Cost of living comparison
Libreville is 17.2% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Libreville instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 42.8% more for restaurants
|
Hong Kong
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.64
HK$59.71
|
$15.91
FCFA9,690
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
HK$44.79
|
$12.15
FCFA7,402
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
HK$9.60
|
$0.88
FCFA536
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
HK$8.64
|
$0.88
FCFA536
|
|
pay 7.6% less for groceries
|
Hong Kong
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.86
|
$1.59
FCFA970
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.63
HK$98.66
|
$4.71
FCFA2,872
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$91.08
|
$7.65
FCFA4,662
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
HK$27.08
|
$3.48
FCFA2,119
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
HK$35.00
|
$4.41
FCFA2,686
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
HK$15.87
|
$1.47
FCFA895
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
HK$8.84
|
$1.65
FCFA1,003
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.70
|
$2.24
FCFA1,366
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
HK$10.53
|
$1.22
FCFA741
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.44
|
$1.06
FCFA648
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.18
HK$9.20
|
$1.43
FCFA868
|
|
pay 26.4% less for transportation
|
Hong Kong
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.64
HK$83.15
|
$4.14
FCFA2,522
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$63.70
HK$497.61
|
$50.28
FCFA30,630
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,122.07
HK$258,759.58
|
$31,007.86
FCFA18,888,578
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.12
HK$102.51
|
$10.89
FCFA6,637
|
|
pay 9.3% more for housing
|
Hong Kong
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.34
HK$182.33
|
$69.84
FCFA42,542
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,288.41
HK$17,877.71
|
$1,089.47
FCFA663,653
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,628.63
HK$12,723.32
|
$586.64
FCFA357,351
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.03
HK$1,226.80
|
$85.45
FCFA52,051
|
|
pay 84.5% less for childcare
|
Hong Kong
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$771.50
HK$6,027.20
|
$136.88
FCFA83,382
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,861.18
HK$147,349.20
|
$2,514.15
FCFA1,531,506
|
|
pay 51.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Hong Kong
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.37
HK$49.76
|
$1.01
FCFA613
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.02
HK$39.23
|
$2.51
FCFA1,532
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.28
HK$64.69
|
$1.84
FCFA1,123
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.37
HK$620.03
|
$69.14
FCFA42,116
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.74
HK$99.52
|
$8.38
FCFA5,105
|
|
pay 2.1% less for clothing
|
Hong Kong
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.90
HK$632.03
|
$53.08
FCFA32,332
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.86
HK$311.43
|
$64.25
FCFA39,138
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.35
HK$690.20
|
$79.61
FCFA48,498
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.40
HK$1,010.92
|
$96.38
FCFA58,708
|
|
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