Cost of living comparison

 Libreville, Gabon
compared to
 Djibouti, Djibouti
Djibouti vs. Libreville Cost of Living Summary

Djibouti is 98.8% more expensive than Libreville.

Restaurants
pay 2.7% more in Djibouti
Groceries
pay 72.7% more in Djibouti
Transportation
pay 2.2 times more in Djibouti
Housing
pay 2.8 times more in Djibouti
Childcare
pay 2.6 times more in Djibouti
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.4 times more in Djibouti
Clothing
pay 9.0% more in Djibouti

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

Djibouti vs. Libreville Cost Breakdown

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

pay 2.7% more for restaurants

 
Libreville
Djibouti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.34
FCFA9,445
$9.21
DJF1,638
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$12.25
FCFA7,084
$10.05
DJF1,787
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.23
FCFA708
$1.77
DJF314

Improve prices ·

pay 72.7% more for groceries

 
Libreville
Djibouti
Bread
1 loaf
$1.42
FCFA819
$9.21
DJF1,638
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.40
FCFA1,968
$4.74
DJF844
Milk (1 gallon) $9.78
FCFA5,653
$8.45
DJF1,503

Improve prices ·

pay 2.2 times more for transportation

 
Libreville
Djibouti
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.89
FCFA2,248
$5.23
DJF930
Monthly public transit pass $44.93
FCFA25,973
$42.20
DJF7,505
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $27,776.16
FCFA16,056,162
$33,541.44
DJF5,964,606

Improve prices ·

pay 2.8 times more for housing

 
Libreville
Djibouti
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$68.08
FCFA39,353
$50.24
DJF8,934
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $844.18
FCFA487,981
$1,758.47
DJF312,705
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $490.17
FCFA283,344
$993.31
DJF176,638

Improve prices ·

pay 2.6 times more for childcare

 
Libreville
Djibouti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $118.46
FCFA68,475
$340.14
DJF60,486
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,310.15
FCFA3,069,560
$12,437.75
DJF2,211,779

Improve prices ·

pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Libreville
Djibouti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.98
FCFA567
$6.70
DJF1,191
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.25
FCFA2,456
$2.79
DJF496
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.45
FCFA1,417
$3.42
DJF609

Improve prices ·

pay 9.0% more for clothing

 
Libreville
Djibouti
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$65.36
FCFA37,779
$27.91
DJF4,964
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$73.53
FCFA42,502
$19.54
DJF3,474
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$44.93
FCFA25,973
$122.81
DJF21,840

Improve prices ·
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
Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in Gabon vs. Djibouti. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Gabon and Djibouti.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Djibouti or Libreville. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.