Cost of living comparison

Bogota, Colombia

compared to

Libreville, Gabon

Libreville vs. Bogota Cost of Living Summary

Libreville is 50.2% more expensive than Bogota.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Libreville
Groceries: pay 84.2% more in Libreville
Transportation: pay 15.4% more in Libreville
Housing: pay 91.9% more in Libreville
Childcare: pay 38.6% less in Libreville
Entertainment and Sports: pay 70.4% more in Libreville
Clothing: pay 13.9% more in Libreville

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

Libreville vs. Bogota Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Bogota	Libreville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 COP20,850.42	$16.34 FCFA9,426	+226.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.93 COP28,887.82	$12.25 FCFA7,070	+76.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 COP3,448.21	$1.23 FCFA707	+48.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.64 COP2,658.69	$1.31 FCFA754	+105.0%
Average			+114.2%

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pay 84.2% more for groceries

	Bogota	Libreville
Bread 1 loaf	$1.34 COP5,593.27	$1.42 FCFA817	+5.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.21 COP9,216.93	$3.40 FCFA1,964	+54.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.49 COP18,729.45	$9.78 FCFA5,642	+117.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.14 COP8,908.23	$3.39 FCFA1,956	+58.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.23 COP9,281.95	$3.11 FCFA1,796	+39.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.19 COP4,966.22	$1.43 FCFA827	+20.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 COP1,997.90	$1.16 FCFA670	+142.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.55 COP2,311.83	$1.43 FCFA827	+158.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 COP2,234.09	$0.94 FCFA542	+75.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 COP2,019.45	$1.04 FCFA599	+114.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 COP1,937.40	$1.11 FCFA641	+139.3%
Average			+84.2%

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pay 15.4% more for transportation

	Bogota	Libreville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.50 COP14,609.35	$3.89 FCFA2,244	+11.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.16 COP167,465.62	$44.93 FCFA25,923	+11.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,009.35 COP62,590,274.05	$27,776.16 FCFA16,024,883	+85.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.69 COP52,922.48	$6.82 FCFA3,936	-46.2%
Average			+15.4%

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pay 91.9% more for housing

	Bogota	Libreville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.88 COP99,578.01	$68.08 FCFA39,277	+185.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$428.11 COP1,785,255.34	$844.18 FCFA487,031	+97.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$314.08 COP1,309,743.24	$490.17 FCFA282,792	+56.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$64.50 COP268,965.16	$83.30 FCFA48,056	+29.1%
Average			+91.9%

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pay 38.6% less for childcare

	Bogota	Libreville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.19 COP964,082.81	$118.46 FCFA68,341	-48.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,422.81 COP30,953,735.53	$5,310.15 FCFA3,063,581	-28.5%
Average			-38.6%

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pay 70.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Bogota	Libreville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.15 COP4,814.64	$0.98 FCFA566	-15.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.43 COP5,983.91	$4.25 FCFA2,451	+196.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.31 COP9,629.27	$2.45 FCFA1,414	+6.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.38 COP89,144.85	$57.19 FCFA32,992	+167.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.62 COP19,258.55	$4.50 FCFA2,598	-2.5%
Average			+70.4%

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pay 13.9% more for clothing

	Bogota	Libreville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.44 COP214,529.41	$65.36 FCFA37,706	+27.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.05 COP175,340.04	$73.53 FCFA42,419	+74.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.96 COP354,294.86	$44.93 FCFA25,923	-47.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$71.30 COP297,338.58	$71.89 FCFA41,476	+0.8%
Average			+13.9%

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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: May 2025

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