Cost of living comparison

Moscow, Russia

compared to

Libreville, Gabon

Libreville vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Libreville is 64.2% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Libreville
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Libreville
Transportation: pay 35.1% more in Libreville
Housing: pay 3.3 times more in Libreville
Childcare: pay 61.8% less in Libreville
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.3% more in Libreville
Clothing: pay 8.5% less in Libreville

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

Libreville vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Moscow	Libreville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.19 RUB757.05	$16.34 FCFA9,407	+77.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.10 RUB420.58	$12.25 FCFA7,055	+140.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 RUB88.35	$1.23 FCFA706	+14.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 RUB39.99	$1.31 FCFA753	+169.4%
Average			+100.4%

Moscow vs. Libreville - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Moscow	Libreville
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 RUB50.98	$1.42 FCFA815	+128.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 RUB363.07	$3.40 FCFA1,960	-22.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 RUB293.92	$9.78 FCFA5,631	+174.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.52 RUB125.21	$3.39 FCFA1,952	+123.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.99 RUB163.61	$3.11 FCFA1,792	+56.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 RUB55.80	$1.43 FCFA825	+111.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 RUB54.99	$1.16 FCFA668	+74.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 RUB58.96	$1.43 FCFA825	+100.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 RUB92.58	$0.94 FCFA540	-16.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 RUB20.53	$1.04 FCFA597	+316.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 RUB17.24	$1.11 FCFA640	+431.4%
Average			+134.3%

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pay 35.1% more for transportation

	Moscow	Libreville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.22 RUB182.79	$3.89 FCFA2,239	+75.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.58 RUB2,355.26	$44.93 FCFA25,869	+57.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,621.85 RUB2,523,488.23	$27,776.16 FCFA15,991,667	-9.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.82 RUB479.46	$6.82 FCFA3,928	+17.3%
Average			+35.1%

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pay 3.3 times more for housing

	Moscow	Libreville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.38 RUB525.63	$68.08 FCFA39,195	+967.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$960.52 RUB79,154.63	$844.18 FCFA486,021	-12.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$583.26 RUB48,065.58	$490.17 FCFA282,206	-16.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$86.66 RUB7,141.45	$83.30 FCFA47,957	-3.9%
Average			+233.8%

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pay 61.8% less for childcare

	Moscow	Libreville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$466.53 RUB38,446.09	$118.46 FCFA68,200	-74.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,413.52 RUB858,158.31	$5,310.15 FCFA3,057,230	-49.0%
Average			-61.8%

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pay 16.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Libreville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.06 RUB252.35	$0.98 FCFA564	-68.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 RUB208.03	$4.25 FCFA2,446	+68.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.45 RUB201.88	$2.45 FCFA1,411
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.34 RUB2,664.97	$57.19 FCFA32,924	+76.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.10 RUB420.58	$4.50 FCFA2,593	-11.8%
Average			+16.3%

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pay 8.5% less for clothing

	Moscow	Libreville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.16 RUB6,687.86	$65.36 FCFA37,627	-19.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.31 RUB3,486.51	$73.53 FCFA42,331	+73.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.95 RUB8,978.57	$44.93 FCFA25,869	-58.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$101.97 RUB8,403.15	$71.89 FCFA41,390	-29.5%
Average			-8.5%

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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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