Libreville vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Libreville Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$1116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1780
$3076
🏠 One person rent
$296
$520
🏘️ Family rent
$534
$1290
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$350
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.9
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$500
$239
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
13
28
😀 Quality of life
41
38
🏙️ Population
797K
1.13M

The cost of living in Libreville is 37% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 6920th and 4869th ($702 vs $1116) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Gabon and Mozambique, respectively. Check Gabon vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Libreville compared to 0.2 months in Maputo. Libreville ranked 1st best city to live in Gabon vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 6834th and 7151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Libreville Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.57
$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.5
$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.33
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$757
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$1787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$404
$913
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48
$44.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.4
$68.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.1
$134
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.62%
20.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1339
$3581
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$993
$2586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.3
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.51
$34.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.86
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.52
$6.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.66
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.36
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.93
$2.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.15
$4.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.1
$64.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$6.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$36
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.9
$33.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.7
$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$238
$273
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6344
$5539

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$659
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi Matola
$1003
136 km or 85 mi Manzini
$459
144 km or 90 mi Xai-Xai
$1045
148 km or 92 mi Mbabane
$623
272 km or 169 mi Vryheid
$791
310 km or 193 mi Middelburg
$841
318 km or 197 mi Bethal
$819
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$696
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$822
439 km or 273 mi Centurion
$838
440 km or 273 mi Pretoria
$909
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$997
454 km or 282 mi Johannesburg
$1079
457 km or 284 mi Randburg
$874
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
464 km or 288 mi Durban
$834
471 km or 292 mi Vereeniging
$717
472 km or 293 mi Soweto
$971
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
483 km or 300 mi Brits
$848
534 km or 332 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
536 km or 333 mi Rustenburg
$943
553 km or 343 mi Potchefstroom
$717
564 km or 351 mi Kroonstad
$788
598 km or 371 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
598 km or 372 mi Klerksdorp
$689
624 km or 388 mi Welkom
$774
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$627
661 km or 411 mi Mahalapye
$663
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$554
674 km or 419 mi Masvingo
$871
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$581
685 km or 425 mi Gaborone
$718
695 km or 432 mi Mmabatho
$809
697 km or 433 mi Lobatse
$692
712 km or 443 mi Serowe
$600
715 km or 444 mi Beira
$1000
720 km or 447 mi Bloemfontein
$696
730 km or 453 mi Mthatha
$862
732 km or 455 mi Molepolole
$654