Cost of living comparison

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Libreville vs. Santiago Cost of Living Summary

Libreville is 28.3% more expensive than Santiago.

Restaurants
pay 37.8% more in Libreville
Groceries
pay 84.1% more in Libreville
Transportation
pay 2.7% more in Libreville
Housing
pay 77.9% more in Libreville
Childcare
pay 46.7% less in Libreville
Entertainment and Sports
pay 12.8% more in Libreville
Clothing
pay 29.2% more in Libreville

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

Libreville vs. Santiago Cost Breakdown

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

pay 37.8% more for restaurants

 
Santiago
Libreville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.50
CLF0.2500
$17.89
FCFA10,077
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.10
CLF0.1900
$13.42
FCFA7,558
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.61
CLF0.0400
$1.49
FCFA840

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pay 84.1% more for groceries

 
Santiago
Libreville
Bread
1 loaf
$1.55
CLF0.0400
$1.52
FCFA856
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.13
CLF0.1200
$4.70
FCFA2,645
Milk (1 gallon) $4.52
CLF0.1100
$11.57
FCFA6,516

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pay 2.7% more for transportation

 
Santiago
Libreville
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.23
CLF0.1200
$4.08
FCFA2,298
Monthly public transit pass $41.99
CLF0.9900
$49.19
FCFA27,711
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $19,201.90
CLF450.9900
$30,408.43
FCFA17,130,387

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pay 77.9% more for housing

 
Santiago
Libreville
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$21.76
CLF0.5100
$71.55
FCFA40,307
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $502.56
CLF11.8000
$1,073.24
FCFA604,602
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $424.00
CLF9.9600
$447.18
FCFA251,917

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pay 46.7% less for childcare

 
Santiago
Libreville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $431.25
CLF10.1300
$178.87
FCFA100,767
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,923.79
CLF209.5900
$5,813.38
FCFA3,274,927

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pay 12.8% more for entertainment and sports

 
Santiago
Libreville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.15
CLF0.0700
$1.07
FCFA605
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.09
CLF0.0700
$6.26
FCFA3,527
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.56
CLF0.1300
$2.68
FCFA1,512

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pay 29.2% more for clothing

 
Santiago
Libreville
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$53.82
CLF1.2600
$89.44
FCFA50,383
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$30.77
CLF0.7200
$44.72
FCFA25,192
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$73.54
CLF1.7300
$53.66
FCFA30,230

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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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