Cost of living comparison
Libreville is 12.0% cheaper than Helsinki.
If you lived in Libreville instead of Helsinki, you would:
pay 15.5% less for restaurants
Helsinki
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.33
€15.15
|
$16.51
FCFA10,047
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.88
€10.10
|
$14.86
FCFA9,043
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
€2.69
|
$1.24
FCFA754
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
€1.85
|
$1.16
FCFA703
|
|
pay 13.3% more for groceries
Helsinki
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.08
€2.86
|
$1.43
FCFA871
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.26
€3.95
|
$3.44
FCFA2,093
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.79
€4.45
|
$9.88
FCFA6,014
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
€2.97
|
$3.43
FCFA2,085
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.77
€5.35
|
$3.15
FCFA1,914
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.04
|
$1.45
FCFA881
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$1.17
FCFA714
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.99
|
$1.45
FCFA881
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.94
€1.80
|
$0.95
FCFA577
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$1.05
FCFA638
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.83
|
$1.12
FCFA684
|
|
pay 35.8% less for transportation
Helsinki
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
€7.29
|
$3.93
FCFA2,391
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$72.49
€67.26
|
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,098.36
€32,562.50
|
$28,067.07
FCFA17,080,608
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.01
€16.71
|
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pay 39.6% more for housing
Helsinki
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
€19.18
|
$68.79
FCFA41,864
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,109.17
€1,029.03
|
$853.02
FCFA519,117
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$885.72
€821.73
|
$495.30
FCFA301,422
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.90
€84.33
|
$84.17
FCFA51,222
|
|
pay 56.9% less for childcare
Helsinki
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$336.03
€311.75
|
$119.70
FCFA72,844
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,589.37
€9,824.29
|
$5,365.76
FCFA3,265,410
|
|
pay 35.7% less for entertainment and sports
Helsinki
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.71
€8.08
|
$0.99
FCFA603
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.86
€4.51
|
$4.68
FCFA2,847
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.10
€10.30
|
$2.48
FCFA1,507
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.44
€42.16
|
$57.79
FCFA35,166
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.50
€17.17
|
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pay 6.9% more for clothing
Helsinki
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.44
€83.90
|
$66.04
FCFA40,190
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.73
€30.36
|
$74.30
FCFA45,213
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.18
€73.46
|
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.43
€95.95
|
$72.64
FCFA44,209
|
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