Cost of living comparison

 Vientiane, Laos
compared to
 Libreville, Gabon
Libreville vs. Vientiane Cost of Living Summary

Libreville is 75.6% more expensive than Vientiane.

Restaurants
pay 4.4 times more in Libreville
Groceries
pay 57.1% more in Libreville
Transportation
pay 18.0% less in Libreville
Housing
pay 2.3 times more in Libreville
Childcare
pay 53.5% less in Libreville
Entertainment and Sports
pay 57.1% more in Libreville
Clothing
pay 11.2% more in Libreville

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

Libreville vs. Vientiane Cost Breakdown

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

pay 4.4 times more for restaurants

 
Vientiane
Libreville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $1.98
LAK42,771
$16.34
FCFA9,280
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$2.97
LAK64,156
$12.25
FCFA6,960
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.53
LAK11,406
$1.23
FCFA696

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pay 57.1% more for groceries

 
Vientiane
Libreville
Bread
1 loaf
$0.91
LAK19,674
$1.42
FCFA804
Local cheese (8 oz) $13.72
LAK295,931
$3.40
FCFA1,933
Milk (1 gallon) $6.42
LAK138,492
$9.78
FCFA5,555

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pay 18.0% less for transportation

 
Vientiane
Libreville
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.00
LAK107,949
$3.89
FCFA2,209
Monthly public transit pass $49.23
LAK1,062,092
$44.93
FCFA25,519
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $28,330.27
LAK611,154,737
$27,776.16
FCFA15,775,548

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

 
Vientiane
Libreville
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$11.17
LAK241,024
$68.08
FCFA38,666
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $859.15
LAK18,534,058
$844.18
FCFA479,453
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $775.98
LAK16,739,770
$490.17
FCFA278,392

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pay 53.5% less for childcare

 
Vientiane
Libreville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $332.66
LAK7,176,302
$118.46
FCFA67,278
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,252.41
LAK199,597,550
$5,310.15
FCFA3,015,914

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pay 57.1% more for entertainment and sports

 
Vientiane
Libreville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.95
LAK20,464
$0.98
FCFA557
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.50
LAK32,263
$4.25
FCFA2,413
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.59
LAK34,217
$2.45
FCFA1,392

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pay 11.2% more for clothing

 
Vientiane
Libreville
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$85.86
LAK1,852,151
$65.36
FCFA37,119
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$62.88
LAK1,356,449
$73.53
FCFA41,759
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$57.29
LAK1,235,836
$44.93
FCFA25,519

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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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