Cost of living comparison

 Kigali, Rwanda
compared to
 Libreville, Gabon
Libreville vs. Kigali Cost of Living Summary

Libreville is 89.9% more expensive than Kigali.

Restaurants
pay 2.8 times more in Libreville
Groceries
pay 2.3 times more in Libreville
Transportation
pay 14.7% more in Libreville
Housing
pay 2.2 times more in Libreville
Childcare
pay 32.7% less in Libreville
Entertainment and Sports
pay 37.9% more in Libreville
Clothing
pay 2.8 times more in Libreville

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

Libreville vs. Kigali Cost Breakdown

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

pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

 
Kigali
Libreville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.26
RWF4,650
$16.34
FCFA9,280
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.16
RWF8,784
$12.25
FCFA6,960
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.89
RWF1,275
$1.23
FCFA696

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

 
Kigali
Libreville
Bread
1 loaf
$1.01
RWF1,437
$1.42
FCFA804
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.26
RWF3,218
$3.40
FCFA1,933
Milk (1 gallon) $2.66
RWF3,785
$9.78
FCFA5,555

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pay 14.7% more for transportation

 
Kigali
Libreville
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.48
RWF6,383
$3.89
FCFA2,209
Monthly public transit pass $24.66
RWF35,136
$44.93
FCFA25,519
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $20,668.41
RWF29,452,490
$27,776.16
FCFA15,775,548

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

 
Kigali
Libreville
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$26.20
RWF37,332
$68.08
FCFA38,666
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $489.52
RWF697,559
$844.18
FCFA479,453
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $271.95
RWF387,533
$490.17
FCFA278,392

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pay 32.7% less for childcare

 
Kigali
Libreville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $149.39
RWF212,885
$118.46
FCFA67,278
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,609.00
RWF13,692,824
$5,310.15
FCFA3,015,914

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pay 37.9% more for entertainment and sports

 
Kigali
Libreville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.09
RWF1,550
$0.98
FCFA557
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.22
RWF3,158
$4.25
FCFA2,413
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.36
RWF3,359
$2.45
FCFA1,392

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pay 2.8 times more for clothing

 
Kigali
Libreville
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$16.68
RWF23,769
$65.36
FCFA37,119
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$21.76
RWF31,003
$73.53
FCFA41,759
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$26.59
RWF37,892
$44.93
FCFA25,519

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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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