Houston vs Libreville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Houston	Libreville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$668
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5664	$1694
🏠 One person rent	$1305	$279
🏘️ Family rent	$2467	$501
🍽️ Food expenses	$581	$247
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$69.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$480
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	13
😀 Quality of life	91	40
🏙️ Population	2.3M	797K

The cost of living in Houston is 239% more expensive than in Libreville. Cities ranked 1229th and 7071st ($2265 vs $668) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1115th and 1st in the United States and Gabon, respectively. Check the United States vs Gabon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Houston compared to 0.7 months in Libreville. Houston ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Libreville ranked 1st in Gabon, while ranked 97th and 6902nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Houston	Libreville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.2	$5.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$5.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$1.83
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1390	$276
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1037	$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2766	$541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2058	$378
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$44.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$68.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	10.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2714	$1336
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$959
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.7	$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$9.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$7.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$8.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.62	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$4.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.64	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$5.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$6.03
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$76.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1470	$226
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18964	$5922

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2108
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2196
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2097
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2232
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2311
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2065
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2056
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2014
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1799
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1855
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2089
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1673
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1853
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1878
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2215
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2037
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2455
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2163
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2134
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2192
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2224
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2182
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2260
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2230
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2182

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