Cost of living comparison

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Libreville vs. Brasilia Cost of Living Summary

Libreville is 49.5% more expensive than Brasilia.

Restaurants: pay 84.2% more in Libreville
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Libreville
Transportation: pay 3.4% more in Libreville
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Libreville
Childcare: pay 64.8% less in Libreville
Entertainment and Sports: pay 61.2% more in Libreville
Clothing: pay 23.1% more in Libreville

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

Libreville vs. Brasilia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 84.2% more for restaurants

	Brasilia	Libreville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.45 R$40.39	$17.89 FCFA9,997	+140.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.52 R$35.34	$13.42 FCFA7,498	+105.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.24 R$6.72	$1.49 FCFA833	+20.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 R$4.54	$1.43 FCFA800	+70.7%
Average			+84.2%

Brasilia vs. Libreville - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Brasilia	Libreville
Bread 1 loaf	$1.69 R$9.15	$1.52 FCFA849	-10.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.71 R$25.52	$4.70 FCFA2,624	-0.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.80 R$20.59	$11.57 FCFA6,465	+204.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.12 R$11.51	$5.55 FCFA3,099	+161.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.62 R$8.80	$4.06 FCFA2,267	+149.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.99 R$5.35	$2.03 FCFA1,134	+105.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 R$4.04	$2.03 FCFA1,134	+172.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.64 R$3.49	$1.62 FCFA907	+152.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 R$4.26	$1.62 FCFA907	+106.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 R$3.33	$1.62 FCFA907	+164.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 R$3.24	$1.62 FCFA907	+171.8%
Average			+125.2%

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pay 3.4% more for transportation

	Brasilia	Libreville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.36 R$23.63	$4.08 FCFA2,280	-6.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$45.47 R$246.40	$49.19 FCFA27,491	+8.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,087.28 R$141,377.41	$30,408.43 FCFA16,994,652	+16.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.71 R$41.81	$7.34 FCFA4,099	-4.9%
Average			+3.4%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Brasilia	Libreville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.51 R$116.58	$71.55 FCFA39,987	+232.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$445.35 R$2,413.51	$1,073.24 FCFA599,811	+141.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$275.58 R$1,493.50	$447.18 FCFA249,921	+62.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.57 R$306.56	$68.39 FCFA38,223	+20.9%
Average			+114.2%

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pay 64.8% less for childcare

	Brasilia	Libreville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$508.18 R$2,754.05	$178.87 FCFA99,969	-64.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,521.94 R$89,539.03	$5,813.38 FCFA3,248,978	-64.8%
Average			-64.8%

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pay 61.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Brasilia	Libreville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.86 R$10.10	$1.07 FCFA600	-42.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.02 R$10.95	$6.26 FCFA3,499	+209.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.24 R$12.12	$2.68 FCFA1,500	+20.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.96 R$140.70	$67.08 FCFA37,488	+158.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.45 R$40.39	$4.50 FCFA2,512	-39.7%
Average			+61.2%

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pay 23.1% more for clothing

	Brasilia	Libreville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.06 R$320.04	$89.44 FCFA49,984	+51.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.69 R$231.33	$44.72 FCFA24,992	+4.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.11 R$396.24	$53.66 FCFA29,991	-26.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.96 R$357.48	$107.32 FCFA59,981	+62.7%
Average			+23.1%

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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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