Cost of living comparison

 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
compared to
 Libreville, Gabon
Libreville vs. Riyadh Cost of Living Summary

Libreville is 5.3% more expensive than Riyadh.

Restaurants
pay 2.4 times more in Libreville
Groceries
pay 35.6% more in Libreville
Transportation
pay 3.3% more in Libreville
Housing
pay 17.2% less in Libreville
Childcare
pay 57.9% less in Libreville
Entertainment and Sports
pay 59.1% less in Libreville
Clothing
pay 4.5% less in Libreville

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

Libreville vs. Riyadh Cost Breakdown

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

pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

 
Riyadh
Libreville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.39
SAR31.45
$16.34
FCFA9,855
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.99
SAR29.95
$12.25
FCFA7,391
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.76
SAR2.86
$1.23
FCFA739

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pay 35.6% more for groceries

 
Riyadh
Libreville
Bread
1 loaf
$1.24
SAR4.64
$1.42
FCFA854
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.91
SAR14.66
$3.40
FCFA2,053
Milk (1 gallon) $6.64
SAR24.91
$9.78
FCFA5,899

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pay 3.3% more for transportation

 
Riyadh
Libreville
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.31
SAR8.67
$3.89
FCFA2,346
Monthly public transit pass $37.27
SAR139.77
$44.93
FCFA27,101
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $33,280.09
SAR124,796.53
$27,776.16
FCFA16,753,224

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pay 17.2% less for housing

 
Riyadh
Libreville
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$74.70
SAR280.10
$68.08
FCFA41,062
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,116.87
SAR4,188.13
$844.18
FCFA509,167
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $782.38
SAR2,933.85
$490.17
FCFA295,645

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pay 57.9% less for childcare

 
Riyadh
Libreville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $360.22
SAR1,350.78
$118.46
FCFA71,448
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,375.93
SAR38,908.56
$5,310.15
FCFA3,202,822

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pay 59.1% less for entertainment and sports

 
Riyadh
Libreville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.13
SAR7.99
$0.98
FCFA591
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.25
SAR15.94
$4.25
FCFA2,562
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$7.45
SAR27.95
$2.45
FCFA1,478

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pay 4.5% less for clothing

 
Riyadh
Libreville
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$52.20
SAR195.76
$65.36
FCFA39,419
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$54.44
SAR204.14
$73.53
FCFA44,347
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$107.53
SAR403.22
$44.93
FCFA27,101

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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: March 2025
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