Libreville vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Libreville	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$668	$738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1694	$2249
🏠 One person rent	$279	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$501	$948
🍽️ Food expenses	$247	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.5	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$480	$333
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	13	37
😀 Quality of life	40	49
🏙️ Population	797K	2.47M

The cost of living in Libreville is 10% less expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 7071st and 6726th ($668 vs $738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 6902nd and 6269th 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	$5.3	$6.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.2	$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.83	$3.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$0.91
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$276	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$196	$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$541	$1082
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$378	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$60.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.7	$94.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22	$125
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.78%	21.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1336	$2003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$959	$4875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.8	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.24	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.12	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.65	$7.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$4.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.62	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.08	$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.91	$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.5	$2.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.6	$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.27	$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.7	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.03	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.8	$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.3	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$226	$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5922	$9642

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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 Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$687
209 km or 130 mi	Choma	$700
275 km or 171 mi	Ndola	$541
289 km or 179 mi	Kitwe	$917
297 km or 184 mi	Chinhoyi	$646
318 km or 198 mi	Mufulira	$1018
322 km or 200 mi	Chingola	$875
370 km or 230 mi	Kadoma	$723
373 km or 232 mi	Livingstone	$688
399 km or 248 mi	Harare	$992
411 km or 255 mi	Chitungwiza	$873
426 km or 265 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
429 km or 267 mi	Kwekwe	$730
464 km or 288 mi	Marondera	$794
475 km or 295 mi	Mansa	$776
478 km or 297 mi	Gweru	$597
521 km or 324 mi	Likasi	$961
529 km or 329 mi	Bulawayo	$766
574 km or 356 mi	Tete	$825
584 km or 363 mi	Masvingo	$854
605 km or 376 mi	Kolwezi	$975
611 km or 380 mi	Mutare	$752
613 km or 381 mi	Lilongwe	$587
645 km or 401 mi	Francistown	$624
658 km or 409 mi	Kasama	$748
686 km or 426 mi	Chimoio	$947
688 km or 428 mi	Ntcheu	$492
694 km or 431 mi	Mzimba	$566
721 km or 448 mi	Blantyre	$507
729 km or 453 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
756 km or 470 mi	Zomba	$457
757 km or 471 mi	Mangochi	$493
762 km or 474 mi	Mzuzu	$525
775 km or 482 mi	Mulanje	$461
792 km or 492 mi	Serowe	$583
802 km or 499 mi	Palapye	$540
852 km or 529 mi	Beira	$1003
869 km or 540 mi	Mahalapye	$631
917 km or 570 mi	Mbeya	$461
956 km or 594 mi	Quelimane	$675