Libreville vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Libreville Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$697
$777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1773
$1907
🏠 One person rent
$294
$360
🏘️ Family rent
$528
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$250
$225
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.6
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$530
$332
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
13
36
😀 Quality of life
28
51
🏙️ Population
797K
2.47M

The cost of living in Libreville is 10% less expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 6825th and 6460th ($697 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 0.8 months in Libreville compared to 0.4 months in Lusaka. Libreville ranked 1st best city to live in Gabon vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 8556th and 6238th 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
$5.54
$3.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.6
$28.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$3.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.02
 Cappuccino
$1.98
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$767
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$400
$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.3
$67.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.3
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.1
$131
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.43%
21.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1373
$2014
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1018
$4865
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.2
$37.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$12.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.74
$8.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.62
$5.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.26
$6.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.98
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.4
$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.22
$3.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.65
$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$24.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.8
$89.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$252
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6420
$5932

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$651
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$1242
303 km or 188 mi Sao Tome
$866
310 km or 193 mi Trindade
$866
381 km or 237 mi Malabo
$990
404 km or 251 mi Limbe
$683
408 km or 253 mi Douala
$1300
421 km or 261 mi Buea
$587
449 km or 279 mi Yaounde
$567
472 km or 293 mi Kumba
$860
522 km or 325 mi Calabar
$237
556 km or 346 mi Port Harcourt
$327
574 km or 357 mi Aba
$233
575 km or 357 mi Bafoussam
$761
612 km or 380 mi Umuahia
$330
621 km or 386 mi Bamenda
$436
627 km or 390 mi Owerri
$507
635 km or 395 mi Pointe-Noire
$545
643 km or 400 mi Gamboma
$510
662 km or 412 mi Kayes
$510
680 km or 423 mi Madingou
$509
698 km or 434 mi Awka
$325
703 km or 437 mi Warri
$351
707 km or 439 mi Enugu
$290
707 km or 440 mi Onitsha
$354
727 km or 452 mi Cabinda
$749
785 km or 488 mi Benin
$315
791 km or 491 mi Kinkala
$511
800 km or 497 mi Boma
$813
822 km or 511 mi Matadi
$827
825 km or 512 mi Berberati
$462
829 km or 515 mi Brazzaville
$561
836 km or 520 mi Kinshasa
$1001
869 km or 540 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$805
869 km or 540 mi Owo
$272
896 km or 557 mi Ngaoundere
$548
897 km or 557 mi Akure
$243
928 km or 577 mi N'zeto
$829
931 km or 578 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
951 km or 591 mi Lagos
$448

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Distance City Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$795
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$1210
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1238
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$784
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1236
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1107
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$689
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$734
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$957
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$852
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$691
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$761
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1121
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$722
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$953
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$777
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$970
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$837
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$961
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$645
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$367
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$550
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1176
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$993
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$332
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$337
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$363
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$335
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$326
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$332
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$338
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$327
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$554
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$511
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1014
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$605
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$457
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$992