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Santo Domingo vs. Libreville Cost of Living Summary

Santo Domingo is 0.6% more expensive than Libreville.

Restaurants: pay 48.0% less in Santo Domingo
Groceries: pay 39.4% less in Santo Domingo
Transportation: pay 41.4% more in Santo Domingo
Housing: pay 29.0% less in Santo Domingo
Childcare: pay 30.6% more in Santo Domingo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.7% more in Santo Domingo
Clothing: pay 12.1% more in Santo Domingo

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

Santo Domingo vs. Libreville Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Libreville, you would:

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pay 48.0% less for restaurants

	Libreville	Santo Domingo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.89 FCFA10,077	$8.05 DOP512.72	-55.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.42 FCFA7,558	$7.25 DOP461.44	-46.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.49 FCFA840	$0.97 DOP61.95	-34.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.43 FCFA806	$0.63 DOP39.99	-56.1%
Average			-48.0%

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pay 39.4% less for groceries

	Libreville	Santo Domingo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 FCFA856	$1.50 DOP95.29	-1.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.70 FCFA2,645	$3.66 DOP232.81	-22.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.57 FCFA6,516	$5.00 DOP318.30	-56.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.55 FCFA3,124	$2.39 DOP152.36	-56.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.06 FCFA2,285	$2.47 DOP157.43	-39.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.03 FCFA1,143	$1.43 DOP90.81	-29.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$2.03 FCFA1,143	$0.38 DOP24.49	-81.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 FCFA914	$1.27 DOP80.67	-21.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 FCFA914	$0.83 DOP52.57	-49.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 FCFA914	$1.01 DOP64.36	-37.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.62 FCFA914	$1.01 DOP64.04	-38.0%
Average			-39.4%

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pay 41.4% more for transportation

	Libreville	Santo Domingo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.08 FCFA2,298	$4.69 DOP299.00	+15.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$49.19 FCFA27,711	$35.35 DOP2,251.49	-28.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,408.43 FCFA17,130,387	$29,626.22 DOP1,886,792.34	-2.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.34 FCFA4,132	$20.61 DOP1,312.55	+181.0%
Average			+41.4%

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pay 29.0% less for housing

	Libreville	Santo Domingo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$71.55 FCFA40,307	$34.89 DOP2,222.22	-51.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,073.24 FCFA604,602	$642.68 DOP40,929.79	-40.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$447.18 FCFA251,917	$337.05 DOP21,465.46	-24.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.39 FCFA38,529	$68.45 DOP4,359.13	+0.1%
Average			-29.0%

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pay 30.6% more for childcare

	Libreville	Santo Domingo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$178.87 FCFA100,767	$225.42 DOP14,356.03	+26.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,813.38 FCFA3,274,927	$7,865.34 DOP500,916.75	+35.3%
Average			+30.6%

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pay 36.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Libreville	Santo Domingo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.07 FCFA605	$2.42 DOP153.81	+125.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.26 FCFA3,527	$2.36 DOP150.17	-62.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.68 FCFA1,512	$5.64 DOP358.90	+110.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.08 FCFA37,788	$33.17 DOP2,112.39	-50.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.50 FCFA2,532	$7.25 DOP461.44	+61.2%
Average			+36.7%

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pay 12.1% more for clothing

	Libreville	Santo Domingo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.44 FCFA50,383	$58.49 DOP3,724.88	-34.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.72 FCFA25,192	$48.04 DOP3,059.20	+7.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$53.66 FCFA30,230	$87.54 DOP5,575.14	+63.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.32 FCFA60,460	$120.75 DOP7,689.88	+12.5%
Average			+12.1%

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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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