Libreville vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Libreville	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$743	$3420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1869	$7800
🏠 One person rent	$308	$2177
🏘️ Family rent	$526	$3742
🍽️ Food expenses	$274	$761
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.2	$263
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$469	$4482
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	11	99
😀 Quality of life	51	93
🏙️ Population	899K	3.9M

The cost of living in Libreville is 78% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 7051st and 62nd ($743 vs $3420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 47th in Gabon and the United States, respectively. Check Gabon vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Libreville compared to 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Libreville ranked 1st best city to live in Gabon vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 6592nd and 50th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Libreville	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.09	$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.2	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.59	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$2.12	$6.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$315	$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$214	$1856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$556	$4109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$389	$3268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.1	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.1	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.2	$69.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.9%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1526	$8186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1024	$7185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.79	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.1	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.3	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.3	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.17	$6.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.06	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$5.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$5.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.71	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.25	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.81	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.62	$5.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.4	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.6	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.8	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.58	$29.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.1	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.3	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$273	$1748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7523	$23685

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Cities near Libreville

Distance	City	Cost of living
144 km or 89 mi	Port-Gentil	$698
166 km or 103 mi	Bata	$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

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000