Cost of living comparison

Sofia, Bulgaria

compared to

Libreville, Gabon

Libreville vs. Sofia Cost of Living Summary

Libreville is 19.9% more expensive than Sofia.

Restaurants: pay 27.0% more in Libreville
Groceries: pay 40.2% more in Libreville
Transportation: pay 4.1% more in Libreville
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Libreville
Childcare: pay 49.9% less in Libreville
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.2% more in Libreville
Clothing: pay 6.8% more in Libreville

The cost of housing, groceries, restaurants, clothing, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Libreville are more expensive than in Sofia. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Libreville.

Libreville vs. Sofia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.0% more for restaurants

	Sofia	Libreville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.96 BGN18.20	$16.34 FCFA9,099	+49.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.22 BGN13.65	$12.25 FCFA6,824	+49.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.48 BGN2.46	$1.23 FCFA682	-17.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 BGN1.71	$1.31 FCFA728	+26.9%
Average			+27.0%

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pay 40.2% more for groceries

	Sofia	Libreville
Bread 1 loaf	$1.12 BGN1.86	$1.42 FCFA789	+26.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.28 BGN8.77	$3.40 FCFA1,896	-35.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.60 BGN10.96	$9.78 FCFA5,446	+48.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.55 BGN5.89	$3.39 FCFA1,888	-4.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.50 BGN5.81	$3.11 FCFA1,733	-11.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.80 BGN1.33	$1.43 FCFA798	+79.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 BGN1.42	$1.16 FCFA647	+35.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 BGN1.35	$1.43 FCFA798	+76.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 BGN1.84	$0.94 FCFA523	-15.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 BGN0.84	$1.04 FCFA578	+104.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 BGN0.78	$1.11 FCFA619	+136.9%
Average			+40.2%

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pay 4.1% more for transportation

	Sofia	Libreville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.66 BGN9.40	$3.89 FCFA2,166	-31.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.40 BGN45.51	$44.93 FCFA25,023	+64.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,952.87 BGN49,747.83	$27,776.16 FCFA15,468,612	-7.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.51 BGN12.47	$6.82 FCFA3,799	-9.1%
Average			+4.1%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Sofia	Libreville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.48 BGN22.39	$68.08 FCFA37,913	+405.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$570.94 BGN948.25	$844.18 FCFA470,124	+47.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$430.23 BGN714.56	$490.17 FCFA272,976	+13.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$114.12 BGN189.54	$83.30 FCFA46,388	-27.0%
Average			+110.0%

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pay 49.9% less for childcare

	Sofia	Libreville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$554.43 BGN920.84	$118.46 FCFA65,969	-78.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,747.31 BGN11,206.41	$5,310.15 FCFA2,957,235	-21.3%
Average			-49.9%

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pay 1.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Sofia	Libreville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.74 BGN4.55	$0.98 FCFA546	-64.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.26 BGN3.76	$4.25 FCFA2,366	+87.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.34 BGN5.55	$2.45 FCFA1,365	-26.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.04 BGN61.52	$57.19 FCFA31,847	+54.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.22 BGN13.65	$4.50 FCFA2,508	-45.2%
Average			+1.2%

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pay 6.8% more for clothing

	Sofia	Libreville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.63 BGN117.31	$65.36 FCFA36,397	-7.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.57 BGN55.75	$73.53 FCFA40,946	+119.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.28 BGN164.89	$44.93 FCFA25,023	-54.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.16 BGN169.67	$71.89 FCFA40,036	-29.6%
Average			+6.8%

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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: July 2025

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