Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 10.0% cheaper than Libreville.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 61.9% less for restaurants
Libreville
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.51
FCFA9,954
|
$4.20
MYR19.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.86
FCFA8,959
|
$4.25
MYR19.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
FCFA747
|
$0.73
MYR3.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
FCFA697
|
$0.46
MYR2.14
|
|
pay 28.3% less for groceries
Libreville
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
FCFA863
|
$0.89
MYR4.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.44
FCFA2,074
|
$6.43
MYR30.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.88
FCFA5,958
|
$6.41
MYR30.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
FCFA2,066
|
$1.97
MYR9.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.15
FCFA1,896
|
$1.97
MYR9.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA873
|
$1.14
MYR5.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
FCFA707
|
$0.62
MYR2.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA873
|
$1.13
MYR5.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
FCFA572
|
$0.64
MYR3.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
FCFA632
|
$0.43
MYR2.01
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
FCFA677
|
$0.41
MYR1.94
|
|
pay 37.8% less for transportation
Libreville
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.93
FCFA2,369
|
$1.65
MYR7.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
$10.63
MYR49.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,067.07
FCFA16,922,276
|
$34,017.22
MYR159,455.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.57
MYR44.85
|
|
pay 45.1% less for housing
Libreville
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.79
FCFA41,476
|
$25.19
MYR118.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$853.02
FCFA514,304
|
$508.04
MYR2,381.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.30
FCFA298,628
|
$345.27
MYR1,618.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.17
FCFA50,747
|
$45.24
MYR212.05
|
|
pay 57.5% more for childcare
Libreville
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.70
FCFA72,169
|
$224.12
MYR1,050.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,365.76
FCFA3,235,141
|
$6,851.76
MYR32,117.65
|
|
pay 55.5% more for entertainment and sports
Libreville
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
FCFA597
|
$3.30
MYR15.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.68
FCFA2,820
|
$2.76
MYR12.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.48
FCFA1,493
|
$3.83
MYR17.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.79
FCFA34,840
|
$43.84
MYR205.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.25
MYR19.93
|
|
pay 9.8% less for clothing
Libreville
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.04
FCFA39,817
|
$49.79
MYR233.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.30
FCFA44,794
|
$32.50
MYR152.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
$68.97
MYR323.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.64
FCFA43,799
|
$65.29
MYR306.04
|
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