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Libreville vs. Canberra Cost of Living Summary

Libreville is 21.8% cheaper than Canberra.

Restaurants: pay 8.1% less in Libreville
Groceries: pay 27.2% more in Libreville
Transportation: pay 31.0% less in Libreville
Housing: pay 27.9% less in Libreville
Childcare: pay 73.1% less in Libreville
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.5% less in Libreville
Clothing: pay 11.5% less in Libreville

Expenses including childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, clothing, and restaurants are lower in Libreville.

Libreville vs. Canberra Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 8.1% less for restaurants

	Canberra	Libreville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.34 A$23.30	$17.89 FCFA9,929	+9.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.81 A$13.98	$13.42 FCFA7,447	+36.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.59 A$3.69	$1.49 FCFA827	-42.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 A$3.19	$1.43 FCFA794	-36.1%
Average			-8.1%

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pay 27.2% more for groceries

	Canberra	Libreville
Bread 1 loaf	$2.71 A$3.86	$1.52 FCFA843	-43.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.99 A$7.11	$4.70 FCFA2,606	-5.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 A$7.83	$11.57 FCFA6,421	+110.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.31 A$6.15	$5.55 FCFA3,078	+28.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.17 A$5.95	$4.06 FCFA2,252	-2.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.11	$2.03 FCFA1,126	+37.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.35 A$1.92	$2.03 FCFA1,126	+50.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 A$1.90	$1.62 FCFA901	+21.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 A$2.65	$1.62 FCFA901	-12.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 A$1.44	$1.62 FCFA901	+60.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 A$1.48	$1.62 FCFA901	+55.8%
Average			+27.2%

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pay 31.0% less for transportation

	Canberra	Libreville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.42 A$6.29	$4.08 FCFA2,264	-7.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$122.90 A$175.23	$49.19 FCFA27,304	-60.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,041.09 A$41,404.47	$30,408.43 FCFA17M	+4.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.93 A$26.98	$7.34 FCFA4,071	-61.2%
Average			-31.0%

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pay 27.9% less for housing

	Canberra	Libreville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.97 A$74.10	$71.55 FCFA39,715	+37.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,554.45 A$2,216.21	$1,073.24 FCFA596K	-31.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,160.39 A$1,654.39	$447.18 FCFA248K	-61.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$159.03 A$226.73	$68.39 FCFA37,963	-57.0%
Average			-27.9%

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pay 73.1% less for childcare

	Canberra	Libreville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,754.20 A$2,501.00	$178.87 FCFA99,287	-89.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,323.22 A$18,995.18	$5,813.38 FCFA3M	-56.4%
Average			-73.1%

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pay 28.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Canberra	Libreville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.54 A$9.32	$1.07 FCFA596	-83.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 A$4.86	$6.26 FCFA3,475	+83.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$31.05 A$44.27	$2.68 FCFA1,489	-91.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.70 A$83.69	$67.08 FCFA37,233	+14.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.07 A$18.64	$4.50 FCFA2,495	-65.6%
Average			-28.5%

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pay 11.5% less for clothing

	Canberra	Libreville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.40 A$98.94	$89.44 FCFA49,644	+28.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.75 A$82.33	$44.72 FCFA24,822	-22.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.06 A$134.10	$53.66 FCFA29,786	-42.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.40 A$168.80	$107.32 FCFA59,572	-9.4%
Average			-11.5%

Canberra 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: February 2026

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