Cost of living comparison

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Libreville vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Libreville is 58.3% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Libreville
Groceries: pay 2.4 times more in Libreville
Transportation: pay 19.9% more in Libreville
Housing: pay 81.3% more in Libreville
Childcare: pay 18.1% less in Libreville
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.4% more in Libreville
Clothing: pay 23.1% more in Libreville

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

Libreville vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Lima	Libreville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.28 PEN14.43	$17.89 FCFA9,898	+317.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.14 PEN24.06	$13.42 FCFA7,424	+87.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 PEN3.39	$1.49 FCFA825	+48.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 PEN2.20	$1.43 FCFA792	+119.2%
Average			+143.2%

Lima vs. Libreville - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

	Lima	Libreville
Bread 1 loaf	$2.67 PEN8.98	$1.52 FCFA840	-43.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 PEN15.22	$4.70 FCFA2,598	+3.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.76 PEN19.40	$11.57 FCFA6,401	+100.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.96 PEN9.98	$5.55 FCFA3,069	+87.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 PEN8.87	$4.06 FCFA2,245	+54.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 PEN3.42	$2.03 FCFA1,122	+99.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 PEN1.71	$2.03 FCFA1,122	+299.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 PEN1.94	$1.62 FCFA898	+181.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 PEN1.90	$1.62 FCFA898	+188.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 PEN1.55	$1.62 FCFA898	+251.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 PEN1.46	$1.62 FCFA898	+273.9%
Average			+136.2%

Lima vs. Libreville - Cost of groceries

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pay 19.9% more for transportation

	Lima	Libreville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.20 PEN17.51	$4.08 FCFA2,258	-21.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.85 PEN76.98	$49.19 FCFA27,221	+115.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,990.85 PEN67,355.79	$30,408.43 FCFA17M	+52.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.70 PEN73.13	$7.34 FCFA4,059	-66.2%
Average			+19.9%

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pay 81.3% more for housing

	Lima	Libreville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.99 PEN84.19	$71.55 FCFA39,594	+186.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$661.42 PEN2,228.56	$1,073.24 FCFA594K	+62.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$374.24 PEN1,260.93	$447.18 FCFA247K	+19.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.53 PEN146.67	$68.39 FCFA37,847	+57.1%
Average			+81.3%

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pay 18.1% less for childcare

	Lima	Libreville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$192.22 PEN647.65	$178.87 FCFA98,984	-6.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,215.29 PEN27,680.02	$5,813.38 FCFA3M	-29.2%
Average			-18.1%

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pay 22.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Libreville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 PEN7.70	$1.07 FCFA594	-53.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 PEN8.81	$6.26 FCFA3,464	+139.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.71 PEN19.24	$2.68 FCFA1,485	-53.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.13 PEN104.88	$67.08 FCFA37,119	+115.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.14 PEN24.06	$4.50 FCFA2,488	-37.0%
Average			+22.4%

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pay 23.1% more for clothing

	Lima	Libreville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.07 PEN172.08	$89.44 FCFA49,492	+75.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.74 PEN120.41	$44.72 FCFA24,746	+25.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.99 PEN283.00	$53.66 FCFA29,695	-36.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.70 PEN282.02	$107.32 FCFA59,390	+28.2%
Average			+23.1%

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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: February 2026

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