Libreville vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Libreville Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$743
$587
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1869
$1406
🏠 One person rent
$308
$251
🏘️ Family rent
$526
$391
🍽️ Food expenses
$274
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.2
$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$469
$107
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
11
14
😀 Quality of life
51
29
🏙️ Population
899K
989K

The cost of living in Libreville is 27% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 7051st and 8094th ($743 vs $587) 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 2nd in Malawi, while ranked 6592nd and 8818th 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
$6.09
$4.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.2
$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.59
$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.12
$2.32
🥤 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
$214
$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$556
$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$389
$207
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.1
$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.1
$53.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.9%
12.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1526
$7658
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1024
$432
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.1
$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.3
$5.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.3
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.06
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$3.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.72
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.71
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.18
$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$2.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.81
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.4
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.6
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.84
$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.8
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.58
$3.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.1
$23.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$49.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$273
$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7523
$2337

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$698
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$1209
303 km or 188 mi Sao Tome
$1011
310 km or 193 mi Trindade
$1013
381 km or 237 mi Malabo
$1272
404 km or 251 mi Limbe
$738
408 km or 253 mi Douala
$1156
421 km or 261 mi Buea
$627
449 km or 279 mi Yaounde
$666
472 km or 293 mi Kumba
$821
522 km or 325 mi Calabar
$373
556 km or 346 mi Port Harcourt
$559
574 km or 357 mi Aba
$591
575 km or 357 mi Bafoussam
$759
612 km or 380 mi Umuahia
$773
621 km or 386 mi Bamenda
$699
627 km or 390 mi Owerri
$1364
635 km or 395 mi Pointe-Noire
$578
643 km or 400 mi Gamboma
$531
662 km or 412 mi Kayes
$533
680 km or 423 mi Madingou
$531
698 km or 434 mi Awka
$693
703 km or 437 mi Warri
$786
707 km or 439 mi Enugu
$564
707 km or 440 mi Onitsha
$795
727 km or 452 mi Cabinda
$673
785 km or 488 mi Benin
$627
791 km or 491 mi Kinkala
$533
800 km or 497 mi Boma
$856
822 km or 511 mi Matadi
$881
825 km or 512 mi Berberati
$478
829 km or 515 mi Brazzaville
$590
836 km or 520 mi Kinshasa
$1133
869 km or 540 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$846
869 km or 540 mi Owo
$531
896 km or 557 mi Ngaoundere
$551
897 km or 557 mi Akure
$488
928 km or 577 mi N'zeto
$721
931 km or 578 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
951 km or 591 mi Lagos
$946

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Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$516
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$489
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$494
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$452
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$559
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$495
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$792
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$522
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$456
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1132
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1015
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$755
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$780
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$629
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$691
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$463
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$754
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$692
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$875
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$933
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$777
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1166
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1304
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1602
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$727
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1378
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$952
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$677
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1511
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$565
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1167
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$840
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$849
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$1029
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$632
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$495
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$417
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$813