Cost of living comparison

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Seoul vs. Libreville Cost of Living Summary

Seoul is 34.7% more expensive than Libreville.

Restaurants: pay 35.3% less in Seoul
Groceries: pay 21.3% more in Seoul
Transportation: pay 7.0% more in Seoul
Housing: pay 3.5% more in Seoul
Childcare: pay 2.9 times more in Seoul
Entertainment and Sports: pay 65.5% more in Seoul
Clothing: pay 6.0% less in Seoul

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, and housing in Seoul are more expensive than in Libreville. Expenses including restaurants and clothing are lower in Seoul. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Seoul.

Seoul vs. Libreville Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Seoul instead of Libreville, you would:

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pay 35.3% less for restaurants

	Libreville	Seoul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.89 FCFA10,235	$8.49 ₩12,759	-52.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.42 FCFA7,677	$6.30 ₩9,463	-53.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.49 FCFA853	$1.64 ₩2,463	+9.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.43 FCFA819	$0.78 ₩1,173	-45.4%
Average			-35.3%

Libreville vs. Seoul - Cost of restaurants

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pay 21.3% more for groceries

	Libreville	Seoul
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 FCFA869	$3.24 ₩4,866	+113.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.70 FCFA2,687	$6.79 ₩10,208	+44.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.57 FCFA6,619	$7.85 ₩11,793	-32.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.55 FCFA3,173	$2.93 ₩4,406	-47.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.06 FCFA2,321	$4.67 ₩7,015	+15.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.03 FCFA1,161	$3.45 ₩5,178	+69.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$2.03 FCFA1,161	$1.52 ₩2,290	-24.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 FCFA929	$2.35 ₩3,534	+44.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 FCFA929	$2.77 ₩4,166	+70.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 FCFA929	$1.62 ₩2,433	-0.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.62 FCFA929	$1.30 ₩1,949	-20.1%
Average			+21.3%

Libreville vs. Seoul - Cost of groceries

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pay 7.0% more for transportation

	Libreville	Seoul
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.08 FCFA2,334	$4.43 ₩6,658	+8.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$49.19 FCFA28,147	$45.99 ₩69,114	-6.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,408.43 FCFA17M	$25,072.36 ₩38M	-17.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.34 FCFA4,197	$10.50 ₩15,779	+43.2%
Average			+7.0%

Libreville vs. Seoul - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.5% more for housing

	Libreville	Seoul
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$71.55 FCFA40,941	$20.56 ₩30,891	-71.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,073.24 FCFA614K	$925.55 ₩1M	-13.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$447.18 FCFA256K	$559.33 ₩841K	+25.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.39 FCFA39,135	$118.88 ₩179K	+73.8%
Average			+3.5%

Libreville vs. Seoul - Cost of housing

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pay 2.9 times more for childcare

	Libreville	Seoul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$178.87 FCFA102K	$360.15 ₩541K	+101.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,813.38 FCFA3M	$21,667.04 ₩33M	+272.7%
Average			+187.0%

Libreville vs. Seoul - Cost of childcare

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pay 65.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Libreville	Seoul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.07 FCFA614	$3.54 ₩5,316	+229.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.26 FCFA3,582	$3.70 ₩5,557	-40.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.68 FCFA1,535	$3.18 ₩4,785	+18.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.08 FCFA38,383	$56.34 ₩84,659	-16.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.50 FCFA2,572	$10.61 ₩15,949	+136.1%
Average			+65.5%

Libreville vs. Seoul - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 6.0% less for clothing

	Libreville	Seoul
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.44 FCFA51,177	$49.77 ₩74,784	-44.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.72 FCFA25,588	$39.49 ₩59,345	-11.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$53.66 FCFA30,706	$74.94 ₩113K	+39.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.32 FCFA61,412	$99.06 ₩149K	-7.7%
Average			-6.0%

Libreville vs. Seoul - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2026

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