Libreville vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Libreville Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$743
$777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1869
$2003
🏠 One person rent
$308
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$526
$437
🍽️ Food expenses
$274
$299
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.2
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$469
$130
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
11
35
😀 Quality of life
51
51
🏙️ Population
899K
2.47M

The cost of living in Libreville is 4% less expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 7051st and 6881st ($743 vs $777) 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 0.6 months in Libreville compared to 0.2 months in Lusaka. Libreville ranked 1st best city to live in Gabon vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 6592nd and 6622nd 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
$6.09
$8.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.2
$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.59
$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$1.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.12
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$315
$273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$214
$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$556
$496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$389
$271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.1
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.1
$63.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$58.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.9%
24.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1526
$1971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1024
$4422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$1.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.1
$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.3
$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.3
$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.06
$8.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$5.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$6.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$3.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.72
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.71
$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.18
$3.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.81
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.4
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.6
$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.84
$4.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.8
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.58
$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.1
$21.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$62.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$273
$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7523
$15258

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$1013
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$1272
404 km or 251 mi Limbe
$738
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$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

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$925
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$849
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$692
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1304
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$629
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1602
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1378
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$727
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$813
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$1015
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$780
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$677
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$755
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1166
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$565
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$1029
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$632
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$792
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$840
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$1044
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$754
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$587
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$632
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$1132
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$875
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$489
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$559
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$495
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$516
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$452
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$494
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$522
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$456
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$590
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$549
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$952
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$615
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$463
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$691