Cost of living comparison

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Libreville vs. Dhaka Cost of Living Summary

Libreville is 3.5 times more expensive than Dhaka.

Restaurants: pay 5.5 times more in Libreville
Groceries: pay 4.1 times more in Libreville
Transportation: pay 43.2% more in Libreville
Housing: pay 5.9 times more in Libreville
Childcare: pay 3.1 times more in Libreville
Entertainment and Sports: pay 59.1% more in Libreville
Clothing: pay 2.8 times more in Libreville

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

Libreville vs. Dhaka Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.5 times more for restaurants

	Dhaka	Libreville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.46 BDT300.06	$17.89 FCFA10,118	+626.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.34 BDT650.12	$13.42 FCFA7,588	+151.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 BDT45.51	$1.49 FCFA843	+299.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.17 BDT21.25	$1.43 FCFA809	+720.6%
Average			+449.4%

Dhaka vs. Libreville - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.1 times more for groceries

	Dhaka	Libreville
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 BDT75.57	$1.52 FCFA859	+144.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.06 BDT494.80	$4.70 FCFA2,656	+15.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.04 BDT370.64	$11.57 FCFA6,543	+280.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.17 BDT143.13	$5.55 FCFA3,137	+372.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.47 BDT178.97	$4.06 FCFA2,295	+176.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 BDT155.19	$2.03 FCFA1,147	+59.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 BDT58.67	$2.03 FCFA1,147	+321.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.23 BDT150.02	$1.62 FCFA918	+31.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 BDT40.38	$1.62 FCFA918	+389.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.15 BDT17.97	$1.62 FCFA918	+1000.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.24 BDT29.56	$1.62 FCFA918	+569.0%
Average			+305.5%

Dhaka vs. Libreville - Cost of groceries

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pay 43.2% more for transportation

	Dhaka	Libreville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.90 BDT475.32	$4.08 FCFA2,308	+4.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.62 BDT3,000.56	$49.19 FCFA27,824	+99.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,728.74 BDT3,500,653.84	$30,408.43 FCFA17,200,508	+5.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.51 BDT550.10	$7.34 FCFA4,149	+62.5%
Average			+43.2%

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pay 5.9 times more for housing

	Dhaka	Libreville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.60 BDT1,656.98	$71.55 FCFA40,472	+426.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$121.42 BDT14,795.87	$1,073.24 FCFA607,077	+783.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$63.61 BDT7,751.45	$447.18 FCFA252,949	+603.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$28.46 BDT3,467.60	$68.39 FCFA38,686	+140.3%
Average			+488.4%

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pay 3.1 times more for childcare

	Dhaka	Libreville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$55.01 BDT6,703.63	$178.87 FCFA101,179	+225.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,026.13 BDT246,888.22	$5,813.38 FCFA3,288,332	+186.9%
Average			+206.0%

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pay 59.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Dhaka	Libreville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.10 BDT500.09	$1.07 FCFA607	-73.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.51 BDT305.41	$6.26 FCFA3,541	+149.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.28 BDT400.07	$2.68 FCFA1,518	-18.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$20.42 BDT2,488.46	$67.08 FCFA37,942	+228.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.10 BDT500.09	$4.50 FCFA2,543	+9.5%
Average			+59.1%

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pay 2.8 times more for clothing

	Dhaka	Libreville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.02 BDT2,196.06	$89.44 FCFA50,590	+396.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.13 BDT2,940.55	$44.72 FCFA25,295	+85.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$49.80 BDT6,067.80	$53.66 FCFA30,354	+7.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$34.29 BDT4,178.05	$107.32 FCFA60,708	+213.0%
Average			+175.6%

Dhaka 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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