Harare vs Libreville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Libreville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1012
$702
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2579
$1780
🏠 One person rent
$427
$296
🏘️ Family rent
$819
$534
🍽️ Food expenses
$336
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$175
$72.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$381
$500
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
37
13
😀 Quality of life
43
41
🏙️ Population
2.15M
797K

The cost of living in Harare is 44% more expensive than in Libreville. Cities ranked 5611th and 6920th ($1012 vs $702) 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 0.4 months in Harare compared to 0.7 months in Libreville. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Libreville ranked 1st in Gabon, while ranked 6695th and 6834th 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
$8.03
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.93
☕ Cappuccino
$3.09
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$326
$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$900
$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$576
$404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.3
$73.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$124
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.99%
10.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$1339
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1332
$993
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.5
$31.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$9.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.61
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.1
$7.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$4.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$8.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$8.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.24
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$5.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.67
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.9
$26.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.2
$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.9
$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$249
$238
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8755
$6344

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18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$890
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$810
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$830
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$729
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$731
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$662
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$761
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$871
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$953
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$834
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$756
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$685
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$725
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1000
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$591
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$515
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$500
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$582
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$585
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$498
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$670
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$516
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$526
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$1139
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$670
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1116
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1090
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$554
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$600
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1028
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$574
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$663
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1017
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$534
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$1045
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1079
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$939
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$841

Cities near Libreville

Distance City Cost of living
144 km or 89 mi Port-Gentil
$659
166 km or 103 mi Bata
$1201
303 km or 188 mi Sao Tome
$878
310 km or 193 mi Trindade
$879
381 km or 237 mi Malabo
$812
404 km or 251 mi Limbe
$710
408 km or 253 mi Douala
$1368
421 km or 261 mi Buea
$655
449 km or 279 mi Yaounde
$764
472 km or 293 mi Kumba
$933
522 km or 325 mi Calabar
$374
556 km or 346 mi Port Harcourt
$651
574 km or 357 mi Aba
$638
575 km or 357 mi Bafoussam
$794
612 km or 380 mi Umuahia
$906
621 km or 386 mi Bamenda
$714
627 km or 390 mi Owerri
$1686
635 km or 395 mi Pointe-Noire
$578
643 km or 400 mi Gamboma
$531
662 km or 412 mi Kayes
$531
680 km or 423 mi Madingou
$531
698 km or 434 mi Awka
$846
703 km or 437 mi Warri
$886
707 km or 439 mi Enugu
$469
707 km or 440 mi Onitsha
$1036
727 km or 452 mi Cabinda
$686
785 km or 488 mi Benin
$537
791 km or 491 mi Kinkala
$529
800 km or 497 mi Boma
$803
822 km or 511 mi Matadi
$821
825 km or 512 mi Berberati
$488
829 km or 515 mi Brazzaville
$589
836 km or 520 mi Kinshasa
$1041
869 km or 540 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$801
869 km or 540 mi Owo
$658
896 km or 557 mi Ngaoundere
$666
897 km or 557 mi Akure
$635
928 km or 577 mi N'zeto
$793
931 km or 578 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
951 km or 591 mi Lagos
$1133