Cost of living comparison

Abuja, Nigeria

compared to

Libreville, Gabon

Libreville vs. Abuja Cost of Living Summary

Libreville is 76.1% more expensive than Abuja.

Restaurants: pay 3.6 times more in Libreville
Groceries: pay 57.7% more in Libreville
Transportation: pay 3.4% more in Libreville
Housing: pay 49.0% more in Libreville
Childcare: pay 79.3% more in Libreville
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.9% more in Libreville
Clothing: pay 56.0% more in Libreville

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

Libreville vs. Abuja Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.6 times more for restaurants

	Abuja	Libreville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.29 NGN5,231.79	$16.34 FCFA9,445	+396.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.58 NGN8,861.48	$12.25 FCFA7,084	+119.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 NGN789.46	$1.23 FCFA708	+146.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.28 NGN439.13	$1.31 FCFA756	+372.8%
Average			+258.7%

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pay 57.7% more for groceries

	Abuja	Libreville
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 NGN2,119.49	$1.42 FCFA819	+6.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.25 NGN1,985.33	$3.40 FCFA1,968	+172.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.91 NGN17,321.53	$9.78 FCFA5,653	-10.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.56 NGN2,479.68	$3.39 FCFA1,960	+117.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.88 NGN2,990.77	$3.11 FCFA1,799	+65.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.50 NGN2,388.01	$1.43 FCFA828	-4.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 NGN1,191.33	$1.16 FCFA671	+54.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 NGN1,294.67	$1.43 FCFA828	+75.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 NGN1,176.70	$0.94 FCFA543	+26.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 NGN1,053.69	$1.04 FCFA600	+56.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.64 NGN1,010.81	$1.11 FCFA643	+74.7%
Average			+57.7%

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pay 3.4% more for transportation

	Abuja	Libreville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.92 NGN4,633.96	$3.89 FCFA2,248	+33.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$44.93 FCFA25,973
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$27,776.16 FCFA16,056,162
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.29 NGN14,747.76	$6.82 FCFA3,944	-26.5%
Average			+3.4%

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pay 49.0% more for housing

	Abuja	Libreville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.56 NGN66,009.16	$68.08 FCFA39,353	+63.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,461.96 NGN3,910,237.00	$844.18 FCFA487,981	-65.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,158.05 NGN1,839,288.83	$490.17 FCFA283,344	-57.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$23.44 NGN37,227.54	$83.30 FCFA48,150	+255.4%
Average			+49.0%

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pay 79.3% more for childcare

	Abuja	Libreville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$133.90 NGN212,675.42	$118.46 FCFA68,475	-11.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,965.88 NGN3,122,324.67	$5,310.15 FCFA3,069,560	+170.1%
Average			+79.3%

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pay 28.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Abuja	Libreville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.20 NGN1,898.97	$0.98 FCFA567	-18.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 NGN2,611.27	$4.25 FCFA2,456	+158.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 NGN3,176.52	$2.45 FCFA1,417	+22.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.84 NGN71,211.30	$57.19 FCFA33,057	+27.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.35 NGN13,266.70	$4.50 FCFA2,603	-46.1%
Average			+28.9%

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pay 56.0% more for clothing

	Abuja	Libreville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$29.79 NGN47,311.64	$65.36 FCFA37,779	+119.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.76 NGN45,684.56	$73.53 FCFA42,502	+155.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.91 NGN109,443.43	$44.93 FCFA25,973	-34.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.63 NGN136,002.04	$71.89 FCFA41,557	-16.0%
Average			+56.0%

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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: June 2025

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