Harare vs Libreville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Libreville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1024
$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2516
$1857
🏠 One person rent
$416
$311
🏘️ Family rent
$676
$524
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$79.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$226
$448
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
38
11
😀 Quality of life
48
38
🏙️ Population
2.15M
899K

The cost of living in Harare is 38% more expensive than in Libreville. Cities ranked 5483rd and 7015th ($1024 vs $745) 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 0.2 months in Harare compared to 0.6 months in Libreville. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Libreville ranked 1st in Gabon, while ranked 6918th and 8199th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Libreville

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Harare Libreville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.1
$6.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.9
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.95
$6.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$2.07
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$315
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$557
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$513
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$51
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.2
$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$78.3
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.19%
10.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$973
$1524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$494
$1045
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.2
$32.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.57
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$8.28
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$4.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.4
$8.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.02
$8.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.55
$3.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.02
$5.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$26.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.3
$35
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$6.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.1
$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37
$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$295
$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10145
$7022

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18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$770
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$768
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$639
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$754
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$706
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$764
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$577
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$861
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$924
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$828
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$630
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$686
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$750
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1000
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$505
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$495
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$461
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$591
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$633
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$458
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$718
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$496
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$521
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$613
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$692
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1189
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1473
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$551
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$583
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1229
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$530
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$628
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1030
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$527
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$950
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1002
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$1039
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$899

Cities near Libreville

Distance City Cost of living
144 km or 89 mi Port-Gentil
$699
166 km or 103 mi Bata
$1239
303 km or 188 mi Sao Tome
$1042
310 km or 193 mi Trindade
$1042
381 km or 237 mi Malabo
$1344
404 km or 251 mi Limbe
$750
408 km or 253 mi Douala
$1254
421 km or 261 mi Buea
$641
449 km or 279 mi Yaounde
$668
472 km or 293 mi Kumba
$834
522 km or 325 mi Calabar
$386
556 km or 346 mi Port Harcourt
$618
574 km or 357 mi Aba
$601
575 km or 357 mi Bafoussam
$750
612 km or 380 mi Umuahia
$849
621 km or 386 mi Bamenda
$687
627 km or 390 mi Owerri
$1555
635 km or 395 mi Pointe-Noire
$590
643 km or 400 mi Gamboma
$543
662 km or 412 mi Kayes
$544
680 km or 423 mi Madingou
$544
698 km or 434 mi Awka
$785
703 km or 437 mi Warri
$878
707 km or 439 mi Enugu
$587
707 km or 440 mi Onitsha
$922
727 km or 452 mi Cabinda
$695
785 km or 488 mi Benin
$655
791 km or 491 mi Kinkala
$543
800 km or 497 mi Boma
$870
822 km or 511 mi Matadi
$895
825 km or 512 mi Berberati
$492
829 km or 515 mi Brazzaville
$602
836 km or 520 mi Kinshasa
$1163
869 km or 540 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$859
869 km or 540 mi Owo
$594
896 km or 557 mi Ngaoundere
$550
897 km or 557 mi Akure
$578
928 km or 577 mi N'zeto
$815
931 km or 578 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
951 km or 591 mi Lagos
$1022