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Libreville vs. Beirut Cost of Living Summary

Libreville is 20.8% more expensive than Beirut.

Restaurants: pay 51.4% more in Libreville
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Libreville
Transportation: pay 22.6% less in Libreville
Housing: pay 21.3% more in Libreville
Childcare: pay 28.4% less in Libreville
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.3% less in Libreville
Clothing: pay 2.8% less in Libreville

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

Libreville vs. Beirut Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 51.4% more for restaurants

	Beirut	Libreville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.82 LBP967,408	$17.89 FCFA9,997	+65.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00 LBP715,254	$13.42 FCFA7,498	+67.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 LBP156,959	$1.49 FCFA833	-15.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 LBP68,173	$1.43 FCFA800	+87.7%
Average			+51.4%

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Beirut	Libreville
Bread 1 loaf	$0.75 LBP66,903	$1.52 FCFA849	+103.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.06 LBP452,622	$4.70 FCFA2,624	-7.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.20 LBP554,263	$11.57 FCFA6,465	+86.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.05 LBP272,840	$5.55 FCFA3,099	+81.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.28 LBP383,013	$4.06 FCFA2,267	-5.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 LBP81,818	$2.03 FCFA1,134	+121.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 LBP59,311	$2.03 FCFA1,134	+205.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 LBP53,870	$1.62 FCFA907	+169.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 LBP45,189	$1.62 FCFA907	+221.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 LBP37,209	$1.62 FCFA907	+289.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 LBP49,244	$1.62 FCFA907	+194.6%
Average			+132.8%

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pay 22.6% less for transportation

	Beirut	Libreville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.51 LBP313,449	$4.08 FCFA2,280	+16.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$72.50 LBP6,481,989	$49.19 FCFA27,491	-32.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 LBP3,129,236,252	$30,408.43 FCFA16,994,652	-13.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.00 LBP1,698,728	$7.34 FCFA4,099	-61.4%
Average			-22.6%

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pay 21.3% more for housing

	Beirut	Libreville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.92 LBP3,390,579	$71.55 FCFA39,987	+88.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$842.31 LBP75,307,993	$1,073.24 FCFA599,811	+27.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$372.22 LBP33,279,179	$447.18 FCFA249,921	+20.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$139.38 LBP12,461,100	$68.39 FCFA38,223	-50.9%
Average			+21.3%

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pay 28.4% less for childcare

	Beirut	Libreville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$362.50 LBP32,409,947	$178.87 FCFA99,969	-50.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,187.50 LBP553,204,266	$5,813.38 FCFA3,248,978	-6.0%
Average			-28.4%

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pay 6.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Beirut	Libreville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.00 LBP357,627	$1.07 FCFA600	-73.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.28 LBP293,667	$6.26 FCFA3,499	+90.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.55 LBP227,987	$2.68 FCFA1,500	+5.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$66.33 LBP5,930,648	$67.08 FCFA37,488	+1.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 LBP894,068	$4.50 FCFA2,512	-55.0%
Average			-6.3%

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pay 2.8% less for clothing

	Beirut	Libreville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.38 LBP5,308,526	$89.44 FCFA49,984	+50.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.00 LBP4,470,338	$44.72 FCFA24,992	-10.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.56 LBP10,778,480	$53.66 FCFA29,991	-55.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.86 LBP9,196,123	$107.32 FCFA59,981	+4.3%
Average			-2.8%

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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: December 2025

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