Libreville vs Malabo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Libreville Malabo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1780
$2326
🏠 One person rent
$296
$175
🏘️ Family rent
$534
$533
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$498
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.9
$42.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$500
$341
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
13
8
😀 Quality of life
41
34
🏙️ Population
797K
297K

The cost of living in Libreville is 14% less expensive than in Malabo. Cities ranked 6920th and 6389th ($702 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea, respectively. Check Gabon vs Equatorial Guinea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Libreville compared to 0.4 months in Malabo. Libreville ranked 1st best city to live in Gabon vs Malabo ranked 1st in Equatorial Guinea, while ranked 6834th and 7611th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Libreville vs Malabo

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Libreville Malabo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.57
$13.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.5
$42.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$17.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$6.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$1.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$772
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$404
$385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.4
$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.1
$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.62%
6.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1339
$848
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$993
$640
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$1.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.3
$26.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.51
$7.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$2.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$3.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$3.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.86
$6.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$6.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.52
$7.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$5.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$3.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$5.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$3.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$4.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.66
$2.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.36
$5.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.93
$4.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.15
$5.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$3.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.1
$51.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$5.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$29.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.9
$25.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.7
$144
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$238
$68.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6344
$5705

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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 Malabo

Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Limbe
$710
69 km or 43 mi Buea
$655
108 km or 67 mi Douala
$1368
123 km or 77 mi Kumba
$933
142 km or 88 mi Calabar
$374
218 km or 135 mi Aba
$638
226 km or 140 mi Port Harcourt
$651
238 km or 148 mi Bata
$1201
244 km or 152 mi Umuahia
$906
264 km or 164 mi Bafoussam
$794
273 km or 169 mi Owerri
$1686
287 km or 179 mi Bamenda
$714
305 km or 189 mi Yaounde
$764
331 km or 206 mi Enugu
$469
331 km or 206 mi Awka
$846
347 km or 216 mi Onitsha
$1036
381 km or 237 mi Libreville
$702
388 km or 241 mi Warri
$886
443 km or 275 mi Sao Tome
$878
450 km or 279 mi Trindade
$879
451 km or 281 mi Benin
$537
497 km or 309 mi Port-Gentil
$659
520 km or 323 mi Owo
$658
555 km or 345 mi Akure
$635
583 km or 362 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
606 km or 377 mi Abuja
$1262
622 km or 387 mi Ife
$774
645 km or 401 mi Osogbo
$704
664 km or 413 mi Ngaoundere
$666
666 km or 414 mi Lagos
$1133
673 km or 418 mi Ibadan
$759
687 km or 427 mi Jos
$757
696 km or 433 mi Minna
$787
702 km or 436 mi Oyo
$699
705 km or 438 mi Ilorin
$526
709 km or 441 mi Abeokuta
$1019
739 km or 459 mi Bauchi
$735
746 km or 464 mi Porto-Novo
$710
762 km or 473 mi Cotonou
$755
767 km or 477 mi Kaduna
$377