Cairo vs Libreville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cairo	Libreville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$417	$668
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1080	$1694
🏠 One person rent	$154	$279
🏘️ Family rent	$315	$501
🍽️ Food expenses	$166	$247
🚐 Transport expenses	$38	$69.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$165	$480
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	83	13
😀 Quality of life	58	40
🏙️ Population	9.61M	797K

The cost of living in Cairo is 38% less expensive than in Libreville. Cities ranked 8923rd and 7071st ($417 vs $668) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Egypt and Gabon, respectively. Check Egypt vs Gabon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 0.7 months in Libreville. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Libreville ranked 1st in Gabon, while ranked 5545th and 6902nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Libreville

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	Cairo	Libreville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.9	$5.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.6	$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$5.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$1.83
☕ Cappuccino	$1.5	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$276
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$113	$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$386	$541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$253	$378
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.8	$44.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$68.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.1	$22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.49%	10.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$690	$1336
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$453	$959
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.68	$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.17	$9.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.29	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.51	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$7.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.58	$8.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.72	$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.33	$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.46	$4.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.31	$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.97	$5.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.86	$6.03
👖 Brand Jeans	$37	$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$76.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$90.2	$226
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1985	$5922

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Cairo

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Giza	$318
8.1 km or 5 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$365
26 km or 16 mi	Helwan	$335
46 km or 28 mi	Benha	$300
60 km or 37 mi	Shibin El Kom	$305
62 km or 39 mi	Zagazig	$307
84 km or 52 mi	Tanta	$288
93 km or 58 mi	Faiyum	$325
101 km or 63 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$269
111 km or 69 mi	Beni Suef	$319
111 km or 69 mi	Mansoura	$301
115 km or 71 mi	Ismailia	$295
125 km or 78 mi	Suez	$272
133 km or 83 mi	Damanhur	$268
161 km or 100 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$289
161 km or 100 mi	Damietta	$298
166 km or 103 mi	Port Said	$276
179 km or 111 mi	Alexandria	$316
224 km or 139 mi	Minya	$339
319 km or 198 mi	Asyut	$290
347 km or 216 mi	Gaza	$640
351 km or 218 mi	Ofakim	$1684
354 km or 220 mi	Netivot	$1742
360 km or 223 mi	Sderot	$1732
361 km or 224 mi	Dahab	$381
362 km or 225 mi	Eilat	$1577
365 km or 226 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
366 km or 227 mi	Beersheba	$1471
367 km or 228 mi	Rahat	$1686
368 km or 229 mi	Aqaba	$809
379 km or 235 mi	Ashdod	$1837
379 km or 235 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
380 km or 236 mi	Dimona	$1716
381 km or 236 mi	El Gouna	$336
383 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
384 km or 239 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
390 km or 242 mi	Yavne	$1884
391 km or 243 mi	Sohag	$360
396 km or 246 mi	Dura	$813
397 km or 246 mi	Rehovot	$1811

Cities near Libreville

Distance	City	Cost of living
144 km or 89 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
166 km or 103 mi	Bata	$1121
303 km or 188 mi	Sao Tome	$900
310 km or 193 mi	Trindade	$900
381 km or 237 mi	Malabo	$741
404 km or 251 mi	Limbe	$655
408 km or 253 mi	Douala	$1265
421 km or 261 mi	Buea	$601
449 km or 279 mi	Yaounde	$747
472 km or 293 mi	Kumba	$764
522 km or 325 mi	Calabar	$384
556 km or 346 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
574 km or 357 mi	Aba	$621
575 km or 357 mi	Bafoussam	$555
612 km or 380 mi	Umuahia	$883
621 km or 386 mi	Bamenda	$553
627 km or 390 mi	Owerri	$1611
635 km or 395 mi	Pointe-Noire	$569
643 km or 400 mi	Gamboma	$522
662 km or 412 mi	Kayes	$523
680 km or 423 mi	Madingou	$519
698 km or 434 mi	Awka	$805
703 km or 437 mi	Warri	$881
707 km or 439 mi	Enugu	$462
707 km or 440 mi	Onitsha	$972
727 km or 452 mi	Cabinda	$676
785 km or 488 mi	Benin	$558
791 km or 491 mi	Kinkala	$520
800 km or 497 mi	Boma	$821
822 km or 511 mi	Matadi	$844
825 km or 512 mi	Berberati	$482
829 km or 515 mi	Brazzaville	$580
836 km or 520 mi	Kinshasa	$1120
869 km or 540 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$812
869 km or 540 mi	Owo	$651
896 km or 557 mi	Ngaoundere	$527
897 km or 557 mi	Akure	$634
928 km or 577 mi	N'zeto	$788
931 km or 578 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
951 km or 591 mi	Lagos	$1113