Libreville vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Libreville	Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$708	$715
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1758	$1661
🏠 One person rent	$296	$263
🏘️ Family rent	$499	$394
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$252
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.6	$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$427	$112
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	12	25
😀 Quality of life	32	15
🏙️ Population	899K	2.12M

The cost of living in Libreville is 0.9% less expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 7045th and 7013th ($708 vs $715) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Gabon and Somalia, respectively. Check Gabon vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Libreville compared to 0.2 months in Mogadishu. Libreville ranked 1st best city to live in Gabon vs Mogadishu ranked 2nd in Somalia, while ranked 8665th and 9189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Libreville vs Mogadishu

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	Libreville	Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.66	$3.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.4	$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.16	$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$4.03
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$296	$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$210	$78.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$259
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$370	$143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.9	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.2	$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.9	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.76%	8.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1445	$4802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1012	$9000
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.73	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.1	$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.9	$5.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.16	$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.06	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.86	$5.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.44	$4.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.7	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.51	$3.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.12	$1.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.16	$3.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26	$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.61	$26.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.6	$15
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$51.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.7	$17.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.7	$26.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$224	$50.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6108	$575

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Cities near Libreville

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

Cities near Mogadishu

Distance	City	Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi	Baidoa	$724
824 km or 512 mi	Malindi	$548
849 km or 527 mi	Hargeisa	$694
860 km or 534 mi	Jijiga	$1169
883 km or 549 mi	Harar	$1175
883 km or 549 mi	Meru	$549
909 km or 565 mi	Borama	$502
923 km or 573 mi	Dire Dawa	$1175
925 km or 575 mi	Mombasa	$596
944 km or 586 mi	Awasa	$1031
980 km or 609 mi	Thika	$460
981 km or 610 mi	Machakos	$420
1017 km or 632 mi	Nairobi	$811
1051 km or 653 mi	Tanga	$552
1054 km or 655 mi	Ali Sabieh	$557
1060 km or 659 mi	Dikhil	$559
1063 km or 661 mi	Nakuru	$503
1066 km or 663 mi	Addis Ababa	$1289
1072 km or 666 mi	Moshi	$533
1090 km or 677 mi	Djibouti City	$586
1127 km or 700 mi	Obock	$560
1131 km or 703 mi	Eldoret	$528
1131 km or 703 mi	Jimma	$802
1135 km or 705 mi	Arusha	$612
1139 km or 708 mi	Stone Town	$567
1139 km or 708 mi	Zanzibar	$609
1191 km or 740 mi	Dar es Salaam	$799
1191 km or 740 mi	Dessie	$1039
1197 km or 744 mi	Aden	$517
1201 km or 747 mi	Kisumu	$543
1222 km or 759 mi	Mumias	$511
1246 km or 774 mi	Mbale	$654
1250 km or 777 mi	Tororo	$623
1291 km or 802 mi	Taiz	$522
1303 km or 810 mi	Morogoro	$421
1332 km or 828 mi	Ibb	$512
1346 km or 836 mi	Victoria	$1585
1361 km or 846 mi	Jinja	$582
1370 km or 851 mi	Zabid	$499
1377 km or 855 mi	Bahir Dar	$864