Cost of living comparison

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Libreville vs. Suva Cost of Living Summary

Libreville is 62.9% more expensive than Suva.

Restaurants
pay 2.2 times more in Libreville
Groceries
pay 90.9% more in Libreville
Transportation
pay 48.6% more in Libreville
Housing
pay 2.1 times more in Libreville
Childcare
pay 39.5% less in Libreville
Entertainment and Sports
pay 22.7% more in Libreville
Clothing
pay 92.5% more in Libreville

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

Libreville vs. Suva Cost Breakdown

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

pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

 
Suva
Libreville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.30
FJD12.04
$17.89
FCFA9,997
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.62
FJD15.04
$13.42
FCFA7,498
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.37
FJD3.12
$1.49
FCFA833

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pay 90.9% more for groceries

 
Suva
Libreville
Bread
1 loaf
$0.51
FJD1.17
$1.52
FCFA849
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.08
FJD11.55
$4.70
FCFA2,624
Milk (1 gallon) $4.78
FJD10.85
$11.57
FCFA6,465

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pay 48.6% more for transportation

 
Suva
Libreville
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.08
FJD11.53
$4.08
FCFA2,280
Monthly public transit pass $22.07
FJD50.15
$49.19
FCFA27,491
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $24,281.49
FJD55,162.69
$30,408.43
FCFA16,994,652

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

 
Suva
Libreville
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$23.84
FJD54.16
$71.55
FCFA39,987
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $485.63
FJD1,103.25
$1,073.24
FCFA599,811
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $379.67
FJD862.54
$447.18
FCFA249,921

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pay 39.5% less for childcare

 
Suva
Libreville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $224.05
FJD509.00
$178.87
FCFA99,969
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $14,127.41
FJD32,094.65
$5,813.38
FCFA3,248,978

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pay 22.7% more for entertainment and sports

 
Suva
Libreville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.09
FJD7.02
$1.07
FCFA600
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.98
FJD6.76
$6.26
FCFA3,499
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$9.71
FJD22.07
$2.68
FCFA1,500

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pay 92.5% more for clothing

 
Suva
Libreville
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$25.61
FJD58.17
$89.44
FCFA49,984
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$26.93
FJD61.18
$44.72
FCFA24,992
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$68.78
FJD156.26
$53.66
FCFA29,991

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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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