Cost of living comparison

Libreville, Gabon

compared to

Kathmandu, Nepal

Kathmandu vs. Libreville Cost of Living Summary

Kathmandu is 35.7% cheaper than Libreville.

Restaurants: pay 70.3% less in Kathmandu
Groceries: pay 50.8% less in Kathmandu
Transportation: pay 7.0% more in Kathmandu
Housing: pay 77.4% less in Kathmandu
Childcare: pay 28.4% less in Kathmandu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.1% more in Kathmandu
Clothing: pay 37.4% less in Kathmandu

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

Kathmandu vs. Libreville Cost Breakdown

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

Display currency: USD

pay 70.3% less for restaurants

	Libreville	Kathmandu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.34 FCFA9,445	$1.47 NPR201.60	-91.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.25 FCFA7,084	$7.36 NPR1,007.01	-40.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.23 FCFA708	$0.46 NPR62.42	-62.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.31 FCFA756	$0.16 NPR22.13	-87.6%
Average			-70.3%

Libreville vs. Kathmandu - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 50.8% less for groceries

	Libreville	Kathmandu
Bread 1 loaf	$1.42 FCFA819	$0.57 NPR77.45	-60.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.40 FCFA1,968	$4.70 NPR642.68	+37.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.78 FCFA5,653	$3.17 NPR434.23	-67.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.39 FCFA1,960	$1.62 NPR222.34	-52.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.11 FCFA1,799	$1.48 NPR202.32	-52.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.43 FCFA828	$1.09 NPR148.83	-24.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.16 FCFA671	$0.47 NPR64.41	-59.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.43 FCFA828	$0.52 NPR71.49	-63.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 FCFA543	$0.33 NPR44.82	-65.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 FCFA600	$0.22 NPR29.76	-79.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.11 FCFA643	$0.29 NPR40.08	-73.7%
Average			-50.8%

Libreville vs. Kathmandu - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 7.0% more for transportation

	Libreville	Kathmandu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.89 FCFA2,248	$4.85 NPR664.22	+24.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$44.93 FCFA25,973	$9.94 NPR1,360.82	-77.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,776.16 FCFA16,056,162	$33,138.99 NPR4,536,069.77	+19.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.82 FCFA3,944	$11.05 NPR1,512.02	+61.9%
Average			+7.0%

Libreville vs. Kathmandu - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 77.4% less for housing

	Libreville	Kathmandu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.08 FCFA39,353	$10.42 NPR1,426.73	-84.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$844.18 FCFA487,981	$191.60 NPR26,226.88	-77.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$490.17 FCFA283,344	$102.03 NPR13,965.21	-79.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$83.30 FCFA48,150	$26.40 NPR3,613.29	-68.3%
Average			-77.4%

Libreville vs. Kathmandu - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 28.4% less for childcare

	Libreville	Kathmandu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$118.46 FCFA68,475	$91.89 NPR12,577.28	-22.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,310.15 FCFA3,069,560	$3,479.59 NPR476,287.33	-34.5%
Average			-28.4%

Libreville vs. Kathmandu - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 7.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Libreville	Kathmandu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.98 FCFA567	$2.58 NPR352.81	+162.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.25 FCFA2,456	$1.66 NPR227.19	-60.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.45 FCFA1,417	$2.95 NPR403.21	+20.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.19 FCFA33,057	$22.71 NPR3,108.05	-60.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.50 FCFA2,603	$3.31 NPR453.61	-26.4%
Average			+7.1%

Libreville vs. Kathmandu - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 37.4% less for clothing

	Libreville	Kathmandu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.36 FCFA37,779	$24.02 NPR3,287.68	-63.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$73.53 FCFA42,502	$31.19 NPR4,269.24	-57.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$44.93 FCFA25,973	$53.29 NPR7,294.85	+18.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$71.89 FCFA41,557	$37.76 NPR5,168.37	-47.5%
Average			-37.4%

Libreville vs. Kathmandu - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

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

More cost comparisons

Libreville vs.

London

Libreville vs.

Vienna

Libreville vs.

Dublin

Libreville vs.

Rome

Libreville vs.

Hanoi

Libreville vs.

Berlin

Libreville vs.

Quito

Libreville vs.

Warsaw

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

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

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

Add prices for Libreville

Add prices for Kathmandu

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

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