Cost of living comparison

Libreville, Gabon

compared to

Dushanbe, Tajikistan

Dushanbe vs. Libreville Cost of Living Summary

Dushanbe is 22.1% cheaper than Libreville.

Restaurants: pay 54.6% less in Dushanbe
Groceries: pay 44.5% less in Dushanbe
Transportation: pay 47.1% less in Dushanbe
Housing: pay 53.1% less in Dushanbe
Childcare: pay 73.6% more in Dushanbe
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.5% less in Dushanbe
Clothing: pay 15.6% less in Dushanbe

Expenses including restaurants, housing, transportation, groceries, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Dushanbe.

Dushanbe vs. Libreville Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 54.6% less for restaurants

	Libreville	Dushanbe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.34 FCFA9,280	$5.61 TJS56.74	-65.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.25 FCFA6,960	$9.16 TJS92.61	-25.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.23 FCFA696	$0.62 TJS6.30	-49.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.31 FCFA742	$0.28 TJS2.84	-78.5%
Average			-54.6%

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pay 44.5% less for groceries

	Libreville	Dushanbe
Bread 1 loaf	$1.42 FCFA804	$0.57 TJS5.77	-59.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.40 FCFA1,933	$4.28 TJS43.24	+25.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.78 FCFA5,555	$3.05 TJS30.78	-68.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.39 FCFA1,926	$1.75 TJS17.70	-48.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.11 FCFA1,768	$1.88 TJS19.04	-39.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.43 FCFA814	$0.54 TJS5.49	-62.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.16 FCFA659	$1.07 TJS10.81	-7.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.43 FCFA814	$1.09 TJS11.03	-23.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 FCFA533	$0.38 TJS3.86	-59.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 FCFA589	$0.34 TJS3.39	-67.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.11 FCFA631	$0.24 TJS2.45	-78.2%
Average			-44.5%

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pay 47.1% less for transportation

	Libreville	Dushanbe
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.89 FCFA2,209	$3.19 TJS32.22	-18.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$44.93 FCFA25,519	$4.68 TJS47.28	-89.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,776.16 FCFA15,775,548	$20,113.17 TJS203,305.64	-27.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.82 FCFA3,875	$3.18 TJS32.15	-53.4%
Average			-47.1%

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pay 53.1% less for housing

	Libreville	Dushanbe
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.08 FCFA38,666	$23.95 TJS242.08	-64.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$844.18 FCFA479,453	$413.18 TJS4,176.43	-51.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$490.17 FCFA278,392	$210.49 TJS2,127.62	-57.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$83.30 FCFA47,308	$50.33 TJS508.74	-39.6%
Average			-53.1%

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pay 73.6% more for childcare

	Libreville	Dushanbe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$118.46 FCFA67,278	$106.65 TJS1,077.99	-10.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,310.15 FCFA3,015,914	$13,658.24 TJS138,058.71	+157.2%
Average			+73.6%

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pay 13.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Libreville	Dushanbe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.98 FCFA557	$1.12 TJS11.35	+14.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.25 FCFA2,413	$2.29 TJS23.17	-46.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.45 FCFA1,392	$2.34 TJS23.64	-4.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.19 FCFA32,479	$37.11 TJS375.09	-35.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.50 FCFA2,558	$4.68 TJS47.28	+3.9%
Average			-13.5%

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pay 15.6% less for clothing

	Libreville	Dushanbe
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.36 FCFA37,119	$28.06 TJS283.68	-57.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$73.53 FCFA41,759	$36.11 TJS365.00	-50.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$44.93 FCFA25,519	$76.71 TJS775.40	+70.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$71.89 FCFA40,831	$53.79 TJS543.72	-25.2%
Average			-15.6%

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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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