Libreville vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Libreville Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$668
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1694
$2089
🏠 One person rent
$279
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$501
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$247
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.5
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$480
$399
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
13
68
😀 Quality of life
40
59
🏙️ Population
797K
5.55M

The cost of living in Libreville is 12% less expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 7071st and 6622nd ($668 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Gabon and Kenya, respectively. Check Gabon vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Libreville compared to 0.5 months in Nairobi. Libreville ranked 1st best city to live in Gabon vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 6902nd and 5369th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Libreville vs Nairobi

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Libreville Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.3
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.83
$6.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$2.34
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$276
$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$196
$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$541
$1080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$378
$418
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$20
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.7
$31.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.78%
14.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1336
$1743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$959
$998
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.8
$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.24
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.65
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$6.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$5.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.85
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.91
$2.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.5
$3.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.6
$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$6.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.7
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.03
$4.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.8
$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.3
$59.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$226
$187
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5922
$7984

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$625
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$1121
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$900
310 km or 193 mi Trindade
$900
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$589
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$408
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$500
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$541
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$638
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$561
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$483
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$522
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$490
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$602
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$605
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$498
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$580
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$562
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$625
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$545
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$646
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$698
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$558
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$502
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$523
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$552
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$486
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$811
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$594
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$650
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$613
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$771
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$648
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$573
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$518
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$801
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$492
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$648
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$413
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$651
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$648
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$585
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$479
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$785