Libreville vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Libreville	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$668	$562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1694	$1439
🏠 One person rent	$279	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$501	$484
🍽️ Food expenses	$247	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.5	$55.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$480	$701
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	13	16
😀 Quality of life	40	38
🏙️ Population	797K	60.7K

The cost of living in Libreville is 19% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 7071st and 8102nd ($668 vs $562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Gabon and Eswatini, respectively. Check Gabon vs Eswatini comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Libreville compared to 1.2 months in Mbabane. Libreville ranked 1st best city to live in Gabon vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 6902nd and 7231st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Libreville vs Mbabane

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	Libreville	Mbabane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.3	$2.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.2	$27.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.83	$2.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$276	$221
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$196	$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$541	$487
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$378	$360
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$45.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.7	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.78%	11.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1336	$330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$959	$245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.8	$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.24	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.12	$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.65	$8.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$4.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.62	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.08	$5.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.91	$4.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.5	$3.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.6	$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.27	$3.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.7	$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.03	$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.8	$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.3	$70.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$226	$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5922	$4495

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Cities near Libreville

Distance	City	Cost of living
144 km or 89 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
166 km or 103 mi	Bata	$1121
303 km or 188 mi	Sao Tome	$900
310 km or 193 mi	Trindade	$900
381 km or 237 mi	Malabo	$741
404 km or 251 mi	Limbe	$655
408 km or 253 mi	Douala	$1265
421 km or 261 mi	Buea	$601
449 km or 279 mi	Yaounde	$747
472 km or 293 mi	Kumba	$764
522 km or 325 mi	Calabar	$384
556 km or 346 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
574 km or 357 mi	Aba	$621
575 km or 357 mi	Bafoussam	$555
612 km or 380 mi	Umuahia	$883
621 km or 386 mi	Bamenda	$553
627 km or 390 mi	Owerri	$1611
635 km or 395 mi	Pointe-Noire	$569
643 km or 400 mi	Gamboma	$522
662 km or 412 mi	Kayes	$523
680 km or 423 mi	Madingou	$519
698 km or 434 mi	Awka	$805
703 km or 437 mi	Warri	$881
707 km or 439 mi	Enugu	$462
707 km or 440 mi	Onitsha	$972
727 km or 452 mi	Cabinda	$676
785 km or 488 mi	Benin	$558
791 km or 491 mi	Kinkala	$520
800 km or 497 mi	Boma	$821
822 km or 511 mi	Matadi	$844
825 km or 512 mi	Berberati	$482
829 km or 515 mi	Brazzaville	$580
836 km or 520 mi	Kinshasa	$1120
869 km or 540 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$812
869 km or 540 mi	Owo	$651
896 km or 557 mi	Ngaoundere	$527
897 km or 557 mi	Akure	$634
928 km or 577 mi	N'zeto	$788
931 km or 578 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
951 km or 591 mi	Lagos	$1113

Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$442
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$964
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$1068
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$763
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$784
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$795
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$678
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$785
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$807
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$906
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$953
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$993
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$837
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$672
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$923
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$820
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$809
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$889
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$768
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$748
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$621
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$567
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$780
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$691
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$665
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$631
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$540
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$664
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$628
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$583
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$852
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$624