Libreville vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Libreville	Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$668	$587
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1694	$1571
🏠 One person rent	$279	$251
🏘️ Family rent	$501	$555
🍽️ Food expenses	$247	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.5	$51.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$480	$275
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	13	13
😀 Quality of life	40	20
🏙️ Population	797K	989K

The cost of living in Libreville is 14% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 7071st and 7807th ($668 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 0.7 months in Libreville compared to 0.5 months in Lilongwe. Libreville ranked 1st best city to live in Gabon vs Lilongwe ranked 4th in Malawi, while ranked 6902nd and 8847th 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	$5.3	$4.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.2	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.83	$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$276	$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$196	$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$541	$362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$378	$474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.7	$53.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.78%	12.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1336	$10555
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$959	$588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.8	$11.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.24	$5.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.12	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.65	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.62	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.08	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.91	$2.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.5	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.6	$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.27	$4.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.7	$17
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.03	$3.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.8	$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.3	$49.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$226	$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5922	$2351

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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

Cities near Lilongwe

Distance	City	Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
134 km or 83 mi	Ntcheu	$492
169 km or 105 mi	Mangochi	$493
228 km or 142 mi	Zomba	$457
233 km or 145 mi	Mzimba	$566
240 km or 149 mi	Blantyre	$507
243 km or 151 mi	Tete	$825
283 km or 176 mi	Mzuzu	$525
293 km or 182 mi	Mulanje	$461
506 km or 314 mi	Kasama	$748
518 km or 322 mi	Harare	$992
524 km or 326 mi	Marondera	$794
533 km or 331 mi	Chitungwiza	$873
536 km or 333 mi	Chinhoyi	$646
545 km or 339 mi	Quelimane	$675
550 km or 342 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$687
566 km or 352 mi	Mbeya	$461
567 km or 353 mi	Mutare	$752
568 km or 353 mi	Ndola	$541
572 km or 355 mi	Chimoio	$947
603 km or 375 mi	Nampula	$872
613 km or 381 mi	Lusaka	$738
616 km or 383 mi	Mansa	$776
616 km or 383 mi	Kitwe	$917
618 km or 384 mi	Mufulira	$1018
637 km or 396 mi	Kadoma	$723
660 km or 410 mi	Chingola	$875
660 km or 410 mi	Beira	$1003
682 km or 424 mi	Kwekwe	$730
732 km or 455 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
740 km or 460 mi	Pemba	$1506
741 km or 460 mi	Gweru	$597
744 km or 462 mi	Nacala	$1150
746 km or 464 mi	Masvingo	$854
795 km or 494 mi	Choma	$700
835 km or 519 mi	Likasi	$961
883 km or 549 mi	Bulawayo	$766
886 km or 551 mi	Dodoma	$502
902 km or 560 mi	Morogoro	$486
949 km or 590 mi	Livingstone	$688