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Libreville vs. Panama City Cost of Living Summary

Libreville is 4.1% more expensive than Panama City.

Restaurants: pay 35.4% more in Libreville
Groceries: pay 40.7% more in Libreville
Transportation: pay 29.7% more in Libreville
Housing: pay 11.1% less in Libreville
Childcare: pay 62.8% less in Libreville
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.3% less in Libreville
Clothing: pay 4.4% more in Libreville

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

Libreville vs. Panama City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Libreville instead of Panama City, you would:

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pay 35.4% more for restaurants

	Panama City	Libreville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 PAB10.00	$17.89 FCFA9,997	+78.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00 PAB8.00	$13.42 FCFA7,498	+67.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.70 PAB1.70	$1.49 FCFA833	-12.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.33 PAB1.33	$1.43 FCFA800	+7.2%
Average			+35.4%

Panama City vs. Libreville - Cost of restaurants

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pay 40.7% more for groceries

	Panama City	Libreville
Bread 1 loaf	$2.56 PAB2.56	$1.52 FCFA849	-40.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.81 PAB5.81	$4.70 FCFA2,624	-19.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.82 PAB6.82	$11.57 FCFA6,465	+69.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.84 PAB2.84	$5.55 FCFA3,099	+95.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.29 PAB3.29	$4.06 FCFA2,267	+23.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.65 PAB1.65	$2.03 FCFA1,134	+23.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 PAB0.70	$2.03 FCFA1,134	+188.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.40 PAB1.40	$1.62 FCFA907	+16.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.46 PAB1.46	$1.62 FCFA907	+11.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 PAB1.00	$1.62 FCFA907	+62.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 PAB1.37	$1.62 FCFA907	+18.8%
Average			+40.7%

Panama City vs. Libreville - Cost of groceries

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pay 29.7% more for transportation

	Panama City	Libreville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.44 PAB3.44	$4.08 FCFA2,280	+18.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.50 PAB22.50	$49.19 FCFA27,491	+118.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,750.00 PAB19,750.00	$30,408.43 FCFA16,994,652	+54.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.50 PAB26.50	$7.34 FCFA4,099	-72.3%
Average			+29.7%

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pay 11.1% less for housing

	Panama City	Libreville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.20 PAB49.20	$71.55 FCFA39,987	+45.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,164.71 PAB1,164.71	$1,073.24 FCFA599,811	-7.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$953.85 PAB953.85	$447.18 FCFA249,921	-53.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$95.90 PAB95.90	$68.39 FCFA38,223	-28.7%
Average			-11.1%

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pay 62.8% less for childcare

	Panama City	Libreville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$476.00 PAB476.00	$178.87 FCFA99,969	-62.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,733.33 PAB15,733.33	$5,813.38 FCFA3,248,978	-63.1%
Average			-62.8%

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pay 7.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Panama City	Libreville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 PAB3.00	$1.07 FCFA600	-64.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.61 PAB3.61	$6.26 FCFA3,499	+73.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.92 PAB5.92	$2.68 FCFA1,500	-54.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.86 PAB43.86	$67.08 FCFA37,488	+52.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.00 PAB8.00	$4.50 FCFA2,512	-43.8%
Average			-7.3%

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pay 4.4% more for clothing

	Panama City	Libreville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.00 PAB50.00	$89.44 FCFA49,984	+78.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.50 PAB47.50	$44.72 FCFA24,992	-5.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.55 PAB89.55	$53.66 FCFA29,991	-40.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$126.88 PAB126.88	$107.32 FCFA59,981	-15.4%
Average			+4.4%

Panama City vs. Libreville - Cost of clothing

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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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