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Libreville vs. P'yongyang Cost of Living Summary

Libreville is 3.1 times more expensive than P'yongyang.

Restaurants
pay 6.9% less in Libreville
Groceries
pay 2.1 times more in Libreville
Housing
pay 6.6 times more in Libreville
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.7 times more in Libreville

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Libreville are more expensive than in P'yongyang. Notably, housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Libreville.

Libreville vs. P'yongyang Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Libreville instead of P'yongyang, you would:

pay 6.9% less for restaurants

 
P'yongyang
Libreville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $17.89
FCFA10,118
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $13.42
FCFA7,588
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.34
KPW2,102
$1.49
FCFA843

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

 
P'yongyang
Libreville
Bread
1 loaf
$2.40
KPW2,161
$1.52
FCFA859
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $4.70
FCFA2,656
Milk (1 gallon) $3.70
KPW3,332
$11.57
FCFA6,543

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
P'yongyang
Libreville
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $4.08
FCFA2,308
Monthly public transit pass ?? $49.19
FCFA27,824
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $30,408.43
FCFA17,200,508

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pay 6.6 times more for housing

 
P'yongyang
Libreville
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $71.55
FCFA40,472
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $93.44
KPW84,095
$1,073.24
FCFA607,077
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $262.80
KPW236,518
$447.18
FCFA252,949

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
P'yongyang
Libreville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $178.87
FCFA101,179
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $5,813.38
FCFA3,288,332

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pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports

 
P'yongyang
Libreville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $14.02
KPW12,614
$1.07
FCFA607
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.17
KPW1,051
$6.26
FCFA3,541
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $2.68
FCFA1,518

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
P'yongyang
Libreville
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $89.44
FCFA50,590
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $44.72
FCFA25,295
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $53.66
FCFA30,354

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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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