Cost of living comparison

 Managua, Nicaragua
compared to
 Libreville, Gabon
Libreville vs. Managua Cost of Living Summary

Libreville is 38.4% more expensive than Managua.

Restaurants
pay 2.4 times more in Libreville
Groceries
pay 35.2% more in Libreville
Transportation
pay 1.5% more in Libreville
Housing
pay 99.5% more in Libreville
Childcare
pay 2.4% more in Libreville
Entertainment and Sports
pay 14.3% more in Libreville
Clothing
pay 23.5% less in Libreville

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

Libreville vs. Managua Cost Breakdown

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

pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

 
Managua
Libreville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.08
NIO150.09
$16.34
FCFA9,099
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.00
NIO257.50
$12.25
FCFA6,824
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.65
NIO24.02
$1.23
FCFA682

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pay 35.2% more for groceries

 
Managua
Libreville
Bread
1 loaf
$1.67
NIO61.37
$1.42
FCFA789
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.35
NIO86.61
$3.40
FCFA1,896
Milk (1 gallon) $4.20
NIO154.43
$9.78
FCFA5,446

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pay 1.5% more for transportation

 
Managua
Libreville
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.07
NIO186.43
$3.89
FCFA2,166
Monthly public transit pass ?? $44.93
FCFA25,023
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $22,000.00
NIO809,299.35
$27,776.16
FCFA15,468,612

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pay 99.5% more for housing

 
Managua
Libreville
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$44.10
NIO1,622.34
$68.08
FCFA37,913
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $250.00
NIO9,196.58
$844.18
FCFA470,124
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $250.00
NIO9,196.58
$490.17
FCFA272,976

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pay 2.4% more for childcare

 
Managua
Libreville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $125.56
NIO4,618.73
$118.46
FCFA65,969
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $4,800.00
NIO176,574.40
$5,310.15
FCFA2,957,235

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pay 14.3% more for entertainment and sports

 
Managua
Libreville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.36
NIO50.03
$0.98
FCFA546
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.21
NIO81.45
$4.25
FCFA2,366
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.66
NIO97.83
$2.45
FCFA1,365

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pay 23.5% less for clothing

 
Managua
Libreville
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$74.93
NIO2,756.36
$65.36
FCFA36,397
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$56.67
NIO2,084.56
$73.53
FCFA40,946
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$109.40
NIO4,024.51
$44.93
FCFA25,023

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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: July 2025
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