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Libreville vs. Pretoria Cost of Living Summary

Libreville is 48.2% more expensive than Pretoria.

Restaurants: pay 94.7% more in Libreville
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Libreville
Transportation: pay 20.5% less in Libreville
Housing: pay 59.1% more in Libreville
Childcare: pay 20.1% more in Libreville
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.3% more in Libreville
Clothing: pay 24.1% more in Libreville

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

Libreville vs. Pretoria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 94.7% more for restaurants

	Pretoria	Libreville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.64 ZAR138.63	$17.89 FCFA9,959	+107.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.04 ZAR80.87	$13.42 FCFA7,469	+166.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 ZAR17.34	$1.49 FCFA830	+37.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 ZAR13.67	$1.43 FCFA797	+67.9%
Average			+94.7%

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Pretoria	Libreville
Bread 1 loaf	$1.06 ZAR17.02	$1.52 FCFA846	+43.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.04 ZAR64.80	$4.70 FCFA2,614	+16.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.70 ZAR75.44	$11.57 FCFA6,440	+145.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.48 ZAR39.70	$5.55 FCFA3,087	+124.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.11 ZAR33.89	$4.06 FCFA2,259	+92.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.76 ZAR12.20	$2.03 FCFA1,129	+166.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 ZAR11.42	$2.03 FCFA1,129	+184.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 ZAR12.03	$1.62 FCFA903	+116.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 ZAR12.20	$1.62 FCFA903	+113.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 ZAR9.56	$1.62 FCFA903	+172.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 ZAR8.75	$1.62 FCFA903	+197.4%
Average			+124.7%

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pay 20.5% less for transportation

	Pretoria	Libreville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.00 ZAR80.13	$4.08 FCFA2,271	-18.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$170.26 ZAR2,730.98	$49.19 FCFA27,388	-71.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,166.39 ZAR323K	$30,408.43 FCFA17M	+50.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.96 ZAR207.94	$7.34 FCFA4,084	-43.4%
Average			-20.5%

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pay 59.1% more for housing

	Pretoria	Libreville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.76 ZAR589.63	$71.55 FCFA39,836	+94.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$407.94 ZAR6,543.27	$1,073.24 FCFA598K	+163.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$411.01 ZAR6,592.56	$447.18 FCFA249K	+8.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$97.62 ZAR1,565.86	$68.39 FCFA38,079	-29.9%
Average			+59.1%

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pay 20.1% more for childcare

	Pretoria	Libreville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$202.82 ZAR3,253.15	$178.87 FCFA99,591	-11.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,822.97 ZAR61,320.04	$5,813.38 FCFA3M	+52.1%
Average			+20.1%

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pay 35.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Pretoria	Libreville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.30 ZAR36.97	$1.07 FCFA598	-53.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.15 ZAR34.42	$6.26 FCFA3,486	+191.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.88 ZAR46.21	$2.68 FCFA1,494	-6.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.87 ZAR575.35	$67.08 FCFA37,347	+87.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.78 ZAR124.77	$4.50 FCFA2,503	-42.2%
Average			+35.3%

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pay 24.1% more for clothing

	Pretoria	Libreville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.50 ZAR809.96	$89.44 FCFA49,795	+77.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.12 ZAR531.32	$44.72 FCFA24,898	+35.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.07 ZAR1,428.64	$53.66 FCFA29,877	-39.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.43 ZAR1,386.29	$107.32 FCFA59,755	+24.2%
Average			+24.1%

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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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