Libreville vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Libreville Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$697
$1084
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1773
$3226
🏠 One person rent
$294
$510
🏘️ Family rent
$528
$1512
🍽️ Food expenses
$250
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.6
$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$530
$220
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
13
28
😀 Quality of life
28
41
🏙️ Population
797K
1.19M

The cost of living in Libreville is 36% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 6825th and 4791st ($697 vs $1084) 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 0.8 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 8556th and 7059th among best cities to live in the world.

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Libreville Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.54
$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.6
$57.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$8.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$0.98
 Cappuccino
$1.98
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$872
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$1851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$400
$1202
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.3
$49.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.3
$75.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.1
$105
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.43%
21.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1373
$3602
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1018
$2315
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.2
$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$34.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.74
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$5.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.62
$6.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.26
$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.98
$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.4
$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.22
$6.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$36.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.65
$7.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$26.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.8
$59.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$252
$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6420
$3971

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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
12 km or 7.7 mi Matola
$978
136 km or 85 mi Manzini
$447
144 km or 90 mi Xai-Xai
$952
148 km or 92 mi Mbabane
$558
272 km or 169 mi Vryheid
$739
310 km or 193 mi Middelburg
$866
318 km or 197 mi Bethal
$746
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$631
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$741
439 km or 273 mi Centurion
$755
440 km or 273 mi Pretoria
$783
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$889
454 km or 282 mi Johannesburg
$908
457 km or 284 mi Randburg
$776
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
464 km or 288 mi Durban
$780
471 km or 292 mi Vereeniging
$637
472 km or 293 mi Soweto
$875
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
483 km or 300 mi Brits
$751
534 km or 332 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
536 km or 333 mi Rustenburg
$845
553 km or 343 mi Potchefstroom
$625
564 km or 351 mi Kroonstad
$701
598 km or 371 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
598 km or 372 mi Klerksdorp
$621
624 km or 388 mi Welkom
$682
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$535
661 km or 411 mi Mahalapye
$605
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$511
674 km or 419 mi Masvingo
$837
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$511
685 km or 425 mi Gaborone
$656
695 km or 432 mi Mmabatho
$719
697 km or 433 mi Lobatse
$631
712 km or 443 mi Serowe
$554
715 km or 444 mi Beira
$1014
720 km or 447 mi Bloemfontein
$601
730 km or 453 mi Mthatha
$689
732 km or 455 mi Molepolole
$603