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Libreville vs. Bishkek Cost of Living Summary

Libreville is 2.1 times more expensive than Bishkek.

Restaurants: pay 2.8 times more in Libreville
Groceries: pay 3.3 times more in Libreville
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Libreville
Housing: pay 2.9 times more in Libreville
Childcare: pay 0.1% more in Libreville
Entertainment and Sports: pay 51.0% more in Libreville
Clothing: pay 24.9% more in Libreville

The cost of groceries, housing, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Libreville are more expensive than in Bishkek. Notably, groceries, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Libreville.

Libreville vs. Bishkek Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

	Bishkek	Libreville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.86 KGS600.00	$17.89 FCFA10,235	+160.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.72 KGS500.00	$13.42 FCFA7,677	+134.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.69 KGS60.00	$1.49 FCFA853	+117.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 KGS31.09	$1.43 FCFA819	+302.5%
Average			+178.8%

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pay 3.3 times more for groceries

	Bishkek	Libreville
Bread 1 loaf	$0.49 KGS42.62	$1.52 FCFA869	+211.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.06 KGS355.39	$4.70 FCFA2,687	+15.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 KGS312.12	$11.57 FCFA6,619	+224.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.72 KGS150.42	$5.55 FCFA3,173	+222.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.18 KGS190.68	$4.06 FCFA2,321	+86.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.49 KGS43.27	$2.03 FCFA1,161	+309.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 KGS74.62	$2.03 FCFA1,161	+137.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 KGS81.41	$1.62 FCFA929	+74.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 KGS62.37	$1.62 FCFA929	+127.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 KGS22.54	$1.62 FCFA929	+529.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.22 KGS19.17	$1.62 FCFA929	+640.1%
Average			+234.4%

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Bishkek	Libreville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.11 KGS272.26	$4.08 FCFA2,334	+31.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.66 KGS1,020.00	$49.19 FCFA28,147	+321.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,735.85 KGS3M	$30,408.43 FCFA17M	-19.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.20 KGS280.00	$7.34 FCFA4,197	+129.1%
Average			+115.6%

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pay 2.9 times more for housing

	Bishkek	Libreville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.91 KGS1,041.67	$71.55 FCFA40,941	+500.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$506.26 KGS44,272.71	$1,073.24 FCFA614K	+112.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$375.78 KGS32,861.85	$447.18 FCFA256K	+19.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.63 KGS2,591.13	$68.39 FCFA39,135	+130.8%
Average			+190.6%

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pay 0.1% more for childcare

	Bishkek	Libreville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$199.59 KGS17,454.55	$178.87 FCFA102K	-10.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,249.21 KGS459K	$5,813.38 FCFA3M	+10.7%
Average			+0.1%

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pay 51.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Bishkek	Libreville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.37 KGS120.00	$1.07 FCFA614	-21.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.13 KGS186.30	$6.26 FCFA3,582	+193.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.83 KGS160.00	$2.68 FCFA1,535	+46.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.97 KGS4,107.14	$67.08 FCFA38,383	+42.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.80 KGS420.00	$4.50 FCFA2,572	-6.4%
Average			+51.0%

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pay 24.9% more for clothing

	Bishkek	Libreville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$38.88 KGS3,400.00	$89.44 FCFA51,177	+130.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.76 KGS3,476.92	$44.72 FCFA25,588	+12.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.12 KGS8,405.88	$53.66 FCFA30,706	-44.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.77 KGS9,250.00	$107.32 FCFA61,412	+1.5%
Average			+24.9%

Bishkek vs. Libreville - 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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