Cape Town vs Libreville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Cape Town	Libreville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1386	$743
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3160	$1869
🏠 One person rent	$775	$308
🏘️ Family rent	$1348	$526
🍽️ Food expenses	$359	$274
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$80.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$405	$469
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	55	11
😀 Quality of life	58	51
🏙️ Population	3.78M	899K

The cost of living in Cape Town is 87% more expensive than in Libreville. Cities ranked 4336th and 7051st ($1386 vs $743) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 0.3 months in Cape Town compared to 0.6 months in Libreville. Cape Town ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Libreville ranked 1st in Gabon, while ranked 6134th and 6592nd 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	$12.2	$6.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.7	$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.19	$6.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$2.47	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.39	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$942	$315
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$591	$214
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1671	$556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1075	$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.4	$51.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$80.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.35%	10.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2325	$1526
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1508	$1024
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.4	$32.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.2	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.97	$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.53	$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.77	$4.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.45	$8.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.77	$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.22	$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$3.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$26.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.14	$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.2	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$6.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.7	$48.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$272	$273
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6197	$7523

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1421
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$763
371 km or 231 mi	George	$877
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$968
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1020
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$796
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$863
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$1033
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$904
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1390
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$773
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$611
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$660
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$953
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$811
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$991
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$872
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$903
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$945
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$691
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$691
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$742
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$1031
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$994
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$723
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$663
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$912
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$1040
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$1104
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$938
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$998
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$893

Cities near Libreville

Distance	City	Cost of living
144 km or 89 mi	Port-Gentil	$698
166 km or 103 mi	Bata	$1209
303 km or 188 mi	Sao Tome	$1011
310 km or 193 mi	Trindade	$1013
381 km or 237 mi	Malabo	$1272
404 km or 251 mi	Limbe	$738
408 km or 253 mi	Douala	$1156
421 km or 261 mi	Buea	$627
449 km or 279 mi	Yaounde	$666
472 km or 293 mi	Kumba	$821
522 km or 325 mi	Calabar	$373
556 km or 346 mi	Port Harcourt	$559
574 km or 357 mi	Aba	$591
575 km or 357 mi	Bafoussam	$759
612 km or 380 mi	Umuahia	$773
621 km or 386 mi	Bamenda	$699
627 km or 390 mi	Owerri	$1364
635 km or 395 mi	Pointe-Noire	$578
643 km or 400 mi	Gamboma	$531
662 km or 412 mi	Kayes	$533
680 km or 423 mi	Madingou	$531
698 km or 434 mi	Awka	$693
703 km or 437 mi	Warri	$786
707 km or 439 mi	Enugu	$564
707 km or 440 mi	Onitsha	$795
727 km or 452 mi	Cabinda	$673
785 km or 488 mi	Benin	$627
791 km or 491 mi	Kinkala	$533
800 km or 497 mi	Boma	$856
822 km or 511 mi	Matadi	$881
825 km or 512 mi	Berberati	$478
829 km or 515 mi	Brazzaville	$590
836 km or 520 mi	Kinshasa	$1133
869 km or 540 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$846
869 km or 540 mi	Owo	$531
896 km or 557 mi	Ngaoundere	$551
897 km or 557 mi	Akure	$488
928 km or 577 mi	N'zeto	$721
931 km or 578 mi	Ado Ekiti	$597
951 km or 591 mi	Lagos	$946