Edinburgh vs Libreville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Edinburgh	Libreville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2140	$668
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5387	$1694
🏠 One person rent	$1269	$279
🏘️ Family rent	$2336	$501
🍽️ Food expenses	$530	$247
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$69.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3522	$480
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	88	13
😀 Quality of life	94	40
🏙️ Population	488K	797K

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 220% more expensive than in Libreville. Cities ranked 1491st and 7071st ($2140 vs $668) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 1st in the United Kingdom and Gabon, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Gabon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Edinburgh compared to 0.7 months in Libreville. Edinburgh ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Libreville ranked 1st in Gabon, while ranked 34th and 6902nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Edinburgh	Libreville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$5.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.9	$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.21	$5.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.09	$1.83
☕ Cappuccino	$4.64	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.55	$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1331	$276
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$970	$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2573	$541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1865	$378
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$44.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$291	$68.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.4	$22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.75%	10.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6219	$1336
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4199	$959
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.54	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83	$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.8	$9.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$7.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.87	$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$8.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.07	$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.9	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$4.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.45	$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.07	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.2	$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$5.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$106	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.5	$6.03
👖 Brand Jeans	$111	$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$76.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1772	$226
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21911	$5922

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1610
21 km or 13 mi	Livingston	$1608
21 km or 13 mi	Dunfermline	$1692
42 km or 26 mi	Alloa	$1649
49 km or 30 mi	Cumbernauld	$1475
49 km or 31 mi	Stirling	$1604
52 km or 32 mi	Perth	$1500
56 km or 35 mi	Hamilton	$1699
59 km or 37 mi	Dundee	$1482
65 km or 40 mi	East Kilbride	$1763
66 km or 41 mi	Glasgow	$2011
78 km or 48 mi	Paisley	$1765
89 km or 56 mi	Kilmarnock	$1480
98 km or 61 mi	Greenock	$1601
99 km or 61 mi	Irvine	$1551
102 km or 63 mi	Dumfries	$1246
105 km or 65 mi	Ayr	$1404
120 km or 74 mi	Carlisle	$1567
147 km or 91 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1726
149 km or 93 mi	Aberdeen	$1614
150 km or 93 mi	Gateshead	$1705
153 km or 95 mi	Tynemouth	$1638
153 km or 95 mi	Jarrow	$1651
154 km or 96 mi	South Shields	$1628
158 km or 98 mi	Washington	$1637
158 km or 98 mi	Whitehaven	$1732
164 km or 102 mi	Sunderland	$1510
166 km or 103 mi	Durham	$1707
173 km or 107 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1592
182 km or 113 mi	Inverness	$1722
189 km or 117 mi	Hartlepool	$1328
189 km or 117 mi	Elgin	$1393
190 km or 118 mi	Darlington	$1288
194 km or 121 mi	Stockton-on-Tees	$1377
197 km or 123 mi	Middlesbrough	$1500
211 km or 131 mi	Morecambe	$1714
212 km or 132 mi	Bangor	$1382
213 km or 132 mi	Lancaster	$1629
216 km or 134 mi	Douglas	$1968
224 km or 139 mi	Newtownabbey	$1692

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