Cost of living comparison

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Libreville vs. Avarua Cost of Living Summary

Libreville is 80.9% more expensive than Avarua.

Restaurants
pay 8.5% less in Libreville
Groceries
pay 23.7% more in Libreville
Housing
pay 3.6 times more in Libreville
Clothing
pay 44.8% more in Libreville

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

Libreville vs. Avarua Cost Breakdown

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

pay 8.5% less for restaurants

 
Avarua
Libreville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $17.89
FCFA10,235
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.65
NZ$14.98
$13.42
FCFA7,677
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.60
NZ$4.49
$1.49
FCFA853

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pay 23.7% more for groceries

 
Avarua
Libreville
Bread
1 loaf
$3.40
NZ$5.89
$1.52
FCFA869
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.77
NZ$9.99
$4.70
FCFA2,687
Milk (1 gallon) $6.55
NZ$11.34
$11.57
FCFA6,619

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Avarua
Libreville
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $4.08
FCFA2,334
Monthly public transit pass ?? $49.19
FCFA28,147
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $30,408.43
FCFA17M

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pay 3.6 times more for housing

 
Avarua
Libreville
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $71.55
FCFA40,941
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $150.00
NZ$259.65
$1,073.24
FCFA614K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $150.00
NZ$259.65
$447.18
FCFA256K

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Avarua
Libreville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $178.87
FCFA102K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $5,813.38
FCFA3M

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

 
Avarua
Libreville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.63
NZ$9.74
$1.07
FCFA614
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.46
NZ$5.99
$6.26
FCFA3,582
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $2.68
FCFA1,535

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pay 44.8% more for clothing

 
Avarua
Libreville
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$64.62
NZ$111.85
$89.44
FCFA51,177
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $44.72
FCFA25,588
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $53.66
FCFA30,706

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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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