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Libreville vs. Riyadh Cost of Living Summary

Libreville is 23.7% more expensive than Riyadh.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in Libreville
Groceries: pay 92.2% more in Libreville
Transportation: pay 10.0% more in Libreville
Housing: pay 18.0% less in Libreville
Childcare: pay 51.0% less in Libreville
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.0% less in Libreville
Clothing: pay 5.2% less in Libreville

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

Libreville vs. Riyadh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Riyadh	Libreville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.00 SAR30.03	$17.89 FCFA10,126	+123.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00 SAR30.03	$13.42 FCFA7,594	+67.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 SAR2.82	$1.49 FCFA844	+98.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 SAR1.10	$1.43 FCFA810	+390.0%
Average			+169.9%

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pay 92.2% more for groceries

	Riyadh	Libreville
Bread 1 loaf	$1.31 SAR4.91	$1.52 FCFA860	+16.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.27 SAR16.02	$4.70 FCFA2,658	+10.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.23 SAR23.40	$11.57 FCFA6,548	+85.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.81 SAR10.54	$5.55 FCFA3,139	+97.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.67 SAR17.54	$4.06 FCFA2,296	-13.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 SAR3.86	$2.03 FCFA1,148	+97.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 SAR2.87	$2.03 FCFA1,148	+165.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 SAR3.07	$1.62 FCFA919	+98.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 SAR2.63	$1.62 FCFA919	+131.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 SAR2.18	$1.62 FCFA919	+180.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.66 SAR2.49	$1.62 FCFA919	+145.2%
Average			+92.2%

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pay 10.0% more for transportation

	Riyadh	Libreville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.31 SAR8.66	$4.08 FCFA2,309	+77.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.33 SAR140.15	$49.19 FCFA27,846	+31.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,328.67 SAR125K	$30,408.43 FCFA17M	-8.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.40 SAR69.08	$7.34 FCFA4,152	-60.1%
Average			+10.0%

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pay 18.0% less for housing

	Riyadh	Libreville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.49 SAR279.70	$71.55 FCFA40,503	-4.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,119.84 SAR4,204.63	$1,073.24 FCFA608K	-4.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$846.11 SAR3,176.85	$447.18 FCFA253K	-47.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.07 SAR308.16	$68.39 FCFA38,716	-16.7%
Average			-18.0%

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pay 51.0% less for childcare

	Riyadh	Libreville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$461.83 SAR1,734.00	$178.87 FCFA101K	-61.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,810.75 SAR36,835.99	$5,813.38 FCFA3M	-40.7%
Average			-51.0%

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pay 32.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Riyadh	Libreville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.87 SAR7.01	$1.07 FCFA608	-42.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.10 SAR15.40	$6.26 FCFA3,544	+52.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.33 SAR27.53	$2.68 FCFA1,519	-63.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$104.43 SAR392.10	$67.08 FCFA37,972	-35.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.33 SAR57.56	$4.50 FCFA2,545	-70.7%
Average			-32.0%

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pay 5.2% less for clothing

	Riyadh	Libreville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.01 SAR221.56	$89.44 FCFA50,629	+51.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$64.27 SAR241.32	$44.72 FCFA25,315	-30.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$110.52 SAR414.96	$53.66 FCFA30,378	-51.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$98.25 SAR368.91	$107.32 FCFA60,755	+9.2%
Average			-5.2%

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