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Tirana vs. Libreville Cost of Living Summary

Tirana is 23.7% more expensive than Libreville.

Restaurants
pay 8.4% less in Tirana
Groceries
pay 32.1% less in Tirana
Transportation
pay 99.7% more in Tirana
Housing
pay 11.1% less in Tirana
Childcare
pay 37.4% more in Tirana
Entertainment and Sports
pay 53.8% more in Tirana
Clothing
pay 26.5% more in Tirana

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

Tirana vs. Libreville Cost Breakdown

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

pay 8.4% less for restaurants

 
Libreville
Tirana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $17.89
FCFA10,077
$12.05
ALL999
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$13.42
FCFA7,558
$12.05
ALL999
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.49
FCFA840
$2.04
ALL169

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pay 32.1% less for groceries

 
Libreville
Tirana
Bread
1 loaf
$1.52
FCFA856
$1.15
ALL95
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.70
FCFA2,645
$6.73
ALL558
Milk (1 gallon) $11.57
FCFA6,516
$8.27
ALL686

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pay 99.7% more for transportation

 
Libreville
Tirana
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.08
FCFA2,298
$8.19
ALL679
Monthly public transit pass $49.19
FCFA27,711
$19.28
ALL1,599
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,408.43
FCFA17,130,387
$34,989.79
ALL2,900,669

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pay 11.1% less for housing

 
Libreville
Tirana
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$71.55
FCFA40,307
$18.93
ALL1,569
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,073.24
FCFA604,602
$838.35
ALL69,500
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $447.18
FCFA251,917
$548.59
ALL45,478

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pay 37.4% more for childcare

 
Libreville
Tirana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $178.87
FCFA100,767
$312.88
ALL25,938
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,813.38
FCFA3,274,927
$5,810.16
ALL481,665

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pay 53.8% more for entertainment and sports

 
Libreville
Tirana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.07
FCFA605
$3.01
ALL250
Cappuccino in mid-range area $6.26
FCFA3,527
$2.11
ALL175
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.68
FCFA1,512
$4.46
ALL370

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pay 26.5% more for clothing

 
Libreville
Tirana
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$89.44
FCFA50,383
$68.30
ALL5,662
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$44.72
FCFA25,192
$47.45
ALL3,934
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$53.66
FCFA30,230
$107.71
ALL8,929

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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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