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Libreville vs. Tirana Cost of Living Summary

Libreville is 19.9% more expensive than Tirana.

Restaurants: pay 17.6% more in Libreville
Groceries: pay 72.3% more in Libreville
Transportation: pay 3.6% more in Libreville
Housing: pay 66.4% more in Libreville
Childcare: pay 21.3% less in Libreville
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.5% more in Libreville
Clothing: pay 10.9% less in Libreville

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

Libreville vs. Tirana Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 17.6% more for restaurants

	Tirana	Libreville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.05 ALL1,009	$17.89 FCFA10,235	+48.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.05 ALL1,009	$13.42 FCFA7,677	+11.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.04 ALL171	$1.49 FCFA853	-26.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 ALL87	$1.43 FCFA819	+37.8%
Average			+17.6%

Tirana vs. Libreville - Cost of restaurants

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pay 72.3% more for groceries

	Tirana	Libreville
Bread 1 loaf	$1.15 ALL96	$1.52 FCFA869	+32.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.73 ALL563	$4.70 FCFA2,687	-30.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.27 ALL692	$11.57 FCFA6,619	+39.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.21 ALL353	$5.55 FCFA3,173	+31.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.67 ALL307	$4.06 FCFA2,321	+10.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.77 ALL64	$2.03 FCFA1,161	+163.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.27 ALL106	$2.03 FCFA1,161	+59.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 ALL81	$1.62 FCFA929	+66.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 ALL74	$1.62 FCFA929	+84.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 ALL51	$1.62 FCFA929	+166.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 ALL50	$1.62 FCFA929	+171.3%
Average			+72.3%

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pay 3.6% more for transportation

	Tirana	Libreville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.19 ALL686	$4.08 FCFA2,334	-50.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.28 ALL1,614	$49.19 FCFA28,147	+155.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,989.79 ALL3M	$30,408.43 FCFA17M	-13.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$32.54 ALL2,724	$7.34 FCFA4,197	-77.5%
Average			+3.6%

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pay 66.4% more for housing

	Tirana	Libreville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.93 ALL1,584	$71.55 FCFA40,941	+278.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$838.35 ALL70,170	$1,073.24 FCFA614K	+28.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$548.59 ALL45,917	$447.18 FCFA256K	-18.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$87.73 ALL7,343	$68.39 FCFA39,135	-22.0%
Average			+66.4%

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pay 21.3% less for childcare

	Tirana	Libreville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$312.88 ALL26,188	$178.87 FCFA102K	-42.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,810.16 ALL486K	$5,813.38 FCFA3M	+0.1%
Average			-21.3%

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pay 11.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Tirana	Libreville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.01 ALL252	$1.07 FCFA614	-64.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.11 ALL176	$6.26 FCFA3,582	+197.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.46 ALL373	$2.68 FCFA1,535	-39.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.65 ALL4,909	$67.08 FCFA38,383	+14.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.04 ALL757	$4.50 FCFA2,572	-50.3%
Average			+11.5%

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pay 10.9% less for clothing

	Tirana	Libreville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.30 ALL5,717	$89.44 FCFA51,177	+30.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.45 ALL3,971	$44.72 FCFA25,588	-5.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$107.71 ALL9,015	$53.66 FCFA30,706	-50.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$131.74 ALL11,027	$107.32 FCFA61,412	-18.5%
Average			-10.9%

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