Cost of living comparison

Libreville, Gabon

compared to

Georgetown, Guyana

Georgetown vs. Libreville Cost of Living Summary

Georgetown is 77.9% more expensive than Libreville.

Restaurants: pay 26.0% less in Georgetown
Groceries: pay 20.6% more in Georgetown
Transportation: pay 61.9% more in Georgetown
Housing: pay 26.6% less in Georgetown
Childcare: pay 5.9 times more in Georgetown
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.7% more in Georgetown
Clothing: pay 6.9% more in Georgetown

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

Georgetown vs. Libreville Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 26.0% less for restaurants

	Libreville	Georgetown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.34 FCFA9,436	$11.88 GYD2,480.11	-27.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.25 FCFA7,077	$8.55 GYD1,785.68	-30.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.23 FCFA708	$1.21 GYD252.97	-1.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.31 FCFA755	$0.71 GYD148.81	-45.5%
Average			-26.0%

Libreville vs. Georgetown - Cost of restaurants

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pay 20.6% more for groceries

	Libreville	Georgetown
Bread 1 loaf	$1.42 FCFA818	$2.01 GYD418.79	+41.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.40 FCFA1,966	$5.36 GYD1,118.29	+57.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.78 FCFA5,648	$12.31 GYD2,570.41	+25.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.39 FCFA1,958	$3.41 GYD710.97	+0.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.11 FCFA1,798	$2.63 GYD548.70	-15.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.43 FCFA828	$1.78 GYD372.16	+24.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.16 FCFA671	$1.20 GYD251.38	+3.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.43 FCFA828	$1.70 GYD354.54	+18.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 FCFA542	$2.05 GYD427.08	+117.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 FCFA599	$0.71 GYD147.51	-31.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.11 FCFA642	$0.93 GYD194.41	-16.2%
Average			+20.6%

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pay 61.9% more for transportation

	Libreville	Georgetown
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.89 FCFA2,246	$4.00 GYD835.55	+2.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$44.93 FCFA25,950	$28.51 GYD5,952.27	-36.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,776.16 FCFA16,041,529	$15,680.67 GYD3,273,747.73	-43.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.82 FCFA3,940	$28.99 GYD6,051.47	+324.9%
Average			+61.9%

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pay 26.6% less for housing

	Libreville	Georgetown
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.08 FCFA39,317	$61.18 GYD12,772.58	-10.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$844.18 FCFA487,537	$617.07 GYD128,830.26	-26.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$490.17 FCFA283,086	$281.14 GYD58,695.98	-42.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$83.30 FCFA48,106	$61.00 GYD12,735.37	-26.8%
Average			-26.6%

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pay 5.9 times more for childcare

	Libreville	Georgetown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$118.46 FCFA68,412	$876.83 GYD183,061.39	+640.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,310.15 FCFA3,066,763	$23,225.94 GYD4,849,020.96	+337.4%
Average			+488.8%

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pay 19.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Libreville	Georgetown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.98 FCFA566	$2.14 GYD446.42	+118.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.25 FCFA2,453	$3.88 GYD810.17	-8.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.45 FCFA1,415	$2.19 GYD456.34	-10.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.19 FCFA33,027	$38.81 GYD8,101.70	-32.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.50 FCFA2,601	$5.94 GYD1,240.06	+31.9%
Average			+19.7%

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pay 6.9% more for clothing

	Libreville	Georgetown
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.36 FCFA37,745	$38.01 GYD7,936.36	-41.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$73.53 FCFA42,463	$52.27 GYD10,912.49	-28.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$44.93 FCFA25,950	$83.63 GYD17,459.99	+86.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$71.89 FCFA41,519	$80.78 GYD16,864.76	+12.4%
Average			+6.9%

Libreville vs. Georgetown - 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: April 2025

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