Cost of living comparison

Caracas, Venezuela

compared to

Libreville, Gabon

Libreville vs. Caracas Cost of Living Summary

Libreville is 46.8% more expensive than Caracas.

Restaurants: pay 4.7% less in Libreville
Groceries: pay 10.6% more in Libreville
Transportation: pay 17.7% more in Libreville
Housing: pay 4.0 times more in Libreville
Childcare: pay 16.3% more in Libreville
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.6% less in Libreville
Clothing: pay 1.2% more in Libreville

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

Libreville vs. Caracas Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.7% less for restaurants

	Caracas	Libreville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.00 VEF149.62	$16.34 FCFA9,280	+8.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00 VEF119.69	$12.25 FCFA6,960	+2.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.78 VEF17.78	$1.23 FCFA696	-31.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.29 VEF12.84	$1.31 FCFA742	+1.5%
Average			-4.7%

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pay 10.6% more for groceries

	Caracas	Libreville
Bread 1 loaf	$2.17 VEF21.64	$1.42 FCFA804	-34.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.87 VEF48.61	$3.40 FCFA1,933	-30.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.73 VEF77.06	$9.78 FCFA5,555	+26.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.03 VEF30.26	$3.39 FCFA1,926	+11.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.24 VEF32.36	$3.11 FCFA1,768	-4.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.55 VEF25.43	$1.43 FCFA814	-43.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 VEF6.56	$1.16 FCFA659	+76.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 VEF8.97	$1.43 FCFA814	+59.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 VEF7.51	$0.94 FCFA533	+24.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 VEF10.04	$1.04 FCFA589	+3.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.87 VEF8.69	$1.11 FCFA631	+27.6%
Average			+10.6%

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pay 17.7% more for transportation

	Caracas	Libreville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.89 VEF18.88	$3.89 FCFA2,209	+105.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.00 VEF299.24	$44.93 FCFA25,519	+49.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,000.00 VEF319,184.03	$27,776.16 FCFA15,775,548	-13.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.80 VEF237.39	$6.82 FCFA3,875	-71.3%
Average			+17.7%

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pay 4.0 times more for housing

	Caracas	Libreville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.22 VEF371.27	$68.08 FCFA38,666	+82.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$394.44 VEF3,934.39	$844.18 FCFA479,453	+114.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$366.67 VEF3,657.32	$490.17 FCFA278,392	+33.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$7.90 VEF78.82	$83.30 FCFA47,308	+954.1%
Average			+296.2%

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pay 16.3% more for childcare

	Caracas	Libreville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$98.67 VEF984.15	$118.46 FCFA67,278	+20.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,720.00 VEF47,079.64	$5,310.15 FCFA3,015,914	+12.5%
Average			+16.3%

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pay 9.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Caracas	Libreville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 VEF14.96	$0.98 FCFA557	-34.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.72 VEF27.12	$4.25 FCFA2,413	+56.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.25 VEF32.42	$2.45 FCFA1,392	-24.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$71.88 VEF716.92	$57.19 FCFA32,479	-20.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.00 VEF59.85	$4.50 FCFA2,558	-24.9%
Average			-9.6%

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pay 1.2% more for clothing

	Caracas	Libreville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.00 VEF598.47	$65.36 FCFA37,119	+8.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.33 VEF432.23	$73.53 FCFA41,759	+69.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.12 VEF1,128.37	$44.93 FCFA25,519	-60.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.33 VEF831.21	$71.89 FCFA40,831	-13.7%
Average			+1.2%

Caracas vs. Libreville - Cost of clothing

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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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