Cost of living comparison

 Nuku'alofa, Tonga
compared to
 Libreville, Gabon
Libreville vs. Nuku'alofa Cost of Living Summary

Libreville is 3.1 times more expensive than Nuku'alofa.

Restaurants
pay 3.0% more in Libreville
Groceries
pay 1.5% less in Libreville
Transportation
pay 64.8% more in Libreville
Housing
pay 44.2% less in Libreville
Childcare
pay 10.9 times more in Libreville
Entertainment and Sports
pay 22.1% less in Libreville
Clothing
pay 6.1 times more in Libreville

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

Libreville vs. Nuku'alofa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Libreville instead of Nuku'alofa, you would:

pay 3.0% more for restaurants

 
Nuku'alofa
Libreville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.40
TOP20.23
$16.34
FCFA9,280
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.50
TOP25.29
$12.25
FCFA6,960
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.66
TOP6.41
$1.23
FCFA696

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pay 1.5% less for groceries

 
Nuku'alofa
Libreville
Bread
1 loaf
$1.05
TOP2.53
$1.42
FCFA804
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.55
TOP10.96
$3.40
FCFA1,933
Milk (1 gallon) $5.99
TOP14.42
$9.78
FCFA5,555

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pay 64.8% more for transportation

 
Nuku'alofa
Libreville
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.57
TOP13.40
$3.89
FCFA2,209
Monthly public transit pass $42.01
TOP101.15
$44.93
FCFA25,519
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $5,881.34
TOP14,160.85
$27,776.16
FCFA15,775,548

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pay 44.2% less for housing

 
Nuku'alofa
Libreville
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$126.03
TOP303.45
$68.08
FCFA38,666
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $844.18
FCFA479,453
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $490.17
FCFA278,392

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pay 10.9 times more for childcare

 
Nuku'alofa
Libreville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $159.64
TOP384.37
$118.46
FCFA67,278
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $252.06
TOP606.89
$5,310.15
FCFA3,015,914

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pay 22.1% less for entertainment and sports

 
Nuku'alofa
Libreville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.36
TOP8.09
$0.98
FCFA557
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.94
TOP7.08
$4.25
FCFA2,413
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$10.29
TOP24.78
$2.45
FCFA1,392

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pay 6.1 times more for clothing

 
Nuku'alofa
Libreville
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$4.20
TOP10.11
$65.36
FCFA37,119
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$17.85
TOP42.99
$73.53
FCFA41,759
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$21.00
TOP50.57
$44.93
FCFA25,519

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