Libreville vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Libreville	Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$702	$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1780	$2495
🏠 One person rent	$296	$422
🏘️ Family rent	$534	$1045
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.9	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$500	$823
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	13	10
😀 Quality of life	41	16
🏙️ Population	797K	2.89M

The cost of living in Libreville is 27% less expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 6920th and 5954th ($702 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Gabon and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Gabon vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Libreville compared to 0.9 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Libreville ranked 1st best city to live in Gabon vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd in the DR Congo, while ranked 6834th and 8996th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Libreville vs Mbuji-Mayi

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	Libreville	Mbuji-Mayi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.57	$7.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.5	$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.85	$4.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$1.96	$4.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1	$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$293	$532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$208	$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$569	$1358
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$404	$686
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.4	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.1	$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1339	$7374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$993	$530
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.75	$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.3	$96.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.51	$5.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.18	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.86	$5.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.52	$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$3.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.66	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.36	$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.93	$4.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.37	$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.1	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.65	$8.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$31.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.9	$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.7	$56.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$238	$88.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6344	$3341

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Cities near Libreville

Distance	City	Cost of living
144 km or 89 mi	Port-Gentil	$659
166 km or 103 mi	Bata	$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

Cities near Mbuji-Mayi

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Gandajika	$815
99 km or 62 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$826
129 km or 80 mi	Kananga	$932
311 km or 193 mi	Tshikapa	$902
436 km or 271 mi	Kindu	$728
543 km or 337 mi	Kikwit	$852
551 km or 342 mi	Kolwezi	$947
619 km or 385 mi	Kalemie	$730
641 km or 398 mi	Likasi	$939
684 km or 425 mi	Uvira	$763
708 km or 440 mi	Bujumbura	$546
708 km or 440 mi	Bukavu	$723
713 km or 443 mi	Cyangugu	$559
722 km or 448 mi	Makamba	$509
726 km or 451 mi	Bubanza	$508
748 km or 465 mi	Luena	$723
749 km or 465 mi	Lubumbashi	$1007
751 km or 467 mi	Rutana	$509
759 km or 472 mi	Kisangani	$855
763 km or 474 mi	Gitega	$510
777 km or 483 mi	Ngozi	$509
781 km or 486 mi	Kibuye	$579
786 km or 489 mi	Butare	$441
794 km or 493 mi	Ruyigi	$509
797 km or 495 mi	Gisenyi	$587
801 km or 498 mi	Nyanza	$545
809 km or 503 mi	Mansa	$1017
831 km or 516 mi	Muyinga	$509
845 km or 525 mi	Ruhengeri	$598
854 km or 530 mi	Kigali	$723
854 km or 531 mi	Chingola	$1028
878 km or 545 mi	Byumba	$622
879 km or 546 mi	Mufulira	$1090
901 km or 560 mi	Kitwe	$1116
906 km or 563 mi	Mbandaka	$810
933 km or 580 mi	Bumba	$796
938 km or 583 mi	Kinshasa	$1041
940 km or 584 mi	Butembo	$760
940 km or 584 mi	Ndola	$1139
943 km or 586 mi	Brazzaville	$589