Cost of living comparison
Kathmandu is 37.5% cheaper than Libreville.
If you lived in Kathmandu instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 71.8% less for restaurants
Libreville
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.51
FCFA9,954
|
$1.87
NPR249.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.86
FCFA8,959
|
$6.74
NPR897.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
FCFA747
|
$0.50
NPR67.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
FCFA697
|
$0.18
NPR24.04
|
|
pay 51.7% less for groceries
Libreville
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
FCFA863
|
$0.56
NPR75.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.44
FCFA2,074
|
$4.47
NPR596.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.88
FCFA5,958
|
$3.24
NPR431.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
FCFA2,066
|
$1.56
NPR207.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.15
FCFA1,896
|
$1.43
NPR190.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA873
|
$1.13
NPR151.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
FCFA707
|
$0.47
NPR62.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA873
|
$0.57
NPR75.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
FCFA572
|
$0.33
NPR43.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
FCFA632
|
$0.22
NPR29.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
FCFA677
|
$0.28
NPR37.47
|
|
pay 11.2% less for transportation
Libreville
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.93
FCFA2,369
|
$4.97
NPR663.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
$8.98
NPR1,197.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,067.07
FCFA16,922,276
|
$33,681.15
NPR4,489,939.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$11.23
NPR1,496.65
|
|
pay 75.2% less for housing
Libreville
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.79
FCFA41,476
|
$10.72
NPR1,429.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$853.02
FCFA514,304
|
$205.38
NPR27,378.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.30
FCFA298,628
|
$120.20
NPR16,024.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.17
FCFA50,747
|
$29.53
NPR3,937.06
|
|
pay 32.3% less for childcare
Libreville
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.70
FCFA72,169
|
$92.91
NPR12,385.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,365.76
FCFA3,235,141
|
$3,100.81
NPR413,360.18
|
|
pay 15.8% more for entertainment and sports
Libreville
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
FCFA597
|
$2.62
NPR349.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.68
FCFA2,820
|
$1.66
NPR221.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.48
FCFA1,493
|
$2.99
NPR399.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.79
FCFA34,840
|
$24.50
NPR3,265.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.37
NPR448.99
|
|
pay 36.1% less for clothing
Libreville
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.04
FCFA39,817
|
$25.39
NPR3,384.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.30
FCFA44,794
|
$35.76
NPR4,767.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
$52.04
NPR6,936.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.64
FCFA43,799
|
$39.52
NPR5,268.96
|
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