Cost of living comparison

Accra, Ghana

compared to

Libreville, Gabon

Libreville vs. Accra Cost of Living Summary

Libreville is 91.3% more expensive than Accra.

Restaurants: pay 2.8 times more in Libreville
Groceries: pay 21.1% more in Libreville
Transportation: pay 58.5% more in Libreville
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Libreville
Childcare: pay 38.6% more in Libreville
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.6% more in Libreville
Clothing: pay 2.9 times more in Libreville

The cost of clothing, restaurants, housing, transportation, childcare, and groceries in Libreville are more expensive than in Accra. Notably, clothing, restaurants, and housing are significantly more expensive in Libreville.

Libreville vs. Accra Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

	Accra	Libreville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.82 GHS74.63	$16.34 FCFA9,779	+239.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.37 GHS114.31	$12.25 FCFA7,334	+66.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 GHS11.49	$1.23 FCFA733	+65.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 GHS4.51	$1.31 FCFA782	+349.1%
Average			+180.0%

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pay 21.1% more for groceries

	Accra	Libreville
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 GHS23.58	$1.42 FCFA848	-6.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.46 GHS53.60	$3.40 FCFA2,037	-1.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.31 GHS175.24	$9.78 FCFA5,853	-13.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 GHS35.41	$3.39 FCFA2,029	+48.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.18 GHS33.74	$3.11 FCFA1,863	+43.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 GHS19.75	$1.43 FCFA858	+12.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.59 GHS9.20	$1.16 FCFA695	+95.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 GHS12.63	$1.43 FCFA858	+75.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 GHS18.68	$0.94 FCFA562	-22.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 GHS18.76	$1.04 FCFA621	-14.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 GHS14.92	$1.11 FCFA665	+15.5%
Average			+21.1%

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pay 58.5% more for transportation

	Accra	Libreville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.34 GHS67.28	$3.89 FCFA2,328	-10.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.96 GHS510.93	$44.93 FCFA26,893	+36.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$8,000.00 GHS123,997.79	$27,776.16 FCFA16,624,556	+247.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.16 GHS173.02	$6.82 FCFA4,083	-38.9%
Average			+58.5%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Accra	Libreville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$44.40 GHS688.14	$68.08 FCFA40,746	+53.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$627.15 GHS9,720.61	$844.18 FCFA505,256	+34.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$112.15 GHS1,738.33	$490.17 FCFA293,375	+337.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.69 GHS615.11	$83.30 FCFA49,854	+109.9%
Average			+133.7%

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pay 38.6% more for childcare

	Accra	Libreville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$57.02 GHS883.72	$118.46 FCFA70,899	+107.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,655.73 GHS118,661.75	$5,310.15 FCFA3,178,224	-30.6%
Average			+38.6%

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pay 19.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Accra	Libreville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 GHS18.68	$0.98 FCFA587	-18.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.75 GHS42.66	$4.25 FCFA2,543	+54.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.57 GHS24.31	$2.45 FCFA1,467	+56.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.21 GHS561.20	$57.19 FCFA34,227	+57.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.33 GHS144.63	$4.50 FCFA2,696	-51.7%
Average			+19.6%

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pay 2.9 times more for clothing

	Accra	Libreville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.87 GHS230.56	$65.36 FCFA39,117	+339.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.10 GHS311.57	$73.53 FCFA44,006	+265.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$32.71 GHS506.96	$44.93 FCFA26,893	+37.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$34.57 GHS535.76	$71.89 FCFA43,028	+108.0%
Average			+187.7%

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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: April 2025

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