Libreville vs. Saint John's Cost of Living Summary

Libreville is 30.0% more expensive than Saint John's.

Restaurants
pay 17.9% more in Libreville
Groceries
pay 1.0% more in Libreville
Transportation
pay 30.8% less in Libreville
Housing
pay 17.6% less in Libreville
Childcare
pay 3.1 times more in Libreville
Entertainment and Sports
pay 0.5% less in Libreville
Clothing
pay 25.7% more in Libreville

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

Libreville vs. Saint John's Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Libreville instead of Saint John's, you would:

pay 17.9% more for restaurants

 
Saint John's
Libreville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $13.88
EC$37.50
$17.89
FCFA10,259
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$11.10
EC$30.00
$13.42
FCFA7,694
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.07
EC$5.60
$1.49
FCFA855

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pay 1.0% more for groceries

 
Saint John's
Libreville
Bread
1 loaf
$2.78
EC$7.50
$1.52
FCFA871
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.07
EC$11.00
$4.70
FCFA2,693
Milk (1 gallon) $8.40
EC$22.71
$11.57
FCFA6,634

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pay 30.8% less for transportation

 
Saint John's
Libreville
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.29
EC$17.00
$4.08
FCFA2,340
Monthly public transit pass ?? $49.19
FCFA28,212
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $23,681.34
EC$64,000.00
$30,408.43
FCFA17M

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pay 17.6% less for housing

 
Saint John's
Libreville
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$77.58
EC$209.67
$71.55
FCFA41,036
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,048.39
EC$2,833.33
$1,073.24
FCFA616K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $678.37
EC$1,833.33
$447.18
FCFA256K

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pay 3.1 times more for childcare

 
Saint John's
Libreville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $178.87
FCFA103K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,850.10
EC$5,000.00
$5,813.38
FCFA3M

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pay 0.5% less for entertainment and sports

 
Saint John's
Libreville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.85
EC$5.00
$1.07
FCFA616
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.95
EC$10.67
$6.26
FCFA3,591
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $2.68
FCFA1,539

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pay 25.7% more for clothing

 
Saint John's
Libreville
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$50.00
EC$135.13
$89.44
FCFA51,295
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $44.72
FCFA25,648
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$74.00
EC$200.00
$53.66
FCFA30,777

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