Cost of living comparison

Freetown, Sierra Leone

compared to

Libreville, Gabon

Libreville vs. Freetown Cost of Living Summary

Libreville is 94.4% more expensive than Freetown.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Libreville
Groceries: pay 32.3% more in Libreville
Transportation: pay 25.2% more in Libreville
Housing: pay 36.1% less in Libreville
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.5% more in Libreville
Clothing: pay 4.9 times more in Libreville

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

Libreville vs. Freetown Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Freetown	Libreville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.00 SLL62,908	$16.34 FCFA9,445	+444.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 SLL209,695	$12.25 FCFA7,084	+22.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 SLL21,591	$1.23 FCFA708	+19.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 SLL18,596	$1.31 FCFA756	+47.4%
Average			+133.4%

Freetown vs. Libreville - Cost of restaurants

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pay 32.3% more for groceries

	Freetown	Libreville
Bread 1 loaf	$0.50 SLL10,485	$1.42 FCFA819	+183.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$3.40 FCFA1,968
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.57 SLL158,756	$9.78 FCFA5,653	+29.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.95 SLL40,891	$3.39 FCFA1,960	+73.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.40 SLL71,337	$3.11 FCFA1,799	-8.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 SLL38,046	$1.43 FCFA828	-21.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$1.16 FCFA671	+28.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$1.43 FCFA828
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 SLL47,558	$0.94 FCFA543	-58.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$1.04 FCFA600	+14.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 SLL15,488	$1.11 FCFA643	+50.5%
Average			+32.3%

Freetown vs. Libreville - Cost of groceries

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pay 25.2% more for transportation

	Freetown	Libreville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.83 SLL101,357	$3.89 FCFA2,248	-19.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$44.93 FCFA25,973
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,000.00 SLL251,634,000	$27,776.16 FCFA16,056,162	+131.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.75 SLL225,422	$6.82 FCFA3,944	-36.5%
Average			+25.2%

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pay 36.1% less for housing

	Freetown	Libreville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$100.00 SLL2,096,950	$68.08 FCFA39,353	-31.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,361.67 SLL28,553,469	$844.18 FCFA487,981	-38.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$978.33 SLL20,515,161	$490.17 FCFA283,344	-49.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.40 SLL2,314,990	$83.30 FCFA48,150	-24.5%
Average			-36.1%

Freetown vs. Libreville - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Freetown	Libreville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$118.46 FCFA68,475
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$5,310.15 FCFA3,069,560

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pay 26.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Freetown	Libreville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 SLL31,454	$0.98 FCFA567	-34.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.74 SLL36,435	$4.25 FCFA2,456	+144.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SLL62,908	$2.45 FCFA1,417	-18.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	$57.19 FCFA33,057	+14.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$4.50 FCFA2,603
Average			+26.5%

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pay 4.9 times more for clothing

	Freetown	Libreville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$10.00 SLL209,695	$65.36 FCFA37,779	+553.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$8.00 SLL167,756	$73.53 FCFA42,502	+819.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.00 SLL419,390	$44.93 FCFA25,973	+124.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	$71.89 FCFA41,557	+43.8%
Average			+385.3%

Freetown 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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