|
$3.27
₩4,526
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.15
FCFA1,900
|
$4.76
₩6,582
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA875
|
$3.12
₩4,315
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
FCFA709
|
$1.57
₩2,175
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA875
|
$2.58
₩3,569
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
FCFA573
|
$2.72
₩3,755
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
FCFA633
|
$1.91
₩2,639
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
FCFA679
|
$1.42
₩1,957
|
|
pay 6.0% more for transportation
Libreville
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.93
FCFA2,374
|
$4.69
₩6,484
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.40
FCFA27,433
|
$45.15
₩62,452
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,067.07
FCFA16,958,309
|
$27,815.53
₩38,471,382
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.44
₩13,051
|
|
pay 2.6% more for housing
Libreville
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.79
FCFA41,564
|
$23.52
₩32,531
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$853.02
FCFA515,400
|
$873.53
₩1,208,168
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.30
FCFA299,264
|
$528.87
₩731,468
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.17
FCFA50,855
|
$140.47
₩194,282
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
Libreville
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.70
FCFA72,322
|
$381.75
₩527,995
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,365.76
FCFA3,242,030
|
$20,838.36
₩28,821,334
|
|
pay 70.0% more for entertainment and sports
Libreville
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
FCFA599
|
$3.69
₩5,098
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.68
FCFA2,826
|
$3.88
₩5,362
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.48
FCFA1,496
|
$3.32
₩4,588
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.79
FCFA34,914
|
$52.67
₩72,841
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$11.06
₩15,294
|
|
pay 29.2% more for clothing
Libreville
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.04
FCFA39,902
|
$60.77
₩84,054
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.30
FCFA44,890
|
$44.72
₩61,847
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.40
FCFA27,433
|
$85.92
₩118,832
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.64
FCFA43,892
|
$127.28
₩176,035
|
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