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Beirut vs. Libreville Cost of Living Summary

Beirut is 18.5% more expensive than Libreville.

Restaurants: pay 27.2% less in Beirut
Groceries: pay 47.6% less in Beirut
Transportation: pay 51.9% more in Beirut
Housing: pay 4.6% more in Beirut
Childcare: pay 54.6% more in Beirut
Entertainment and Sports: pay 68.3% more in Beirut
Clothing: pay 24.7% more in Beirut

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

Beirut vs. Libreville Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.2% less for restaurants

	Libreville	Beirut
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.89 FCFA10,118	$10.82 LBP966,418	-39.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.42 FCFA7,588	$8.00 LBP714,522	-40.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.49 FCFA843	$1.76 LBP156,798	+17.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.43 FCFA809	$0.76 LBP68,103	-46.7%
Average			-27.2%

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pay 47.6% less for groceries

	Libreville	Beirut
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 FCFA859	$0.75 LBP66,834	-50.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.70 FCFA2,656	$5.06 LBP452,159	+7.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.57 FCFA6,543	$6.20 LBP553,696	-46.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.55 FCFA3,137	$3.05 LBP272,561	-45.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.06 FCFA2,295	$4.28 LBP382,621	+5.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.03 FCFA1,147	$0.92 LBP81,735	-54.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$2.03 FCFA1,147	$0.66 LBP59,250	-67.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 FCFA918	$0.60 LBP53,814	-62.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 FCFA918	$0.51 LBP45,143	-68.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 FCFA918	$0.42 LBP37,170	-74.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.62 FCFA918	$0.55 LBP49,194	-66.1%
Average			-47.6%

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pay 51.9% more for transportation

	Libreville	Beirut
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.08 FCFA2,308	$3.51 LBP313,128	-14.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$49.19 FCFA27,824	$72.50 LBP6,475,359	+47.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,408.43 FCFA17,200,508	$35,000.00 LBP3,126,035,607	+15.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.34 FCFA4,149	$19.00 LBP1,696,991	+159.0%
Average			+51.9%

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pay 4.6% more for housing

	Libreville	Beirut
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$71.55 FCFA40,472	$37.92 LBP3,387,111	-47.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,073.24 FCFA607,077	$842.31 LBP75,230,967	-21.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$447.18 FCFA252,949	$372.22 LBP33,245,141	-16.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.39 FCFA38,686	$139.38 LBP12,448,355	+103.8%
Average			+4.6%

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pay 54.6% more for childcare

	Libreville	Beirut
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$178.87 FCFA101,179	$362.50 LBP32,376,797	+102.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,813.38 FCFA3,288,332	$6,187.50 LBP552,638,438	+6.4%
Average			+54.6%

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pay 68.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Libreville	Beirut
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.07 FCFA607	$4.00 LBP357,261	+272.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.26 FCFA3,541	$3.28 LBP293,366	-47.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.68 FCFA1,518	$2.55 LBP227,754	-5.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.08 FCFA37,942	$66.33 LBP5,924,582	-1.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.50 FCFA2,543	$10.00 LBP893,153	+122.5%
Average			+68.3%

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pay 24.7% more for clothing

	Libreville	Beirut
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.44 FCFA50,590	$59.38 LBP5,303,096	-33.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.72 FCFA25,295	$50.00 LBP4,465,765	+11.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$53.66 FCFA30,354	$120.56 LBP10,767,456	+124.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.32 FCFA60,708	$102.86 LBP9,186,717	-4.2%
Average			+24.7%

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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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