Libreville vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Libreville Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$697
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1773
$1766
🏠 One person rent
$294
$239
🏘️ Family rent
$528
$565
🍽️ Food expenses
$250
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.6
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$530
$399
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
13
67
😀 Quality of life
28
59
🏙️ Population
797K
5.55M

The cost of living in Libreville is 8% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 6825th and 7242nd ($697 vs $646) 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 0.8 months in Libreville compared to 0.6 months in Nairobi. Libreville ranked 1st best city to live in Gabon vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 8556th and 5517th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Libreville vs Nairobi infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Libreville vs Nairobi

Prices for goods and services in Libreville and Nairobi are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Libreville Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.54
$3.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.6
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$400
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.3
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.3
$37.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.1
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.43%
13.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1373
$1086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1018
$641
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.2
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.74
$9.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.62
$4.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.26
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.98
$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.4
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.22
$5.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.65
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$16.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.8
$46.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$252
$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6420
$6839

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Libreville

Distance City Cost of living
144 km or 89 mi Port-Gentil
$651
166 km or 103 mi Bata
$1242
303 km or 188 mi Sao Tome
$866
310 km or 193 mi Trindade
$866
381 km or 237 mi Malabo
$990
404 km or 251 mi Limbe
$683
408 km or 253 mi Douala
$1300
421 km or 261 mi Buea
$587
449 km or 279 mi Yaounde
$567
472 km or 293 mi Kumba
$860
522 km or 325 mi Calabar
$237
556 km or 346 mi Port Harcourt
$327
574 km or 357 mi Aba
$233
575 km or 357 mi Bafoussam
$761
612 km or 380 mi Umuahia
$330
621 km or 386 mi Bamenda
$436
627 km or 390 mi Owerri
$507
635 km or 395 mi Pointe-Noire
$545
643 km or 400 mi Gamboma
$510
662 km or 412 mi Kayes
$510
680 km or 423 mi Madingou
$509
698 km or 434 mi Awka
$325
703 km or 437 mi Warri
$351
707 km or 439 mi Enugu
$290
707 km or 440 mi Onitsha
$354
727 km or 452 mi Cabinda
$749
785 km or 488 mi Benin
$315
791 km or 491 mi Kinkala
$511
800 km or 497 mi Boma
$813
822 km or 511 mi Matadi
$827
825 km or 512 mi Berberati
$462
829 km or 515 mi Brazzaville
$561
836 km or 520 mi Kinshasa
$1001
869 km or 540 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$805
869 km or 540 mi Owo
$272
896 km or 557 mi Ngaoundere
$548
897 km or 557 mi Akure
$243
928 km or 577 mi N'zeto
$829
931 km or 578 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
951 km or 591 mi Lagos
$448

Cities near Nairobi

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$530
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$524
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$439
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$486
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$571
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$536
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$405
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$441
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$424
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$557
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$557
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$452
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$493
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$542
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$493
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$622
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$600
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$654
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$547
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$581
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$706
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$762
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$600
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$556
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$449
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$599
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$677
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$446
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$543
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$539
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$748
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$575
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$448
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$458
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$445
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$448
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$553
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$566
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$747