Kabul vs Libreville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kabul	Libreville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$474	$668
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1052	$1694
🏠 One person rent	$203	$279
🏘️ Family rent	$302	$501
🍽️ Food expenses	$158	$247
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.8	$69.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$480
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	30	13
😀 Quality of life	14	40
🏙️ Population	4.27M	797K

The cost of living in Kabul is 29% less expensive than in Libreville. Cities ranked 8769th and 7071st ($474 vs $668) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Afghanistan and Gabon, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Gabon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kabul compared to 0.7 months in Libreville. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Libreville ranked 1st in Gabon, while ranked 9071st and 6902nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Libreville

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	Kabul	Libreville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.38	$5.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.34	$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.64	$5.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.11	$1.83
☕ Cappuccino	$1.53	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$140	$276
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$90	$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$312	$541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$141	$378
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.2	$44.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.8	$68.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.54%	10.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$404	$1336
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$202	$959
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.27	$9.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.39	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$7.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$8.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.97	$4.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.48	$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.37	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.8	$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.15	$5.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.2	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.79	$6.03
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.1	$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.4	$76.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$17.2	$226
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1356	$5922

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Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$386
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$303
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$389
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$366
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$346
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$379
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$394
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$366
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$364
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$382
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$442
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$596
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$414
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$458
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$605
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$354
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$468
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$292
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$389
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$273
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$342
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$380
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$306
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$373
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$354
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$266
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$392
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$305
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$308
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$361
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$281
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$321
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$476

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