Dhaka vs Libreville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dhaka	Libreville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$464	$708
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1123	$1758
🏠 One person rent	$141	$296
🏘️ Family rent	$240	$499
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.7	$76.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$427
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	73	12
😀 Quality of life	57	32
🏙️ Population	16.8M	899K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 34% less expensive than in Libreville. Cities ranked 8829th and 7045th ($464 vs $708) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Bangladesh and Gabon, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Gabon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dhaka compared to 0.6 months in Libreville. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Libreville ranked 1st in Gabon, while ranked 6151st and 8665th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Libreville

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	Dhaka	Libreville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.14	$5.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$1.93
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$95.5	$210
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$543
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$370
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.7	$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.1	$73.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.01%	10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$1445
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$535	$1012
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.36	$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.02	$7.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.6	$8.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$8.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$5.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$26
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$5.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$32.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.15	$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.7	$46.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.2	$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.7	$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1844	$6108

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$348
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$352
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$362
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$312
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$282
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$301
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$300
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$287
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$321
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$286
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$294
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$320
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$313
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$328
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$315
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$320
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$297
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$456
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$320
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$327
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$312
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$318
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$323
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$366
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$308
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$354
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$333
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$302

Cities near Libreville

Distance	City	Cost of living
144 km or 89 mi	Port-Gentil	$660
166 km or 103 mi	Bata	$1241
303 km or 188 mi	Sao Tome	$1046
310 km or 193 mi	Trindade	$1044
381 km or 237 mi	Malabo	$1413
404 km or 251 mi	Limbe	$755
408 km or 253 mi	Douala	$1363
421 km or 261 mi	Buea	$665
449 km or 279 mi	Yaounde	$671
472 km or 293 mi	Kumba	$849
522 km or 325 mi	Calabar	$397
556 km or 346 mi	Port Harcourt	$676
574 km or 357 mi	Aba	$674
575 km or 357 mi	Bafoussam	$793
612 km or 380 mi	Umuahia	$961
621 km or 386 mi	Bamenda	$698
627 km or 390 mi	Owerri	$1774
635 km or 395 mi	Pointe-Noire	$585
643 km or 400 mi	Gamboma	$536
662 km or 412 mi	Kayes	$536
680 km or 423 mi	Madingou	$536
698 km or 434 mi	Awka	$878
703 km or 437 mi	Warri	$926
707 km or 439 mi	Enugu	$563
707 km or 440 mi	Onitsha	$1051
727 km or 452 mi	Cabinda	$706
785 km or 488 mi	Benin	$632
791 km or 491 mi	Kinkala	$538
800 km or 497 mi	Boma	$871
822 km or 511 mi	Matadi	$893
825 km or 512 mi	Berberati	$494
829 km or 515 mi	Brazzaville	$595
836 km or 520 mi	Kinshasa	$1148
869 km or 540 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$864
869 km or 540 mi	Owo	$664
896 km or 557 mi	Ngaoundere	$571
897 km or 557 mi	Akure	$644
928 km or 577 mi	N'zeto	$853
931 km or 578 mi	Ado Ekiti	$642
951 km or 591 mi	Lagos	$1102