Dakar vs Libreville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dakar	Libreville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1114	$668
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2994	$1694
🏠 One person rent	$529	$279
🏘️ Family rent	$1249	$501
🍽️ Food expenses	$363	$247
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$69.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$363	$480
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	29	13
😀 Quality of life	47	40
🏙️ Population	1.44M	797K

The cost of living in Dakar is 67% more expensive than in Libreville. Cities ranked 4757th and 7071st ($1114 vs $668) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Senegal and Gabon, respectively. Check Senegal vs Gabon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dakar compared to 0.7 months in Libreville. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Libreville ranked 1st in Gabon, while ranked 6427th and 6902nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Libreville

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	Dakar	Libreville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.31	$5.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.3	$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$5.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$1.83
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$750	$276
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1999	$541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$846	$378
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.4	$44.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$68.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.12%	10.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2214	$1336
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1304	$959
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.1	$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$9.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.53	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.47	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$7.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.71	$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$8.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.43	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.56	$4.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.72	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55	$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.09	$5.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.67	$6.03
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$76.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$246	$226
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6669	$5922

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Cities near Dakar

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Rufisque	$1046
58 km or 36 mi	Thies	$1052
121 km or 75 mi	Fatick	$998
163 km or 101 mi	Kaolack	$1000
166 km or 103 mi	Louga	$970
171 km or 106 mi	Banjul	$477
174 km or 108 mi	Lamin	$507
177 km or 110 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
185 km or 115 mi	Brikama	$552
266 km or 165 mi	Rosso	$647
271 km or 169 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
340 km or 211 mi	Kolda	$964
378 km or 235 mi	Bissau	$827
404 km or 251 mi	Nouakchott	$675
416 km or 258 mi	Bafata	$804
629 km or 391 mi	Boffa	$998
651 km or 404 mi	Praia	$840
668 km or 415 mi	Assomada	$838
709 km or 441 mi	Conakry	$1061
727 km or 452 mi	Forecariah	$998
757 km or 471 mi	Mamou	$1019
833 km or 518 mi	Freetown	$1346
841 km or 522 mi	Mindelo	$865
978 km or 607 mi	Bo	$1278
1009 km or 627 mi	Kankan	$1007
1023 km or 636 mi	Kenema	$1272
1048 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$569
1051 km or 653 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
1087 km or 675 mi	Banamba	$491
1088 km or 676 mi	Koulikoro	$490
1141 km or 709 mi	Bougouni	$489
1185 km or 736 mi	Monrovia	$523
1197 km or 744 mi	Kakata	$487
1215 km or 755 mi	Segou	$490
1220 km or 758 mi	Nzerekore	$999
1232 km or 766 mi	Markala	$489
1256 km or 781 mi	Yekepa	$487
1258 km or 782 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
1332 km or 828 mi	Sikasso	$499
1413 km or 878 mi	Korhogo	$916

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