Harare vs Libreville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Libreville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$957
$697
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2551
$1773
🏠 One person rent
$422
$294
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$528
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$74.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$440
$530
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
37
13
😀 Quality of life
47
28
🏙️ Population
2.15M
797K

The cost of living in Harare is 37% more expensive than in Libreville. Cities ranked 5620th and 6825th ($957 vs $697) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Zimbabwe and Gabon, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Gabon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Harare compared to 0.8 months in Libreville. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Libreville ranked 1st in Gabon, while ranked 6463rd and 8556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Harare Libreville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.43
$5.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.6
$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.98
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$303
$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$261
$207
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$938
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$698
$400
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.3
$48.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$73.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$117
$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.57%
13.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1378
$1373
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1341
$1018
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.9
$30.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.65
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$7.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$9.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.96
$8.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.88
$4.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.06
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.69
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$26.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$5.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$38.5
$83.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$252
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7309
$6420

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18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$852
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$761
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$784
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$689
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$691
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$645
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$722
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$837
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$993
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$970
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$777
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$777
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$795
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1014
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$363
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$332
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$327
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$367
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$550
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$326
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$734
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$332
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$335
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$1210
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$992
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1238
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1236
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$511
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$554
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1107
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$337
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$605
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1121
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$338
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$952
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1176
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$953
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$866

Cities near Libreville

Distance City Cost of living
144 km or 89 mi Port-Gentil
$651
166 km or 103 mi Bata
$1242
303 km or 188 mi Sao Tome
$866
310 km or 193 mi Trindade
$866
381 km or 237 mi Malabo
$990
404 km or 251 mi Limbe
$683
408 km or 253 mi Douala
$1300
421 km or 261 mi Buea
$587
449 km or 279 mi Yaounde
$567
472 km or 293 mi Kumba
$860
522 km or 325 mi Calabar
$237
556 km or 346 mi Port Harcourt
$327
574 km or 357 mi Aba
$233
575 km or 357 mi Bafoussam
$761
612 km or 380 mi Umuahia
$330
621 km or 386 mi Bamenda
$436
627 km or 390 mi Owerri
$507
635 km or 395 mi Pointe-Noire
$545
643 km or 400 mi Gamboma
$510
662 km or 412 mi Kayes
$510
680 km or 423 mi Madingou
$509
698 km or 434 mi Awka
$325
703 km or 437 mi Warri
$351
707 km or 439 mi Enugu
$290
707 km or 440 mi Onitsha
$354
727 km or 452 mi Cabinda
$749
785 km or 488 mi Benin
$315
791 km or 491 mi Kinkala
$511
800 km or 497 mi Boma
$813
822 km or 511 mi Matadi
$827
825 km or 512 mi Berberati
$462
829 km or 515 mi Brazzaville
$561
836 km or 520 mi Kinshasa
$1001
869 km or 540 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$805
869 km or 540 mi Owo
$272
896 km or 557 mi Ngaoundere
$548
897 km or 557 mi Akure
$243
928 km or 577 mi N'zeto
$829
931 km or 578 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
951 km or 591 mi Lagos
$448