Cost of living comparison

 Nairobi, Kenya
compared to
 Libreville, Gabon
Libreville vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Libreville is 72.9% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants
pay 2.6 times more in Libreville
Groceries
pay 86.4% more in Libreville
Transportation
pay 0.6% more in Libreville
Housing
pay 2.6 times more in Libreville
Childcare
pay 31.3% less in Libreville
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.8% more in Libreville
Clothing
pay 2.3 times more in Libreville

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

Libreville vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

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

pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

 
Nairobi
Libreville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.85
KES499.01
$16.34
FCFA9,280
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.17
KES798.42
$12.25
FCFA6,960
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.66
KES85.82
$1.23
FCFA696

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pay 86.4% more for groceries

 
Nairobi
Libreville
Bread
1 loaf
$0.56
KES72.27
$1.42
FCFA804
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.59
KES723.88
$3.40
FCFA1,933
Milk (1 gallon) $3.35
KES434.03
$9.78
FCFA5,555

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pay 0.6% more for transportation

 
Nairobi
Libreville
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.17
KES799.59
$3.89
FCFA2,209
Monthly public transit pass $30.83
KES3,992.08
$44.93
FCFA25,519
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $19,266.80
KES2,495,050.69
$27,776.16
FCFA15,775,548

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

 
Nairobi
Libreville
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$39.39
KES5,101.35
$68.08
FCFA38,666
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $428.53
KES55,494.39
$844.18
FCFA479,453
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $166.44
KES21,553.40
$490.17
FCFA278,392

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pay 31.3% less for childcare

 
Nairobi
Libreville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $166.67
KES21,584.38
$118.46
FCFA67,278
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,008.06
KES1,037,043.35
$5,310.15
FCFA3,015,914

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pay 2.8% more for entertainment and sports

 
Nairobi
Libreville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.31
KES299.41
$0.98
FCFA557
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.24
KES290.20
$4.25
FCFA2,413
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.08
KES399.21
$2.45
FCFA1,392

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pay 2.3 times more for clothing

 
Nairobi
Libreville
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$16.84
KES2,181.15
$65.36
FCFA37,119
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$22.95
KES2,971.88
$73.53
FCFA41,759
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$61.84
KES8,007.92
$44.93
FCFA25,519

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