Libreville vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Libreville Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$745
$591
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1857
$1409
🏠 One person rent
$311
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$524
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$274
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.1
$51.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$448
$121
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
11
14
😀 Quality of life
38
30
🏙️ Population
899K
989K

The cost of living in Libreville is 26% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 7015th and 8027th ($745 vs $591) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Gabon and Malawi, respectively. Check Gabon vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Libreville compared to 0.2 months in Lilongwe. Libreville ranked 1st best city to live in Gabon vs Lilongwe ranked 3rd in Malawi, while ranked 8199th and 8837th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Libreville vs Lilongwe

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Libreville Lilongwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.08
$4.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.6
$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.42
$8.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$315
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$557
$601
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$389
$198
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.7
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.1
$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.94%
12.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1524
$9004
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1045
$506
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.1
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$5.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.28
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.78
$3.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.78
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.27
$1.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.19
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.89
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.66
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.6
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.87
$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.69
$3.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.5
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.6
$48.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$261
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7022
$2330

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$521
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$495
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$496
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$458
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$530
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$505
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$828
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$527
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$461
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1002
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1024
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$768
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$770
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$639
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$692
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$469
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$764
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$613
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$924
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$935
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$686
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1030
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1189
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1473
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$754
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1229
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1000
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$706
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1521
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$577
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1181
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$861
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$750
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$1039
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$630
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$506
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$408
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$718