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Libreville vs. Monrovia Cost of Living Summary

Libreville is 82.6% more expensive than Monrovia.

Restaurants: pay 26.6% more in Libreville
Groceries: pay 2.1% more in Libreville
Transportation: pay 58.3% more in Libreville
Housing: pay 97.1% more in Libreville
Childcare: pay 3.9 times more in Libreville
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.7% less in Libreville
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Libreville

The cost of childcare, clothing, housing, transportation, restaurants, and groceries in Libreville are more expensive than in Monrovia. Notably, childcare, clothing, and housing are significantly more expensive in Libreville.

Libreville vs. Monrovia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 26.6% more for restaurants

	Monrovia	Libreville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.50 LRD1,326.75	$17.89 FCFA10,077	+138.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 LRD1,945.90	$13.42 FCFA7,558	+22.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 LRD353.80	$1.49 FCFA840	-25.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 LRD353.80	$1.43 FCFA806	-28.5%
Average			+26.6%

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pay 2.1% more for groceries

	Monrovia	Libreville
Bread 1 loaf	$1.79 LRD316.87	$1.52 FCFA856	-15.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.91 LRD1,044.66	$4.70 FCFA2,645	-20.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.01 LRD1,417.23	$11.57 FCFA6,516	+44.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.60 LRD636.84	$5.55 FCFA3,124	+54.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.38 LRD950.84	$4.06 FCFA2,285	-24.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 LRD131.33	$2.03 FCFA1,143	+173.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$3.83 LRD678.12	$2.03 FCFA1,143	-47.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$4.67 LRD825.53	$1.62 FCFA914	-65.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$5.00 LRD884.50	$1.62 FCFA914	-67.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 LRD182.19	$1.62 FCFA914	+57.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$4.83 LRD855.02	$1.62 FCFA914	-66.4%
Average			+2.1%

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pay 58.3% more for transportation

	Monrovia	Libreville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 LRD830.25	$4.08 FCFA2,298	-13.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 LRD3,538.00	$49.19 FCFA27,711	+146.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,534.94 LRD2,217,430.36	$30,408.43 FCFA17,130,387	+142.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.69 LRD2,245.20	$7.34 FCFA4,132	-42.2%
Average			+58.3%

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pay 97.1% more for housing

	Monrovia	Libreville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$93.25 LRD16,495.91	$71.55 FCFA40,307	-23.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$666.67 LRD117,933.34	$1,073.24 FCFA604,602	+61.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$95.00 LRD16,805.50	$447.18 FCFA251,917	+370.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$85.26 LRD15,083.29	$68.39 FCFA38,529	-19.8%
Average			+97.1%

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pay 3.9 times more for childcare

	Monrovia	Libreville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$129.33 LRD22,879.05	$178.87 FCFA100,767	+38.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$894.00 LRD158,148.34	$5,813.38 FCFA3,274,927	+550.3%
Average			+294.3%

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pay 17.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Monrovia	Libreville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 LRD530.70	$1.07 FCFA605	-64.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.33 LRD589.67	$6.26 FCFA3,527	+87.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00 LRD884.50	$2.68 FCFA1,512	-46.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$76.25 LRD13,488.63	$67.08 FCFA37,788	-12.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.75 LRD1,724.73	$4.50 FCFA2,532	-53.9%
Average			-17.7%

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Monrovia	Libreville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.41 LRD3,257.16	$89.44 FCFA50,383	+385.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.75 LRD5,970.38	$44.72 FCFA25,192	+32.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$56.25 LRD9,950.63	$53.66 FCFA30,230	-4.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$68.75 LRD12,161.88	$107.32 FCFA60,460	+56.1%
Average			+117.4%

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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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