Columbus vs Libreville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Columbus	Libreville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2145	$668
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5059	$1694
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$279
🏘️ Family rent	$2171	$501
🍽️ Food expenses	$632	$247
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$69.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4018	$480
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	73	13
😀 Quality of life	88	40
🏙️ Population	906K	797K

The cost of living in Columbus is 221% more expensive than in Libreville. Cities ranked 1476th and 7071st ($2145 vs $668) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1323rd and 1st in the United States and Gabon, respectively. Check the United States vs Gabon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Columbus compared to 0.7 months in Libreville. Columbus ranked 59th best city to live in the United States vs Libreville ranked 1st in Gabon, while ranked 249th and 6902nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Libreville

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	Columbus	Libreville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$5.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.4	$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$5.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.69	$1.83
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.44	$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1314	$276
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$972	$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2378	$541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1757	$378
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$44.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$68.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.9	$22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	10.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3095	$1336
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2954	$959
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.8	$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$9.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.74	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$7.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$8.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.28	$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.45	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$4.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.07	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$5.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.5	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$6.03
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.4	$76.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1236	$226
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15423	$5922

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2084
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2062
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$1986
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2085
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$1994
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2095
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1798
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$1983
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$1851
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1903
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$1968
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1881
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1897
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1764
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1871
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1825
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1870
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1798
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1862
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1852
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1832
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1865
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1890
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1897
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1674
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1902
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1783
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1973
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1914
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1870
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1681
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1834
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1427
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1923
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1481
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1853
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1839
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1428
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1683
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1858

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