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:

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Libreville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.85 KES497.85	$16.34 FCFA9,445	+324.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.17 KES796.57	$12.25 FCFA7,084	+98.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 KES85.62	$1.23 FCFA708	+84.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 KES68.79	$1.31 FCFA756	+145.5%
Average			+163.3%

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pay 86.4% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Libreville
Bread 1 loaf	$0.56 KES72.11	$1.42 FCFA819	+153.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.59 KES722.20	$3.40 FCFA1,968	-39.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.35 KES433.02	$9.78 FCFA5,653	+191.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.70 KES219.99	$3.39 FCFA1,960	+99.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.71 KES350.07	$3.11 FCFA1,799	+14.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.26 KES163.27	$1.43 FCFA828	+13.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 KES64.55	$1.16 FCFA671	+132.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.87 KES112.89	$1.43 FCFA828	+64.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.06	$0.94 FCFA543	+105.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 KES62.34	$1.04 FCFA600	+115.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 KES71.87	$1.11 FCFA643	+99.8%
Average			+86.4%

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pay 0.6% more for transportation

	Nairobi	Libreville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.17 KES797.74	$3.89 FCFA2,248	-37.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.83 KES3,982.83	$44.93 FCFA25,973	+45.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,266.80 KES2,489,270.65	$27,776.16 FCFA16,056,162	+44.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.87 KES1,792.27	$6.82 FCFA3,944	-50.8%
Average			+0.6%

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Nairobi	Libreville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.39 KES5,089.54	$68.08 FCFA39,353	+72.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$428.53 KES55,365.83	$844.18 FCFA487,981	+97.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$166.44 KES21,503.47	$490.17 FCFA283,344	+194.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$22.39 KES2,893.11	$83.30 FCFA48,150	+272.0%
Average			+159.1%

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pay 31.3% less for childcare

	Nairobi	Libreville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$166.67 KES21,534.37	$118.46 FCFA68,475	-28.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,008.06 KES1,034,640.93	$5,310.15 FCFA3,069,560	-33.7%
Average			-31.3%

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pay 2.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Libreville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.31 KES298.71	$0.98 FCFA567	-57.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.24 KES289.52	$4.25 FCFA2,456	+89.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.08 KES398.28	$2.45 FCFA1,417	-20.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.12 KES5,699.93	$57.19 FCFA33,057	+29.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.17 KES796.57	$4.50 FCFA2,603	-26.9%
Average			+2.8%

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pay 2.3 times more for clothing

	Nairobi	Libreville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$16.84 KES2,176.10	$65.36 FCFA37,779	+288.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.95 KES2,965.00	$73.53 FCFA42,502	+220.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$61.84 KES7,989.37	$44.93 FCFA25,973	-27.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$52.50 KES6,783.22	$71.89 FCFA41,557	+36.9%
Average			+129.5%

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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: June 2025

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