Accra vs Libreville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Libreville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$822
$708
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$1758
🏠 One person rent
$297
$296
🏘️ Family rent
$491
$499
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$76.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$164
$427
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
51
12
😀 Quality of life
56
32
🏙️ Population
1.78M
899K

The cost of living in Accra is 16% more expensive than in Libreville. Cities ranked 6574th and 7045th ($822 vs $708) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ghana and Gabon, respectively. Check Ghana vs Gabon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 0.6 months in Libreville. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Libreville ranked 1st in Gabon, while ranked 6206th and 8665th among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Libreville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.05
$5.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.93
☕ Cappuccino
$3.8
$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$210
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$835
$543
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$370
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.6
$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.2
$73.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.1
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
27%
10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$1445
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2513
$1012
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.7
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.4
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$7.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.8
$8.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6
$8.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$5.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$26
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$5.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.4
$32.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3
$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$14
$46.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.1
$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.8
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7142
$6108

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Ashaiman
$630
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$600
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$668
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$417
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$835
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$684
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$631
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$652
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$649
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$532
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$699
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$598
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$793
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$743
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$703
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1066
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1059
400 km or 249 mi Save
$646
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$705
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1102
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1224
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1013
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$576
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1057
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$712
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1057
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$752
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$664
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$778
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1083
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$705
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1056
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1123
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$526
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$644
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1082
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$846
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$632
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$926

Cities near Libreville

Distance City Cost of living
144 km or 89 mi Port-Gentil
$660
166 km or 103 mi Bata
$1241
303 km or 188 mi Sao Tome
$1046
310 km or 193 mi Trindade
$1044
381 km or 237 mi Malabo
$1413
404 km or 251 mi Limbe
$755
408 km or 253 mi Douala
$1363
421 km or 261 mi Buea
$665
449 km or 279 mi Yaounde
$671
472 km or 293 mi Kumba
$849
522 km or 325 mi Calabar
$397
556 km or 346 mi Port Harcourt
$676
574 km or 357 mi Aba
$674
575 km or 357 mi Bafoussam
$793
612 km or 380 mi Umuahia
$961
621 km or 386 mi Bamenda
$698
627 km or 390 mi Owerri
$1774
635 km or 395 mi Pointe-Noire
$585
643 km or 400 mi Gamboma
$536
662 km or 412 mi Kayes
$536
680 km or 423 mi Madingou
$536
698 km or 434 mi Awka
$878
703 km or 437 mi Warri
$926
707 km or 439 mi Enugu
$563
707 km or 440 mi Onitsha
$1051
727 km or 452 mi Cabinda
$706
785 km or 488 mi Benin
$632
791 km or 491 mi Kinkala
$538
800 km or 497 mi Boma
$871
822 km or 511 mi Matadi
$893
825 km or 512 mi Berberati
$494
829 km or 515 mi Brazzaville
$595
836 km or 520 mi Kinshasa
$1148
869 km or 540 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$864
869 km or 540 mi Owo
$664
896 km or 557 mi Ngaoundere
$571
897 km or 557 mi Akure
$644
928 km or 577 mi N'zeto
$853
931 km or 578 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
951 km or 591 mi Lagos
$1102