Cost of living comparison

Libreville, Gabon

compared to

Saint Helier, Jersey

Saint Helier vs. Libreville Cost of Living Summary

Saint Helier is 3.9 times more expensive than Libreville.

Restaurants: pay 95.9% more in Saint Helier
Groceries: pay 45.1% more in Saint Helier
Transportation: pay 3.7 times more in Saint Helier
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Saint Helier
Childcare: pay 11.8 times more in Saint Helier
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.1 times more in Saint Helier
Clothing: pay 99.6% more in Saint Helier

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

Saint Helier vs. Libreville Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saint Helier instead of Libreville, you would:

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pay 95.9% more for restaurants

	Libreville	Saint Helier
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.34 FCFA9,401	$45.20 £33.42	+176.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.25 FCFA7,051	$10.33 £7.64	-15.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.23 FCFA705	$2.83 £2.09	+131.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.31 FCFA752	$2.50 £1.85	+91.4%
Average			+95.9%

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pay 45.1% more for groceries

	Libreville	Saint Helier
Bread 1 loaf	$1.42 FCFA815	$2.30 £1.70	+62.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.40 FCFA1,959	$5.33 £3.94	+56.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.78 FCFA5,627	$7.84 £5.79	-19.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.39 FCFA1,951	$5.37 £3.97	+58.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.11 FCFA1,791	$5.67 £4.19	+82.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.43 FCFA824	$1.89 £1.40	+31.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.16 FCFA668	$1.39 £1.03	+19.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.43 FCFA824	$1.85 £1.36	+28.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 FCFA540	$1.83 £1.35	+95.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 FCFA597	$1.57 £1.16	+51.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.11 FCFA640	$1.44 £1.07	+29.8%
Average			+45.1%

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pay 3.7 times more for transportation

	Libreville	Saint Helier
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.89 FCFA2,238	$7.93 £5.86	+104.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$44.93 FCFA25,853	$67.16 £49.65	+49.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,776.16 FCFA15,981,728	$27,768.06 £20,526.37
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.82 FCFA3,925	$51.51 £38.08	+655.1%
Average			+269.5%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Libreville	Saint Helier
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.08 FCFA39,171	$72.54 £53.62	+6.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$844.18 FCFA485,719	$1,808.15 £1,336.60	+114.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$490.17 FCFA282,030	$1,715.90 £1,268.41	+250.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$83.30 FCFA47,927	$167.51 £123.83	+101.1%
Average			+118.0%

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pay 11.8 times more for childcare

	Libreville	Saint Helier
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$118.46 FCFA68,157	$2,324.77 £1,718.49	+1862.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,310.15 FCFA3,055,330	$20,664.60 £15,275.44	+289.2%
Average			+1075.8%

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pay 4.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Libreville	Saint Helier
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.98 FCFA564	$7.75 £5.73	+690.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.25 FCFA2,444	$4.95 £3.66	+16.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.45 FCFA1,410	$15.50 £11.46	+532.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.19 FCFA32,904	$74.05 £54.74	+29.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.50 FCFA2,591	$18.08 £13.37	+301.5%
Average			+314.1%

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pay 99.6% more for clothing

	Libreville	Saint Helier
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.36 FCFA37,604	$100.09 £73.99	+53.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$73.53 FCFA42,305	$69.31 £51.24	-5.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$44.93 FCFA25,853	$121.08 £89.50	+169.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$71.89 FCFA41,364	$202.34 £149.57	+181.5%
Average			+99.6%

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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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