Lycée Blaise Pascal
FrenchInternational
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Confirmed on its own website
Cost of Living inLibreville, Gabon
Estuaire, Gabon846KCapitalUpper middle incomeRemote-work friendly
Image credit: Manuel Dohmen
Purchasing Power vs. United States
Your money goes 2.73x further
Based on GDP per capita (PPP). Gabon: $18,986/capita.
Income Category
Upper Middle
World Bank GNI
GDP per Capita
$18,986
PPP, International $
City Population
846K
Child Education
International and private school tuition + curriculum mix for relocating families.
International & private schools
1 confirmed school
2 more suggested by AI, not verified
- French1
Schools' websites are found with Wikidata and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), and each is checked on the school's own site.
Childcare & Domestic Help
Nanny, housekeeper, and driver pricing is not yet sourced for Libreville. We publish this section only when we can tie it to local job-board, agency, or country fallback evidence.
Getting Around
Neighborhood mobility profiles are rolling out city by city.Libreville is still missing a verified walkability, transit, airport, and rideshare profile.
Healthcare
System strength, outcome signals, facility coverage, and self-pay visibility in Gabon.
Method: country metrics come from public system indicators, facility coverage reflects mapped providers we can inventory, direct pricing only reflects observed self-pay pages, and relative care cost can fall back to broad cost-of-living healthcare indices. Sparse pricing does not imply sparse healthcare availability.
265 facilities tracked
Facilities updated 7 months ago
Healthcare system
LimitedCoverage looks thinner, doctor staffing is lighter, and headline outcomes are weaker weigh on this rating.
Public care
LimitedRelatively low patient cost-sharing help, but public coverage looks thinner and country-level outcomes are weaker.
Private care
GoodA meaningful tracked hospital and clinic network and a clearly private facility base help, but self-pay pricing transparency is still sparse.
UHC coverage
48/100
2023
Physicians
0.52/1k
2022
Hospital beds
1.95/1k
2011
Out of pocket
17%
2023
Outcome signals
Life expectancy
68.5 yrs
2024
Maternal mortality
233/100k
2023
Neonatal mortality
16.3/1k
2024
International patient readiness
MixedA visible private hospital base and there is visible specialty depth help, but price transparency is still sparse and headline outcomes are less reassuring.
Pricing transparency
LimitedPublished self-pay prices are scarce and few facilities expose web pages we can verify weigh on this rating.
Facility coverage
Clinic: 146Pharmacy: 77Doctor: 17Hospital: 15Dentist: 6Laboratory: 3Physiotherapy: 1
Self-pay pricing visibility
No verified self-pay prices are published for the tracked facilities in Gabon yet.
This usually reflects low online price transparency rather than a lack of healthcare providers.
Notable facilities
Hopital d'instruction des Armees Direction Generale du Service de Sante Militaire
Hospital · Emergency
Laboratoire Central d'Analyses Médicales (ex-Berthonneau)
Hospital · Emergency
biologytoutes_disciplines_et_spécialités_envois_analyses_spécialisées_en_france
Fondation Hôpital Jeanne Ebori
Hospital · Emergency
maternity
Hopital de Nkembo
Hospital · Emergency
Specialites :CTAVaccinationConsultationevacuation sanitaire
Centre Médical Interentreprises
Hospital · Emergency
emergencygynaecologyophthalmologypaediatrics
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Libreville
Hospital · Emergency
DermatologieDentisterieHospitalisationUrgence
System metrics: World Bank WDI · Updated 2026-11-01
Safety & Governance
City-level perceived-crime data is not sourced for Libreville yet. Showing Gabon national safety and governance signals until a matched city row lands.
Street Safety
Safety Index40/100
Crime Index60/100
Source: Numbeo where a city row is matched; otherwise World Bank WGI and country-level safety context.
Political Stability
Political Stability-0.26
World Bank WGI scale: -2.5 to +2.5.
Wages by Sector
| Sector | Median |
|---|---|
| Administrative & Support Services | — |
| Agriculture & Farming | — |
| Arts, Entertainment & Recreation | — |
| Construction | — |
| Education | — |
| Finance & Insurance | — |
| Healthcare & Social Work | — |
| Hospitality & Food Service | — |
| Information & Technology | — |
| Manufacturing | — |
| Mining & Quarrying | — |
| Other Services | — |
| Professional & Scientific Services | — |
| Public Administration & Defence | — |
| Real Estate | — |
| Retail & Wholesale Trade | — |
| Transport & Logistics | — |
| Utilities | — |
2024 annual wages in Libreville, Gabon · Source: GDP-derived estimate (national)
Price Comparison vs. US
budget hotel
$129.72Survey-verified257% more
childcare preschool
$581.18Estimated63% cheaper
eggs dozen
$4.29Estimated11% cheaper
gasoline liter
$1.86Estimated81% more
inexpensive meal
$23.25Estimated10% more
internet 60mbps
$49.08Estimated28% cheaper
luxury hotel
$129.72Survey-verified73% cheaper
milk liter
$1.24Estimated2% more
monthly pass
$61.02Estimated12% cheaper
rent 1br
$1144.03Estimated37% cheaper
rent 3br
$1880.11Estimated41% cheaper
utilities basic
$223.88Estimated5% more
Visa Information (US passport)
Short-stay entry
evisa
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Quick comparison FAQ
Structured from the deltas already shown on this page — no invented facts, no extra data sources.
How far does your money go in Libreville compared with the US?
Your money goes about 2.7x further in Libreville than in the US, based on the current PPP estimate.
About Libreville
Libreville is the capital and largest city of Gabon, a coastal city of about 846,000 on the Komo River estuary in equatorial west-central Africa. The economy is overwhelmingly tied to offshore oil through Total and Perenco, alongside manganese exports, timber, and government. Per-capita GDP is among the highest in sub-Saharan Africa, but the wealth distribution is heavily concentrated and basic costs for imported goods run very high. French is the working language. Climate is tropical with year-round heat and a defined June-September dry season. Relocators are essentially the oil-industry and embassy circuit. There is little independent expat or remote-worker infrastructure, costs for housing and food rank among Africa's most expensive due to import dependence, and direct flights are largely via Paris and Addis Ababa.
Tropical equatorial climate with year-round heat (24-28°C) and oppressive humidityInternet speeds 5-15 Mbps with frequent outages during rainy season—unreliable for serious remote workVery small expat community (~3,000-5,000); mostly French, Lebanese, and oil industry workersSpread-out layout requires a car; walking unsafe after dark in many areasLimited dining: French restaurants dominate, international options scarce and expensiveMinimal nightlife; entertainment revolves around hotel bars and private gatheringsNo established coworking spaces; digital nomad infrastructure essentially nonexistentRelatively safer than other West African capitals with reasonable precautions, but petty theft documented
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