Libreville vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Libreville Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1780
$2030
🏠 One person rent
$296
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$534
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.9
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$500
$394
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
13
67
😀 Quality of life
41
57
🏙️ Population
797K
5.55M

The cost of living in Libreville is 6% less expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 6920th and 6689th ($702 vs $745) 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 6834th and 5632nd 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
$5.57
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.5
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$404
$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48
$25.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.4
$38.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.1
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.62%
14.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1339
$1536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$993
$1125
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.3
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.51
$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.86
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.52
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.66
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.36
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.93
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.15
$3.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.1
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.9
$19.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.7
$58.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$238
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6344
$8325

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$659
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$571
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$482
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$493
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$535
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$543
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$548
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$460
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$518
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$483
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$581
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$583
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$502
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$560
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$511
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$466
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$601
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$643
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$707
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$559
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$564
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$675
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$736
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$639
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$579
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$509
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$622
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$723
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$509
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$568
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$545
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$784
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$598
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$509
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$441
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$510
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$509
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$576
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$579
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$768