Libreville vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Libreville Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$745
$966
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1857
$2229
🏠 One person rent
$311
$466
🏘️ Family rent
$524
$741
🍽️ Food expenses
$274
$327
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.1
$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$448
$129
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
11
30
😀 Quality of life
38
42
🏙️ Population
899K
1.13M

The cost of living in Libreville is 23% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 7015th and 5915th ($745 vs $966) 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 0.6 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 8199th and 7630th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Libreville vs Maputo

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Libreville Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.08
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.6
$58.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.42
$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$315
$482
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$293
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$557
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$389
$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.7
$80.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.1
$82.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.94%
24.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1524
$4210
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1045
$2095
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.1
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.28
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.78
$5.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.78
$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.27
$2.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.19
$4.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.89
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.66
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.6
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.87
$7.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35
$35.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.69
$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.5
$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.6
$78.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$261
$143
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7022
$5840

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144 km or 89 mi Port-Gentil
$699
166 km or 103 mi Bata
$1239
303 km or 188 mi Sao Tome
$1042
310 km or 193 mi Trindade
$1042
381 km or 237 mi Malabo
$1344
404 km or 251 mi Limbe
$750
408 km or 253 mi Douala
$1254
421 km or 261 mi Buea
$641
449 km or 279 mi Yaounde
$668
472 km or 293 mi Kumba
$834
522 km or 325 mi Calabar
$386
556 km or 346 mi Port Harcourt
$618
574 km or 357 mi Aba
$601
575 km or 357 mi Bafoussam
$750
612 km or 380 mi Umuahia
$849
621 km or 386 mi Bamenda
$687
627 km or 390 mi Owerri
$1555
635 km or 395 mi Pointe-Noire
$590
643 km or 400 mi Gamboma
$543
662 km or 412 mi Kayes
$544
680 km or 423 mi Madingou
$544
698 km or 434 mi Awka
$785
703 km or 437 mi Warri
$878
707 km or 439 mi Enugu
$587
707 km or 440 mi Onitsha
$922
727 km or 452 mi Cabinda
$695
785 km or 488 mi Benin
$655
791 km or 491 mi Kinkala
$543
800 km or 497 mi Boma
$870
822 km or 511 mi Matadi
$895
825 km or 512 mi Berberati
$492
829 km or 515 mi Brazzaville
$602
836 km or 520 mi Kinshasa
$1163
869 km or 540 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$859
869 km or 540 mi Owo
$594
896 km or 557 mi Ngaoundere
$550
897 km or 557 mi Akure
$578
928 km or 577 mi N'zeto
$815
931 km or 578 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
951 km or 591 mi Lagos
$1022

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi Matola
$916
136 km or 85 mi Manzini
$511
144 km or 90 mi Xai-Xai
$950
148 km or 92 mi Mbabane
$652
272 km or 169 mi Vryheid
$912
310 km or 193 mi Middelburg
$899
318 km or 197 mi Bethal
$910
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$792
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$892
439 km or 273 mi Centurion
$967
440 km or 273 mi Pretoria
$1049
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$1089
454 km or 282 mi Johannesburg
$1171
457 km or 284 mi Randburg
$958
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
464 km or 288 mi Durban
$948
471 km or 292 mi Vereeniging
$765
472 km or 293 mi Soweto
$1057
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
483 km or 300 mi Brits
$950
534 km or 332 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
536 km or 333 mi Rustenburg
$1017
553 km or 343 mi Potchefstroom
$791
564 km or 351 mi Kroonstad
$875
598 km or 371 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
598 km or 372 mi Klerksdorp
$826
624 km or 388 mi Welkom
$826
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$681
661 km or 411 mi Mahalapye
$628
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$551
674 km or 419 mi Masvingo
$861
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$630
685 km or 425 mi Gaborone
$731
695 km or 432 mi Mmabatho
$901
697 km or 433 mi Lobatse
$697
712 km or 443 mi Serowe
$583
715 km or 444 mi Beira
$1000
720 km or 447 mi Bloemfontein
$763
730 km or 453 mi Mthatha
$952
732 km or 455 mi Molepolole
$662