Cost of living comparison

Mexico City, Mexico

compared to

Libreville, Gabon

Libreville vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Libreville is 24.9% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 53.0% more in Libreville
Groceries: pay 26.2% more in Libreville
Transportation: pay 70.2% more in Libreville
Housing: pay 84.7% more in Libreville
Childcare: pay 53.0% less in Libreville
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.6% less in Libreville
Clothing: pay 5.5% more in Libreville

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

Libreville vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Libreville instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 53.0% more for restaurants

	Mexico City	Libreville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.93 MX$202.34	$16.34 FCFA9,855	+64.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.45 MX$151.76	$12.25 FCFA7,391	+64.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 MX$22.00	$1.23 FCFA739	+13.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 MX$15.75	$1.31 FCFA788	+69.2%
Average			+53.0%

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pay 26.2% more for groceries

	Mexico City	Libreville
Bread 1 loaf	$2.45 MX$49.97	$1.42 FCFA854	-42.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.87 MX$99.18	$3.40 FCFA2,053	-30.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.51 MX$112.24	$9.78 FCFA5,899	+77.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 MX$44.48	$3.39 FCFA2,045	+55.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.57 MX$72.77	$3.11 FCFA1,877	-12.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.22 MX$24.90	$1.43 FCFA864	+17.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 MX$13.64	$1.16 FCFA700	+73.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$16.28	$1.43 FCFA864	+79.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$16.86	$0.94 FCFA566	+13.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 MX$17.34	$1.04 FCFA626	+21.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$16.87	$1.11 FCFA671	+34.3%
Average			+26.2%

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pay 70.2% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Libreville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.64 MX$94.51	$3.89 FCFA2,346	-16.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.87 MX$364.22	$44.93 FCFA27,101	+151.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,615.02 MX$379,394.54	$27,776.16 FCFA16,753,224	+49.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.47 MX$70.82	$6.82 FCFA4,115	+96.3%
Average			+70.2%

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pay 84.7% more for housing

	Mexico City	Libreville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.38 MX$496.88	$68.08 FCFA41,062	+179.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$893.52 MX$18,210.94	$844.18 FCFA509,167	-5.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$544.24 MX$11,092.12	$490.17 FCFA295,645	-9.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.31 MX$617.78	$83.30 FCFA50,240	+174.8%
Average			+84.7%

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pay 53.0% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Libreville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$381.33 MX$7,771.84	$118.46 FCFA71,448	-68.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,426.99 MX$171,751.31	$5,310.15 FCFA3,202,822	-37.0%
Average			-53.0%

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pay 12.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Libreville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 MX$55.64	$0.98 FCFA591	-64.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.01 MX$61.27	$4.25 FCFA2,562	+41.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 MX$79.93	$2.45 FCFA1,478	-37.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.69 MX$1,094.21	$57.19 FCFA34,492	+6.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.96 MX$101.17	$4.50 FCFA2,716	-9.3%
Average			-12.6%

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pay 5.5% more for clothing

	Mexico City	Libreville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.36 MX$1,148.58	$65.36 FCFA39,419	+16.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.06 MX$836.83	$73.53 FCFA44,347	+79.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.99 MX$1,874.91	$44.93 FCFA27,101	-51.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.93 MX$1,873.62	$71.89 FCFA43,361	-21.8%
Average			+5.5%

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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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