Libreville vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Libreville	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$702	$685
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1780	$1880
🏠 One person rent	$296	$250
🏘️ Family rent	$534	$606
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$245
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.9	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$500	$332
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	13	36
😀 Quality of life	41	48
🏙️ Population	797K	2.47M

The cost of living in Libreville is 3% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 6920th and 7016th ($702 vs $685) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Gabon and Zambia, respectively. Check Gabon vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Libreville compared to 0.5 months in Lusaka. Libreville ranked 1st best city to live in Gabon vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 6834th and 6308th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Libreville vs Lusaka

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	Libreville	Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.57	$6.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.5	$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.85	$3.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$1.96	$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$293	$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$208	$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$569	$881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$404	$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48	$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.4	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.1	$63.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	21.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1339	$1988
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$993	$4865
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.75	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.3	$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.51	$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.18	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.86	$6.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.52	$5.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.66	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.36	$6.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.93	$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$2.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.37	$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.1	$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.65	$3.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$4.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.9	$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.7	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$238	$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6344	$5845

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Cities near Libreville

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

Cities near Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$894
209 km or 130 mi	Choma	$725
275 km or 171 mi	Ndola	$1139
289 km or 179 mi	Kitwe	$1116
297 km or 184 mi	Chinhoyi	$830
318 km or 198 mi	Mufulira	$1090
322 km or 200 mi	Chingola	$1028
370 km or 230 mi	Kadoma	$729
373 km or 232 mi	Livingstone	$670
399 km or 248 mi	Harare	$1012
411 km or 255 mi	Chitungwiza	$890
426 km or 265 mi	Lubumbashi	$1007
429 km or 267 mi	Kwekwe	$731
464 km or 288 mi	Marondera	$810
475 km or 295 mi	Mansa	$1017
478 km or 297 mi	Gweru	$761
521 km or 324 mi	Likasi	$939
529 km or 329 mi	Bulawayo	$756
574 km or 356 mi	Tete	$834
584 km or 363 mi	Masvingo	$871
605 km or 376 mi	Kolwezi	$947
611 km or 380 mi	Mutare	$662
613 km or 381 mi	Lilongwe	$582
645 km or 401 mi	Francistown	$585
658 km or 409 mi	Kasama	$1079
686 km or 426 mi	Chimoio	$953
688 km or 428 mi	Ntcheu	$515
694 km or 431 mi	Mzimba	$574
721 km or 448 mi	Blantyre	$591
729 km or 453 mi	Monkey Bay	$526
756 km or 470 mi	Zomba	$498
757 km or 471 mi	Mangochi	$516
762 km or 474 mi	Mzuzu	$534
775 km or 482 mi	Mulanje	$500
792 km or 492 mi	Serowe	$600
802 km or 499 mi	Palapye	$554
852 km or 529 mi	Beira	$1000
869 km or 540 mi	Mahalapye	$663
917 km or 570 mi	Mbeya	$433
956 km or 594 mi	Quelimane	$670