Libreville vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Libreville Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$1267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1780
$3247
🏠 One person rent
$296
$655
🏘️ Family rent
$534
$1366
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.9
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$500
$2207
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
13
44
😀 Quality of life
41
72
🏙️ Population
797K
298K

The cost of living in Libreville is 45% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 6920th and 4400th ($702 vs $1267) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Gabon and Bahrain, respectively. Check Gabon vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Libreville compared to 1.7 months in Manama. Libreville ranked 1st best city to live in Gabon vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 6834th and 1915th among best cities to live in the world.

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Libreville Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.57
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.5
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$7.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$7.93
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$404
$1097
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48
$76.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.4
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.1
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.62%
7.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1339
$2471
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$993
$1550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.3
$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.51
$47.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.86
$7.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$6.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.52
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.66
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.36
$19.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.93
$6.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.15
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$2.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$3.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.1
$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.9
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.7
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$238
$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6344
$10026

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$655
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$764
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$933
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$374
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$651
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$638
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$794
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$906
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$714
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$1686
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$578
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$531
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$531
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$531
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$846
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$886
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$469
707 km or 440 mi Onitsha
$1036
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$686
785 km or 488 mi Benin
$537
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$529
800 km or 497 mi Boma
$803
822 km or 511 mi Matadi
$821
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$488
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$589
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$1041
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$801
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$658
896 km or 557 mi Ngaoundere
$666
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$635
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$793
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$681
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$1226
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$1218
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$870
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$989
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$878
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$1719
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$783
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$928
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$1810
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$548
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$541
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
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$561
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$537
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$1630
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$558
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$1586
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$1802
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$556
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$1457
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$546
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$713
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$2309
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$507
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$1503
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$716
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$2084
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$542
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$1768
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$489
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$557
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$552
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$705
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$879
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$1603
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$1050
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$728
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$1232
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$588
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$520