Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 30.5% cheaper than Libreville.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 61.9% less for restaurants
Libreville
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.51
FCFA10,047
|
$3.32
LKR992.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.86
FCFA9,043
|
$6.65
LKR1,985.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
FCFA754
|
$0.69
LKR204.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
FCFA703
|
$0.37
LKR111.66
|
|
pay 2.9% less for groceries
Libreville
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
FCFA871
|
$0.61
LKR183.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.44
FCFA2,093
|
$7.00
LKR2,089.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.88
FCFA6,014
|
$6.30
LKR1,882.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
FCFA2,085
|
$2.23
LKR665.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.15
FCFA1,914
|
$2.36
LKR704.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA881
|
$3.37
LKR1,006.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
FCFA714
|
$0.50
LKR150.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA881
|
$2.74
LKR819.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
FCFA577
|
$0.56
LKR168.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
FCFA638
|
$0.48
LKR144.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
FCFA684
|
$0.53
LKR157.34
|
|
pay 14.9% less for transportation
Libreville
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.93
FCFA2,391
|
$4.74
LKR1,417.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
$6.31
LKR1,885.85
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,067.07
FCFA17,080,608
|
$33,878.30
LKR10,119,057.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.06
LKR913.15
|
|
pay 66.2% less for housing
Libreville
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.79
FCFA41,864
|
$17.03
LKR5,085.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$853.02
FCFA519,117
|
$303.18
LKR90,555.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.30
FCFA301,422
|
$159.51
LKR47,642.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.17
FCFA51,222
|
$36.13
LKR10,792.74
|
|
pay 84.9% less for childcare
Libreville
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.70
FCFA72,844
|
$25.07
LKR7,489.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,365.76
FCFA3,265,410
|
$500.02
LKR149,349.73
|
|
pay 52.1% more for entertainment and sports
Libreville
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
FCFA603
|
$1.99
LKR595.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.68
FCFA2,847
|
$2.49
LKR743.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.48
FCFA1,507
|
$8.14
LKR2,431.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.79
FCFA35,166
|
$14.54
LKR4,342.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.69
LKR1,101.73
|
|
pay 34.6% less for clothing
Libreville
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.04
FCFA40,190
|
$28.44
LKR8,494.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.30
FCFA45,213
|
$19.86
LKR5,930.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
$64.29
LKR19,202.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.64
FCFA44,209
|
$36.55
LKR10,918.06
|
|
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