Cost of living comparison

 Libreville, Gabon
compared to
 N'djamena, Chad
N'djamena vs. Libreville Cost of Living Summary

N'djamena is 5.2% cheaper than Libreville.

Restaurants
pay 47.4% less in N'djamena
Groceries
pay 15.6% less in N'djamena
Transportation
pay 5.7% less in N'djamena
Housing
pay 76.5% more in N'djamena
Childcare
pay 69.5% less in N'djamena
Entertainment and Sports
pay 25.2% more in N'djamena
Clothing
pay 0.2% less in N'djamena

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

N'djamena vs. Libreville Cost Breakdown

If you lived in N'djamena instead of Libreville, you would:

pay 47.4% less for restaurants

 
Libreville
N'djamena
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.34
FCFA9,445
$8.17
FCFA4,722
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$12.25
FCFA7,084
$4.29
FCFA2,478
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.23
FCFA708
$0.90
FCFA521

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pay 15.6% less for groceries

 
Libreville
N'djamena
Bread
1 loaf
$1.42
FCFA819
$0.33
FCFA189
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.40
FCFA1,968
$1.63
FCFA944
Milk (1 gallon) $9.78
FCFA5,653
$11.03
FCFA6,376

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pay 5.7% less for transportation

 
Libreville
N'djamena
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.89
FCFA2,248
$3.92
FCFA2,267
Monthly public transit pass $44.93
FCFA25,973
$81.69
FCFA47,224
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $27,776.16
FCFA16,056,162
$11,273.85
FCFA6,516,913

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pay 76.5% more for housing

 
Libreville
N'djamena
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$68.08
FCFA39,353
$190.62
FCFA110,189
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $844.18
FCFA487,981
$1,386.33
FCFA801,377
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $490.17
FCFA283,344
$179.73
FCFA103,893

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pay 69.5% less for childcare

 
Libreville
N'djamena
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $118.46
FCFA68,475
$35.95
FCFA20,779
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,310.15
FCFA3,069,560
$1,633.89
FCFA944,480

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pay 25.2% more for entertainment and sports

 
Libreville
N'djamena
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.98
FCFA567
$1.23
FCFA708
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.25
FCFA2,456
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.45
FCFA1,417
$0.94
FCFA543

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pay 0.2% less for clothing

 
Libreville
N'djamena
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$65.36
FCFA37,779
$32.68
FCFA18,890
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$73.53
FCFA42,502
$61.27
FCFA35,418
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$44.93
FCFA25,973
$53.10
FCFA30,696

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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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