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Libreville vs. Guatemala City Cost of Living Summary

Libreville is 34.1% more expensive than Guatemala City.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Libreville
Groceries: pay 51.4% more in Libreville
Transportation: pay 67.5% more in Libreville
Housing: pay 28.7% more in Libreville
Childcare: pay 11.9% less in Libreville
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2% less in Libreville
Clothing: pay 2.5% less in Libreville

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

Libreville vs. Guatemala City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Libreville instead of Guatemala City, you would:

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Guatemala City	Libreville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.22 GTQ39.98	$17.89 FCFA10,019	+242.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.33 GTQ48.48	$13.42 FCFA7,514	+112.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.20 GTQ9.16	$1.49 FCFA835	+24.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 GTQ7.27	$1.43 FCFA801	+50.9%
Average			+107.6%

Guatemala City vs. Libreville - Cost of restaurants

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pay 51.4% more for groceries

	Guatemala City	Libreville
Bread 1 loaf	$3.11 GTQ23.83	$1.52 FCFA851	-51.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.93 GTQ30.10	$4.70 FCFA2,630	+19.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.96 GTQ60.99	$11.57 FCFA6,479	+45.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.55 GTQ19.56	$5.55 FCFA3,106	+117.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.82 GTQ29.27	$4.06 FCFA2,272	+6.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.76 GTQ13.52	$2.03 FCFA1,136	+15.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 GTQ5.81	$2.03 FCFA1,136	+167.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.41 GTQ10.78	$1.62 FCFA909	+15.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 GTQ6.59	$1.62 FCFA909	+88.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 GTQ6.00	$1.62 FCFA909	+107.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.20 GTQ9.23	$1.62 FCFA909	+34.7%
Average			+51.4%

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pay 67.5% more for transportation

	Guatemala City	Libreville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.07 GTQ31.18	$4.08 FCFA2,285	+0.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.61 GTQ104.30	$49.19 FCFA27,551	+261.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,565.40 GTQ149,933.75	$30,408.43 FCFA17,031,655	+55.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.83 GTQ105.95	$7.34 FCFA4,108	-46.9%
Average			+67.5%

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pay 28.7% more for housing

	Guatemala City	Libreville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.51 GTQ356.40	$71.55 FCFA40,074	+53.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$745.66 GTQ5,714.11	$1,073.24 FCFA601,117	+43.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$422.61 GTQ3,238.56	$447.18 FCFA250,466	+5.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.38 GTQ470.39	$68.39 FCFA38,306	+11.4%
Average			+28.7%

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pay 11.9% less for childcare

	Guatemala City	Libreville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$230.87 GTQ1,769.22	$178.87 FCFA100,186	-22.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,887.88 GTQ45,120.06	$5,813.38 FCFA3,256,052	-1.3%
Average			-11.9%

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pay 2.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Guatemala City	Libreville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 GTQ24.99	$1.07 FCFA601	-67.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.31 GTQ25.39	$6.26 FCFA3,507	+89.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.04 GTQ30.99	$2.68 FCFA1,503	-33.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.62 GTQ372.61	$67.08 FCFA37,570	+38.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.17 GTQ54.98	$4.50 FCFA2,518	-37.3%
Average			-2.2%

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pay 2.5% less for clothing

	Guatemala City	Libreville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.42 GTQ394.08	$89.44 FCFA50,093	+73.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.26 GTQ408.15	$44.72 FCFA25,047	-16.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.72 GTQ940.42	$53.66 FCFA30,056	-56.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$121.74 GTQ932.92	$107.32 FCFA60,112	-11.8%
Average			-2.5%

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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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