Addis Ababa vs Libreville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Libreville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$702
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$1780
🏠 One person rent
$604
$296
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$534
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$72.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$500
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
32
13
😀 Quality of life
40
41
🏙️ Population
5.23M
797K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 57% more expensive than in Libreville. Cities ranked 4928th and 6920th ($1103 vs $702) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ethiopia and Gabon, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Gabon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.7 months in Libreville. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Libreville ranked 1st in Gabon, while ranked 6957th and 6834th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Libreville

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Addis Ababa Libreville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.93
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$73.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
10.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$1339
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$993
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$31.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$9.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$7.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$4.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$8.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$8.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$5.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$26.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$238
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$6344

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$810
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$814
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$590
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$799
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$667
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$626
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$946
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$671
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$554
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$527
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$686
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$584
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$684
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$553
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$490
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$935
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$524
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$492
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$491
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$988
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$489
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$502
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$851
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$513
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$711
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$491
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$491
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$520
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$550
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$868
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$889
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$579
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$535
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$902

Cities near Libreville

Distance City Cost of living
144 km or 89 mi Port-Gentil
$659
166 km or 103 mi Bata
$1201
303 km or 188 mi Sao Tome
$878
310 km or 193 mi Trindade
$879
381 km or 237 mi Malabo
$812
404 km or 251 mi Limbe
$710
408 km or 253 mi Douala
$1368
421 km or 261 mi Buea
$655
449 km or 279 mi Yaounde
$764
472 km or 293 mi Kumba
$933
522 km or 325 mi Calabar
$374
556 km or 346 mi Port Harcourt
$651
574 km or 357 mi Aba
$638
575 km or 357 mi Bafoussam
$794
612 km or 380 mi Umuahia
$906
621 km or 386 mi Bamenda
$714
627 km or 390 mi Owerri
$1686
635 km or 395 mi Pointe-Noire
$578
643 km or 400 mi Gamboma
$531
662 km or 412 mi Kayes
$531
680 km or 423 mi Madingou
$531
698 km or 434 mi Awka
$846
703 km or 437 mi Warri
$886
707 km or 439 mi Enugu
$469
707 km or 440 mi Onitsha
$1036
727 km or 452 mi Cabinda
$686
785 km or 488 mi Benin
$537
791 km or 491 mi Kinkala
$529
800 km or 497 mi Boma
$803
822 km or 511 mi Matadi
$821
825 km or 512 mi Berberati
$488
829 km or 515 mi Brazzaville
$589
836 km or 520 mi Kinshasa
$1041
869 km or 540 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$801
869 km or 540 mi Owo
$658
896 km or 557 mi Ngaoundere
$666
897 km or 557 mi Akure
$635
928 km or 577 mi N'zeto
$793
931 km or 578 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
951 km or 591 mi Lagos
$1133