Cost of living comparison

Nouakchott, Mauritania

compared to

Libreville, Gabon

Libreville vs. Nouakchott Cost of Living Summary

Libreville is 82.7% more expensive than Nouakchott.

Restaurants: pay 62.3% more in Libreville
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Libreville
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Libreville
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Libreville
Childcare: pay 14.0% more in Libreville
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.3% less in Libreville
Clothing: pay 2.4 times more in Libreville

The cost of clothing, transportation, housing, groceries, restaurants, and childcare in Libreville are more expensive than in Nouakchott. Notably, clothing, transportation, and housing are significantly more expensive in Libreville.

Libreville vs. Nouakchott Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 62.3% more for restaurants

	Nouakchott	Libreville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.99 MRO1,792	$16.34 FCFA9,445	+227.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.94 MRO2,132	$12.25 FCFA7,084	+106.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.01 MRO722	$1.23 FCFA708	-39.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.39 MRO859	$1.31 FCFA756	-45.4%
Average			+62.3%

Nouakchott vs. Libreville - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Nouakchott	Libreville
Bread 1 loaf	$0.27 MRO99	$1.42 FCFA819	+415.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.76 MRO1,350	$3.40 FCFA1,968	-9.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.46 MRO1,959	$9.78 FCFA5,653	+79.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 MRO795	$3.39 FCFA1,960	+53.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.49 MRO895	$3.11 FCFA1,799	+24.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.00 MRO358	$1.43 FCFA828	+43.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 MRO297	$1.16 FCFA671	+40.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.65 MRO232	$1.43 FCFA828	+121.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 MRO160	$0.94 FCFA543	+110.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 MRO125	$1.04 FCFA600	+198.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 MRO140	$1.11 FCFA643	+184.8%
Average			+114.8%

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Nouakchott	Libreville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.33 MRO1,912	$3.89 FCFA2,248	-27.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.47 MRO6,271	$44.93 FCFA25,973	+157.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,485.82 MRO2,687,410	$27,776.16 FCFA16,056,162	+271.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.87 MRO1,030	$6.82 FCFA3,944	+137.7%
Average			+134.8%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Nouakchott	Libreville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$58.82 MRO21,115	$68.08 FCFA39,353	+15.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$224.43 MRO80,570	$844.18 FCFA487,981	+276.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$161.09 MRO57,832	$490.17 FCFA283,344	+204.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.75 MRO39,758	$83.30 FCFA48,150	-24.8%
Average			+117.8%

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pay 14.0% more for childcare

	Nouakchott	Libreville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$78.09 MRO28,033	$118.46 FCFA68,475	+51.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,972.58 MRO2,503,156	$5,310.15 FCFA3,069,560	-23.8%
Average			+14.0%

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pay 1.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Nouakchott	Libreville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.95 MRO699	$0.98 FCFA567	-49.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.42 MRO867	$4.25 FCFA2,456	+75.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.50 MRO896	$2.45 FCFA1,417	-1.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$86.71 MRO31,129	$57.19 FCFA33,057	-34.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.37 MRO1,568	$4.50 FCFA2,603	+3.1%
Average			-1.3%

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pay 2.4 times more for clothing

	Nouakchott	Libreville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.33 MRO7,298	$65.36 FCFA37,779	+221.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.64 MRO7,410	$73.53 FCFA42,502	+256.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.82 MRO24,707	$44.93 FCFA25,973	-34.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$35.25 MRO12,653	$71.89 FCFA41,557	+104.0%
Average			+136.8%

Nouakchott vs. Libreville - Cost of clothing

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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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