Libreville vs Maoming - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Libreville	Maoming
🚶 Cost of living one person	$708	$773
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1758	$1981
🏠 One person rent	$296	$415
🏘️ Family rent	$499	$718
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$205
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.6	$73.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$427	$976
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	39 km
🎓 Higher education	12	29
😀 Quality of life	32	49
🏙️ Population	899K	6.17M

The cost of living in Libreville is 8% less expensive than in Maoming. Cities ranked 7045th and 6772nd ($708 vs $773) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 30th in Gabon and China, respectively. Check Gabon vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Libreville compared to 1.3 months in Maoming. Libreville ranked 1st best city to live in Gabon vs Maoming ranked 141st in China, while ranked 8665th and 6717th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Libreville vs Maoming

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	Libreville	Maoming
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.66	$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.4	$13.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.16	$3.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$1.58
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$2.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$296	$480
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$210	$351
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$847
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$370	$619
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.9	$27.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.2	$42.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.9	$11.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.76%	4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1445	$4664
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1012	$2843
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.73	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.1	$23.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.9	$2.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.16	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.06	$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.86	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$5.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.44	$5.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$0.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$0.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.7	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.51	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.12	$3.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.16	$6.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$5.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26	$31.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.61	$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.6	$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$9.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.7	$41.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.7	$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$224	$424
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6108	$16634

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Cities near Libreville

Distance	City	Cost of living
144 km or 89 mi	Port-Gentil	$660
166 km or 103 mi	Bata	$1241
303 km or 188 mi	Sao Tome	$1046
310 km or 193 mi	Trindade	$1044
381 km or 237 mi	Malabo	$1413
404 km or 251 mi	Limbe	$755
408 km or 253 mi	Douala	$1363
421 km or 261 mi	Buea	$665
449 km or 279 mi	Yaounde	$671
472 km or 293 mi	Kumba	$849
522 km or 325 mi	Calabar	$397
556 km or 346 mi	Port Harcourt	$676
574 km or 357 mi	Aba	$674
575 km or 357 mi	Bafoussam	$793
612 km or 380 mi	Umuahia	$961
621 km or 386 mi	Bamenda	$698
627 km or 390 mi	Owerri	$1774
635 km or 395 mi	Pointe-Noire	$585
643 km or 400 mi	Gamboma	$536
662 km or 412 mi	Kayes	$536
680 km or 423 mi	Madingou	$536
698 km or 434 mi	Awka	$878
703 km or 437 mi	Warri	$926
707 km or 439 mi	Enugu	$563
707 km or 440 mi	Onitsha	$1051
727 km or 452 mi	Cabinda	$706
785 km or 488 mi	Benin	$632
791 km or 491 mi	Kinkala	$538
800 km or 497 mi	Boma	$871
822 km or 511 mi	Matadi	$893
825 km or 512 mi	Berberati	$494
829 km or 515 mi	Brazzaville	$595
836 km or 520 mi	Kinshasa	$1148
869 km or 540 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$864
869 km or 540 mi	Owo	$664
896 km or 557 mi	Ngaoundere	$571
897 km or 557 mi	Akure	$644
928 km or 577 mi	N'zeto	$853
931 km or 578 mi	Ado Ekiti	$642
951 km or 591 mi	Lagos	$1102

Cities near Maoming

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Gaozhou	$780
74 km or 46 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
110 km or 68 mi	Yangjiang	$892
133 km or 83 mi	Yulin	$726
181 km or 113 mi	Yunfu	$816
189 km or 118 mi	Beihai	$652
193 km or 120 mi	Haikou	$677
199 km or 124 mi	Kaiping	$827
207 km or 128 mi	Wuzhou	$809
209 km or 130 mi	Guigang	$693
221 km or 137 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
240 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$590
245 km or 153 mi	Jiangmen	$829
269 km or 167 mi	Zhongshan	$518
271 km or 168 mi	Fangchenggang	$579
272 km or 169 mi	Foshan	$589
277 km or 172 mi	Macau	$1746
282 km or 175 mi	Zhuhai	$662
288 km or 179 mi	Laibin	$598
291 km or 181 mi	Guangzhou	$758
297 km or 185 mi	Nanning	$552
313 km or 194 mi	Hezhou	$766
314 km or 195 mi	Qingyuan	$777
329 km or 205 mi	Dongguan	$662
333 km or 207 mi	Liuzhou	$574
337 km or 210 mi	Shenzhen	$878
341 km or 212 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
344 km or 214 mi	Kowloon	$2414
376 km or 233 mi	Chongzuo	$568
378 km or 235 mi	Lianzhou	$765
383 km or 238 mi	Cam Pha	$551
394 km or 245 mi	Huizhou	$608
405 km or 252 mi	Ha Long	$559
406 km or 252 mi	Guilin	$546
407 km or 253 mi	Sanya	$758
443 km or 275 mi	Shaoguan	$818
444 km or 276 mi	Hechi	$574
451 km or 280 mi	Haiphong	$562
451 km or 281 mi	Heyuan	$766
471 km or 293 mi	Shanwei	$941