Cape Town vs Libreville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Cape Town	Libreville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1366	$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3099	$1857
🏠 One person rent	$773	$311
🏘️ Family rent	$1343	$524
🍽️ Food expenses	$355	$274
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$79.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$404	$448
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	55	11
😀 Quality of life	55	38
🏙️ Population	3.78M	899K

The cost of living in Cape Town is 83% more expensive than in Libreville. Cities ranked 4432nd and 7015th ($1366 vs $745) 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 0.3 months in Cape Town compared to 0.6 months in Libreville. Cape Town ranked 4th best city to live in South Africa vs Libreville ranked 1st in Gabon, while ranked 6382nd and 8199th 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	$12.5	$6.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.7	$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.71	$6.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.13	$2.07
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$2.09
🥤 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	$874	$315
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$594	$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1556	$557
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1079	$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.1	$51
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39	$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.25%	10.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2160	$1524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1500	$1045
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.16	$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.7	$32.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.46	$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.91	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.29	$8.28
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$4.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.46	$8.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.59	$8.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.44	$3.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.94	$5.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.02	$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.6	$26.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.6	$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.1	$35
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$6.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.9	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$264	$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5378	$7022

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1345
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$718
371 km or 231 mi	George	$927
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$980
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1036
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$811
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$874
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$1050
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$927
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1419
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$795
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$630
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$681
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$952
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$826
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$986
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$875
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$901
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$934
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$697
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$694
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$765
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$716
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$1057
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$731
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$662
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1171
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$958
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$1023
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$1089
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$948
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$968
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$905

Cities near Libreville

Distance	City	Cost of living
144 km or 89 mi	Port-Gentil	$699
166 km or 103 mi	Bata	$1239
303 km or 188 mi	Sao Tome	$1042
310 km or 193 mi	Trindade	$1042
381 km or 237 mi	Malabo	$1344
404 km or 251 mi	Limbe	$750
408 km or 253 mi	Douala	$1254
421 km or 261 mi	Buea	$641
449 km or 279 mi	Yaounde	$668
472 km or 293 mi	Kumba	$834
522 km or 325 mi	Calabar	$386
556 km or 346 mi	Port Harcourt	$618
574 km or 357 mi	Aba	$601
575 km or 357 mi	Bafoussam	$750
612 km or 380 mi	Umuahia	$849
621 km or 386 mi	Bamenda	$687
627 km or 390 mi	Owerri	$1555
635 km or 395 mi	Pointe-Noire	$590
643 km or 400 mi	Gamboma	$543
662 km or 412 mi	Kayes	$544
680 km or 423 mi	Madingou	$544
698 km or 434 mi	Awka	$785
703 km or 437 mi	Warri	$878
707 km or 439 mi	Enugu	$587
707 km or 440 mi	Onitsha	$922
727 km or 452 mi	Cabinda	$695
785 km or 488 mi	Benin	$655
791 km or 491 mi	Kinkala	$543
800 km or 497 mi	Boma	$870
822 km or 511 mi	Matadi	$895
825 km or 512 mi	Berberati	$492
829 km or 515 mi	Brazzaville	$602
836 km or 520 mi	Kinshasa	$1163
869 km or 540 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$859
869 km or 540 mi	Owo	$594
896 km or 557 mi	Ngaoundere	$550
897 km or 557 mi	Akure	$578
928 km or 577 mi	N'zeto	$815
931 km or 578 mi	Ado Ekiti	$631
951 km or 591 mi	Lagos	$1022