Libreville vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Libreville Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$743
$807
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1869
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$308
$305
🏘️ Family rent
$526
$518
🍽️ Food expenses
$274
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.2
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$469
$228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
11
67
😀 Quality of life
51
59
🏙️ Population
899K
5.55M

The cost of living in Libreville is 8% less expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 7051st and 6736th ($743 vs $807) 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 0.6 months in Libreville compared to 0.3 months in Nairobi. Libreville ranked 1st best city to live in Gabon vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 6592nd and 6034th 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
$6.09
$5.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.2
$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.59
$6.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.12
$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$315
$383
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$214
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$556
$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$389
$371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.1
$29.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.1
$45.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.9%
14.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1526
$1533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1024
$900
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.1
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.3
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.3
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.06
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$3.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.72
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.71
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.18
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.81
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.4
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.6
$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.84
$7.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.8
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.58
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.1
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$273
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7523
$10471

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$698
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$1209
303 km or 188 mi Sao Tome
$1011
310 km or 193 mi Trindade
$1013
381 km or 237 mi Malabo
$1272
404 km or 251 mi Limbe
$738
408 km or 253 mi Douala
$1156
421 km or 261 mi Buea
$627
449 km or 279 mi Yaounde
$666
472 km or 293 mi Kumba
$821
522 km or 325 mi Calabar
$373
556 km or 346 mi Port Harcourt
$559
574 km or 357 mi Aba
$591
575 km or 357 mi Bafoussam
$759
612 km or 380 mi Umuahia
$773
621 km or 386 mi Bamenda
$699
627 km or 390 mi Owerri
$1364
635 km or 395 mi Pointe-Noire
$578
643 km or 400 mi Gamboma
$531
662 km or 412 mi Kayes
$533
680 km or 423 mi Madingou
$531
698 km or 434 mi Awka
$693
703 km or 437 mi Warri
$786
707 km or 439 mi Enugu
$564
707 km or 440 mi Onitsha
$795
727 km or 452 mi Cabinda
$673
785 km or 488 mi Benin
$627
791 km or 491 mi Kinkala
$533
800 km or 497 mi Boma
$856
822 km or 511 mi Matadi
$881
825 km or 512 mi Berberati
$478
829 km or 515 mi Brazzaville
$590
836 km or 520 mi Kinshasa
$1133
869 km or 540 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$846
869 km or 540 mi Owo
$531
896 km or 557 mi Ngaoundere
$551
897 km or 557 mi Akure
$488
928 km or 577 mi N'zeto
$721
931 km or 578 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
951 km or 591 mi Lagos
$946

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$448
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$415
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$532
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$543
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$618
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$540
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$513
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$549
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$524
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$603
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$624
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$611
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$573
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$613
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$533
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$635
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$697
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$531
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$495
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$546
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$586
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$417
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$591
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$688
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$671
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$872
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$688
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$541
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$583
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$810
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$553
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$689
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$447
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$691
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$690
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$577
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$533
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$795