Cost of living comparison
Libreville is 5.4% cheaper than Madrid.
If you lived in Libreville instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 13.9% less for restaurants
Madrid
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.38
|
$15.91
FCFA9,790
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
$12.15
FCFA7,479
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
€2.37
|
$0.88
FCFA542
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
€1.63
|
$0.88
FCFA542
|
|
pay 53.3% more for groceries
Madrid
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
$1.59
FCFA980
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.92
€5.56
|
$4.71
FCFA2,901
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
€3.66
|
$7.65
FCFA4,710
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
€2.52
|
$3.48
FCFA2,140
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.74
€3.51
|
$4.41
FCFA2,714
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.01
|
$1.47
FCFA905
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$1.65
FCFA1,014
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.81
|
$2.24
FCFA1,380
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.97
|
$1.22
FCFA749
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.63
|
$1.06
FCFA655
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$1.43
FCFA877
|
|
pay 17.0% less for transportation
Madrid
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.44
€6.98
|
$4.14
FCFA2,548
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.37
€55.70
|
$50.28
FCFA30,947
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,693.49
€25,983.41
|
$31,007.86
FCFA19,083,840
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.63
€12.79
|
$10.89
FCFA6,705
|
|
pay 11.0% more for housing
Madrid
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.19
€32.08
|
$69.84
FCFA42,982
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,094.67
€1,027.07
|
$1,089.47
FCFA670,513
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$816.29
€765.88
|
$586.64
FCFA361,046
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$125.07
€117.35
|
$85.45
FCFA52,589
|
|
pay 73.8% less for childcare
Madrid
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$529.47
€496.78
|
$136.88
FCFA84,244
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,499.24
€8,912.67
|
$2,514.15
FCFA1,547,338
|
|
pay 14.1% less for entertainment and sports
Madrid
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.30
€3.09
|
$1.01
FCFA619
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
€2.04
|
$2.51
FCFA1,547
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.61
€5.26
|
$1.84
FCFA1,135
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.71
€39.13
|
$69.14
FCFA42,552
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.28
|
$8.38
FCFA5,158
|
|
pay 17.0% more for clothing
Madrid
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.45
€63.29
|
$53.08
FCFA32,666
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.01
€32.85
|
$64.25
FCFA39,543
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.87
€72.13
|
$79.61
FCFA48,999
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.21
€88.39
|
$96.38
FCFA59,315
|
|
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