Cape Town vs Libreville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cape Town	Libreville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1120	$702
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2628	$1780
🏠 One person rent	$603	$296
🏘️ Family rent	$1117	$534
🍽️ Food expenses	$284	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$72.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1545	$500
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	55	13
😀 Quality of life	59	41
🏙️ Population	3.78M	797K

The cost of living in Cape Town is 60% more expensive than in Libreville. Cities ranked 4849th and 6920th ($1120 vs $702) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in South Africa and Gabon, respectively. Check South Africa vs Gabon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Cape Town compared to 0.7 months in Libreville. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Libreville ranked 1st in Gabon, while ranked 5407th and 6834th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Libreville

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	Cape Town	Libreville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.8	$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34	$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.15	$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.53	$1.93
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$705	$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$452	$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1367	$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$889	$404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.3	$73.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.1	$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	10.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1902	$1339
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1292	$993
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.14	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$31.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.91	$9.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$7.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$4.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.13	$8.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.57	$8.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.99	$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.24	$5.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.2	$26.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.5	$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$201	$238
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4270	$6344

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$850
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$649
371 km or 231 mi	George	$790
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$901
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$970
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$741
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$792
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$953
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$859
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1286
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$703
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$581
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$627
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$862
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$774
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$832
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$788
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$809
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$779
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$692
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$690
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$717
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$971
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$943
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$718
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$654
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$874
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$840
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$997
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$834
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$818
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$790

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