Libreville vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Libreville Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$708
$915
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1758
$2130
🏠 One person rent
$296
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$499
$677
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.6
$88.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$427
$111
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
12
29
😀 Quality of life
32
42
🏙️ Population
899K
1.13M

The cost of living in Libreville is 23% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 7045th and 6137th ($708 vs $915) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Gabon and Mozambique, respectively. Check Gabon vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Libreville compared to 0.1 months in Maputo. Libreville ranked 1st best city to live in Gabon vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 8665th and 7527th among best cities to live in the world.

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Libreville Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.66
$9.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.4
$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.16
$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.42
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$296
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$210
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$543
$737
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$370
$448
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.9
$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.2
$80.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.9
$90.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.76%
24.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1445
$4181
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1012
$2063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.9
$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.86
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.44
$5.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.51
$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.12
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.16
$4.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26
$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.61
$7.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.6
$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.35
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.7
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.7
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6108
$5749

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi Matola
$908
136 km or 85 mi Manzini
$469
144 km or 90 mi Xai-Xai
$915
148 km or 92 mi Mbabane
$599
272 km or 169 mi Vryheid
$827
310 km or 193 mi Middelburg
$830
318 km or 197 mi Bethal
$838
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$740
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$826
439 km or 273 mi Centurion
$892
440 km or 273 mi Pretoria
$975
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$984
454 km or 282 mi Johannesburg
$1082
457 km or 284 mi Randburg
$890
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
464 km or 288 mi Durban
$892
471 km or 292 mi Vereeniging
$706
472 km or 293 mi Soweto
$984
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
483 km or 300 mi Brits
$875
534 km or 332 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
536 km or 333 mi Rustenburg
$940
553 km or 343 mi Potchefstroom
$731
564 km or 351 mi Kroonstad
$808
598 km or 371 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
598 km or 372 mi Klerksdorp
$762
624 km or 388 mi Welkom
$762
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$650
661 km or 411 mi Mahalapye
$577
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$514
674 km or 419 mi Masvingo
$873
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$598
685 km or 425 mi Gaborone
$668
695 km or 432 mi Mmabatho
$833
697 km or 433 mi Lobatse
$637
712 km or 443 mi Serowe
$536
715 km or 444 mi Beira
$996
720 km or 447 mi Bloemfontein
$698
730 km or 453 mi Mthatha
$901
732 km or 455 mi Molepolole
$607