Libreville vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Libreville	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$668	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1694	$7841
🏠 One person rent	$279	$2211
🏘️ Family rent	$501	$4100
🍽️ Food expenses	$247	$551
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.5	$375
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$480	$4153
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	13	100
😀 Quality of life	40	99
🏙️ Population	797K	8.8M

The cost of living in Libreville is 80% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 7071st and 58th ($668 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Gabon and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Gabon vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Libreville compared to 1.3 months in London. Libreville ranked 1st best city to live in Gabon vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6902nd and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Libreville vs London

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	Libreville	London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.3	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.2	$84
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.83	$9.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$8.03
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$276	$2704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$196	$1831
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$541	$5123
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$378	$3478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$167
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.7	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22	$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.78%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1336	$20412
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$959	$10524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$3.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.8	$91.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.24	$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.12	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.65	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$8.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.62	$2.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.08	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.91	$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.5	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.6	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.27	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.7	$69.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.03	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.8	$97.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.3	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$226	$2250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5922	$26090

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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 London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2868
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2414
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2209
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2207
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2214
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2185
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2470
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2136
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2217
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2261
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2112
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2433
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2199
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2122
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2429
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2052
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2048
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2623
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2052
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1924
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2422
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2092
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$1987
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2248
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1973
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2063
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2089
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2062
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1885
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2263
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1948
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2135
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2344
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2009