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Libreville vs. Castries Cost of Living Summary

Libreville is 10.0% more expensive than Castries.

Restaurants: pay 61.7% more in Libreville
Groceries: pay 16.0% more in Libreville
Transportation: pay 12.2% less in Libreville
Housing: pay 35.9% more in Libreville
Childcare: pay 10.1% less in Libreville
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.6% less in Libreville
Clothing: pay 13.4% less in Libreville

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

Libreville vs. Castries Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 61.7% more for restaurants

	Castries	Libreville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$17.89 FCFA10,019	+141.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.40 EC$20.00	$13.42 FCFA7,514	+81.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 EC$5.25	$1.49 FCFA835	-23.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 EC$2.63	$1.43 FCFA801	+47.3%
Average			+61.7%

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pay 16.0% more for groceries

	Castries	Libreville
Bread 1 loaf	$1.67 EC$4.52	$1.52 FCFA851	-9.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.61 EC$15.17	$4.70 FCFA2,630	-16.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.09 EC$21.87	$11.57 FCFA6,479	+43.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.25 EC$11.47	$5.55 FCFA3,106	+30.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.41 EC$11.93	$4.06 FCFA2,272	-8.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.43 EC$9.27	$2.03 FCFA1,136	-40.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 EC$2.04	$2.03 FCFA1,136	+169.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.86 EC$7.72	$1.62 FCFA909	-43.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$4.17 EC$11.27	$1.62 FCFA909	-61.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.54 EC$4.17	$1.62 FCFA909	+5.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 EC$2.12	$1.62 FCFA909	+106.8%
Average			+16.0%

Castries vs. Libreville - Cost of groceries

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pay 12.2% less for transportation

	Castries	Libreville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.85 EC$15.82	$4.08 FCFA2,285	-30.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$49.19 FCFA27,551
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,676.62 EC$77,500.00	$30,408.43 FCFA17,031,655	+6.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$7.34 FCFA4,108
Average			-12.2%

Castries vs. Libreville - Cost of transportation

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pay 35.9% more for housing

	Castries	Libreville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$43.66 EC$118.00	$71.55 FCFA40,074	+63.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$589.20 EC$1,592.34	$1,073.24 FCFA601,117	+82.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$394.69 EC$1,066.67	$447.18 FCFA250,466	+13.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.35 EC$219.85	$68.39 FCFA38,306	-15.9%
Average			+35.9%

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pay 10.1% less for childcare

	Castries	Libreville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$198.89 EC$537.50	$178.87 FCFA100,186	-10.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$5,813.38 FCFA3,256,052
Average			-10.1%

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pay 7.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Castries	Libreville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.78 EC$7.50	$1.07 FCFA601	-61.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 EC$10.00	$6.26 FCFA3,507	+69.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.25 EC$25.00	$2.68 FCFA1,503	-71.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.55 EC$115.00	$67.08 FCFA37,570	+57.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.66 EC$18.00	$4.50 FCFA2,518	-32.5%
Average			-7.6%

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pay 13.4% less for clothing

	Castries	Libreville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.94 EC$213.33	$89.44 FCFA50,093	+13.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.42 EC$141.67	$44.72 FCFA25,047	-14.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.84 EC$283.33	$53.66 FCFA30,056	-48.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.01 EC$300.00	$107.32 FCFA60,112	-3.3%
Average			-13.4%

Castries 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: December 2025

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