Cape Town vs Libreville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cape Town	Libreville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1071	$668
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2522	$1694
🏠 One person rent	$582	$279
🏘️ Family rent	$1083	$501
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$247
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$69.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1532	$480
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	56	13
😀 Quality of life	58	40
🏙️ Population	3.78M	797K

The cost of living in Cape Town is 60% more expensive than in Libreville. Cities ranked 5016th and 7071st ($1071 vs $668) 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 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 5491st and 6902nd 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	$8.4	$5.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.1	$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$5.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$1.83
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$677	$276
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$435	$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1304	$541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$863	$378
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.9	$44.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.1	$68.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.9	$22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.89%	10.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$1336
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1180	$959
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39	$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.47	$9.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$7.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.24	$8.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.43	$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.48	$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.02	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.02	$4.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.22	$5.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$6.03
👖 Brand Jeans	$51	$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$76.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$204	$226
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4806	$5922

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1147
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$619
371 km or 231 mi	George	$743
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$840
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$901
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$699
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$763
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$915
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$814
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1332
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$766
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$567
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$621
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$852
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$748
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$827
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$768
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$780
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$792
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$665
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$664
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$672
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$923
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$889
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$691
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$628
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$993
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$837
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$862
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$953
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$809
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$813
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$740

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