Dhaka vs Libreville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Libreville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$668
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$1694
🏠 One person rent	$118	$279
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$501
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$247
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$69.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$480
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	72	13
😀 Quality of life	54	40
🏙️ Population	16.8M	797K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 36% less expensive than in Libreville. Cities ranked 8899th and 7071st ($430 vs $668) 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 0.6 months in Dhaka compared to 0.7 months in Libreville. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Libreville ranked 1st in Gabon, while ranked 5971st and 6902nd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Dhaka vs Libreville infographic

Share this infographic!

Use the link below to embed the infographic from our site and automatically keep the data layer up to date.

If you prefer to download the image, please credit us as a source.

<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/cost/dhaka/libreville.jpg" alt="Cost of living in Dhaka vs Libreville infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/cost/dhaka/libreville" target="_blank">Dhaka vs Libreville - Cost of Living Comparison</a></p>

Prices in Dhaka vs Libreville

Prices for goods and services in Dhaka and Libreville are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

	Dhaka	Libreville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.89	$5.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$5.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$1.83
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$276
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$378
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$44.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$68.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	10.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$1336
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$959
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$9.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$7.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$8.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$4.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$5.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$6.03
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$76.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$226
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$5922

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$309
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$295
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$367
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$287
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$264
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$303
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$289
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$280
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$305
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$294
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$351
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$328
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$304
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$337
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$327
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$347
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$329
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$337
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$307
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$330
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$478
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$338
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$336
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$345
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$327
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$331
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$332
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$404
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$296
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$408
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$350
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$314

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