Libreville vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Libreville Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1780
$3040
🏠 One person rent
$296
$486
🏘️ Family rent
$534
$1591
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.9
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$500
$1100
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
13
14
😀 Quality of life
41
17
🏙️ Population
797K
1.79M

The cost of living in Libreville is 30% less expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 6920th and 5639th ($702 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Gabon and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Gabon vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Libreville compared to 1.1 months in Lubumbashi. Libreville ranked 1st best city to live in Gabon vs Lubumbashi ranked 2nd in the DR Congo, while ranked 6834th and 8955th among best cities to live in the world.

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Libreville Lubumbashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.57
$11.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.5
$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.3
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$691
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$2132
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$404
$1157
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.4
$201
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.1
$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.62%
12.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1339
$6922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$993
$503
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.3
$62.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.51
$5.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.86
$9.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$4.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.52
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$4.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.66
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.36
$9.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.93
$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.15
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.1
$69.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$3.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.9
$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.7
$63.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$238
$99.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6344
$4965

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Distance City Cost of living
144 km or 89 mi Port-Gentil
$659
166 km or 103 mi Bata
$1201
303 km or 188 mi Sao Tome
$878
310 km or 193 mi Trindade
$879
381 km or 237 mi Malabo
$812
404 km or 251 mi Limbe
$710
408 km or 253 mi Douala
$1368
421 km or 261 mi Buea
$655
449 km or 279 mi Yaounde
$764
472 km or 293 mi Kumba
$933
522 km or 325 mi Calabar
$374
556 km or 346 mi Port Harcourt
$651
574 km or 357 mi Aba
$638
575 km or 357 mi Bafoussam
$794
612 km or 380 mi Umuahia
$906
621 km or 386 mi Bamenda
$714
627 km or 390 mi Owerri
$1686
635 km or 395 mi Pointe-Noire
$578
643 km or 400 mi Gamboma
$531
662 km or 412 mi Kayes
$531
680 km or 423 mi Madingou
$531
698 km or 434 mi Awka
$846
703 km or 437 mi Warri
$886
707 km or 439 mi Enugu
$469
707 km or 440 mi Onitsha
$1036
727 km or 452 mi Cabinda
$686
785 km or 488 mi Benin
$537
791 km or 491 mi Kinkala
$529
800 km or 497 mi Boma
$803
822 km or 511 mi Matadi
$821
825 km or 512 mi Berberati
$488
829 km or 515 mi Brazzaville
$589
836 km or 520 mi Kinshasa
$1041
869 km or 540 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$801
869 km or 540 mi Owo
$658
896 km or 557 mi Ngaoundere
$666
897 km or 557 mi Akure
$635
928 km or 577 mi N'zeto
$793
931 km or 578 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
951 km or 591 mi Lagos
$1133

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Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1028
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$939
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1090
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1116
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1017
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$1139
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$947
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$685
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1079
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$725
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$730
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$815
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$574
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$826
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$830
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$670
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$534
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$433
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$582
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$957
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1012
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$729
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$890
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$723
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$834
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$932
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$810
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$731
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$526
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$515
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$509
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$516
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$761
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$509
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$591
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$902
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$763
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$546
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$498