Cost of living comparison
Libreville is 30.9% cheaper than Reykjavik.
If you lived in Libreville instead of Reykjavik, you would:
pay 39.4% less for restaurants
Reykjavik
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.40
ISK2,570
|
$15.91
FCFA9,690
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.62
ISK2,182
|
$12.15
FCFA7,402
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
ISK354
|
$0.88
FCFA536
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
ISK283
|
$0.88
FCFA536
|
|
pay 5.4% more for groceries
Reykjavik
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.40
ISK475
|
$1.59
FCFA970
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
ISK1,005
|
$4.71
FCFA2,872
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.90
ISK823
|
$7.65
FCFA4,662
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.64
ISK788
|
$3.48
FCFA2,119
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.08
ISK1,129
|
$4.41
FCFA2,686
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
ISK219
|
$1.47
FCFA895
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
ISK130
|
$1.65
FCFA1,003
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
ISK172
|
$2.24
FCFA1,366
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
ISK309
|
$1.22
FCFA741
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
ISK174
|
$1.06
FCFA648
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
ISK96
|
$1.43
FCFA868
|
|
pay 39.1% less for transportation
Reykjavik
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.90
ISK1,242
|
$4.14
FCFA2,522
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.56
ISK9,155
|
$50.28
FCFA30,630
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,150.35
ISK5,187,675
|
$31,007.86
FCFA18,888,578
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.44
ISK4,111
|
$10.89
FCFA6,637
|
|
pay 14.4% less for housing
Reykjavik
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.04
ISK8,943
|
$69.84
FCFA42,542
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,613.16
ISK225,262
|
$1,089.47
FCFA663,653
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,379.70
ISK192,661
|
$586.64
FCFA357,351
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.31
ISK9,679
|
$85.45
FCFA52,051
|
|
pay 55.0% less for childcare
Reykjavik
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.44
ISK39,439
|
$136.88
FCFA83,382
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,058.18
ISK845,964
|
$2,514.15
FCFA1,531,506
|
|
pay 50.8% less for entertainment and sports
Reykjavik
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.47
ISK1,322
|
$1.01
FCFA613
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.53
ISK632
|
$2.51
FCFA1,532
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.66
ISK1,628
|
$1.84
FCFA1,123
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.30
ISK9,398
|
$69.14
FCFA42,116
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.66
ISK1,907
|
$8.38
FCFA5,105
|
|
pay 23.1% less for clothing
Reykjavik
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$108.17
ISK15,104
|
$53.08
FCFA32,332
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.41
ISK6,062
|
$64.25
FCFA39,138
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$137.74
ISK19,234
|
$79.61
FCFA48,498
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$182.49
ISK25,483
|
$96.38
FCFA58,708
|
|
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