Cost of living comparison

Sierra Leone

compared to

Gabon

Libreville vs. Freetown Cost of Living Summary

Libreville is 23.8% more expensive than Freetown.

Restaurants: pay 3.1 times more in Libreville
Groceries: pay 45.0% more in Libreville
Transportation: pay 36.7% more in Libreville
Housing: pay 28.4% less in Libreville
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.7% less in Libreville
Clothing: pay 3.6 times more in Libreville

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

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Libreville vs. Freetown Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.1 times more for restaurants

	Freetown	Libreville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.00 SLL41,939	$17.07 FCFA9,966	+753.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 SLL231K	$15.36 FCFA8,969	+39.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.83 SLL38,444	$1.71 FCFA997	-6.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 SLL17,805	$1.42 FCFA830	+67.5%
Average			+208.4%

Freetown vs. Libreville - Cost of restaurants

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pay 45.0% more for groceries

	Freetown	Libreville
Bread 1 loaf	$0.66 SLL13,755	$1.19 FCFA696	+81.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.54 SLL74,319	$5.12 FCFA2,990	+44.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.15 SLL192K	$12.92 FCFA7,545	+41.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.81 SLL38,023	$4.32 FCFA2,525	+138.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.54 SLL95,116	$3.87 FCFA2,260	-14.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.18 SLL66,581	$1.36 FCFA791	-57.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 SLL28,535	$1.74 FCFA1,017	+28.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.32 SLL6,742	$1.74 FCFA1,017	+441.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 SLL47,558	$1.55 FCFA904	-31.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$1.36 FCFA791	+49.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 SLL15,488	$1.94 FCFA1,130	+162.1%
Average			+45.0%

Freetown vs. Libreville - Cost of groceries

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pay 36.7% more for transportation

	Freetown	Libreville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.02 SLL105K	$4.01 FCFA2,344	-20.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$46.94 FCFA27,407
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,000.00 SLL252M	$29,019.42 FCFA17M	+141.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.50 SLL94,363	$7.25 FCFA4,233	+61.1%
Average			+36.7%

Freetown vs. Libreville - Cost of transportation

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pay 28.4% less for housing

	Freetown	Libreville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.00 SLL1M	$64.01 FCFA37,373	+16.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$928.33 SLL19M	$1,024.21 FCFA598K	+10.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,261.67 SLL26M	$426.76 FCFA249K	-66.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.88 SLL962K	$65.27 FCFA38,105	+42.3%
Average			-28.4%

Freetown vs. Libreville - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Freetown	Libreville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$170.70 FCFA99,660
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$5,547.83 FCFA3M

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pay 3.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Freetown	Libreville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.25 SLL47,181	$1.02 FCFA598	-54.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.76 SLL57,878	$5.97 FCFA3,488	+116.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SLL62,908	$2.56 FCFA1,495	-14.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$64.01 FCFA37,373
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$4.48 FCFA2,614
Average			-3.7%

Freetown vs. Libreville - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 3.6 times more for clothing

	Freetown	Libreville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$10.00 SLL210K	$85.35 FCFA49,830	+753.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$42.68 FCFA24,915
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.00 SLL419K	$51.21 FCFA29,898	+156.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 SLL1M	$102.42 FCFA59,796	+104.8%
Average			+255.1%

Freetown vs. Libreville - Cost of clothing

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