Cost of living comparison

Rome, Italy

compared to

Libreville, Gabon

Libreville vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Libreville is 8.4% cheaper than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 3.2% less in Libreville
Groceries: pay 11.8% more in Libreville
Transportation: pay 20.6% less in Libreville
Housing: pay 4.1% more in Libreville
Childcare: pay 63.0% less in Libreville
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.0% less in Libreville
Clothing: pay 16.9% more in Libreville

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

Libreville vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.2% less for restaurants

	Rome	Libreville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.08 €14.14	$16.34 FCFA9,424	+1.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.72 €9.42	$12.25 FCFA7,068	+14.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.23 €1.97	$1.23 FCFA707	-45.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 €0.99	$1.31 FCFA754	+16.4%
Average			-3.2%

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pay 11.8% more for groceries

	Rome	Libreville
Bread 1 loaf	$1.78 €1.57	$1.42 FCFA817	-20.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.00 €6.16	$3.40 FCFA1,963	-51.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.20 €5.45	$9.78 FCFA5,641	+57.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.76 €3.31	$3.39 FCFA1,956	-9.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.89 €4.30	$3.11 FCFA1,795	-36.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.94	$1.43 FCFA826	+33.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92 €0.81	$1.16 FCFA670	+25.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.78	$1.43 FCFA826	+60.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 €0.96	$0.94 FCFA541	-14.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 €0.64	$1.04 FCFA598	+42.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.69	$1.11 FCFA641	+41.7%
Average			+11.8%

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pay 20.6% less for transportation

	Rome	Libreville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.15 €6.29	$3.89 FCFA2,243	-45.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.51 €32.98	$44.93 FCFA25,917	+19.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,794.08 €23,560.60	$27,776.16 FCFA16,021,198	+3.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.15 €15.08	$6.82 FCFA3,935	-60.2%
Average			-20.6%

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pay 4.1% more for housing

	Rome	Libreville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.46 €25.90	$68.08 FCFA39,268	+131.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,180.31 €1,037.87	$844.18 FCFA486,919	-28.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$763.10 €671.01	$490.17 FCFA282,727	-35.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$167.26 €147.08	$83.30 FCFA48,045	-50.2%
Average			+4.1%

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pay 63.0% less for childcare

	Rome	Libreville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$508.83 €447.43	$118.46 FCFA68,326	-76.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,490.67 €9,224.67	$5,310.15 FCFA3,062,876	-49.4%
Average			-63.0%

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pay 5.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Libreville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.36 €4.71	$0.98 FCFA565	-81.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.53 €1.34	$4.25 FCFA2,450	+178.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.43 €5.65	$2.45 FCFA1,414	-61.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.31 €51.28	$57.19 FCFA32,985	-1.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.72 €9.42	$4.50 FCFA2,598	-58.0%
Average			-5.0%

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pay 16.9% more for clothing

	Rome	Libreville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.43 €57.54	$65.36 FCFA37,697	-0.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.74 €27.03	$73.53 FCFA42,409	+139.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.17 €67.85	$44.93 FCFA25,917	-41.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.32 €89.97	$71.89 FCFA41,467	-29.7%
Average			+16.9%

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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: April 2025

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