Libreville vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Libreville Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$709
$794
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1759
$2012
🏠 One person rent
$296
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$497
$459
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$286
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.7
$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$497
$397
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
13
68
😀 Quality of life
27
60
🏙️ Population
899K
5.55M

The cost of living in Libreville is 11% less expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 7069th and 6685th ($709 vs $794) 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 8751st and 5617th 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
$5.63
$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.5
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.13
$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$2.34
☕ Cappuccino
$2
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.97
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$396
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$540
$730
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$366
$299
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.3
$22.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.2
$34.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.4
$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.62%
14.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1419
$1965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1012
$1108
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.3
$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.88
$17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.89
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$6.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.57
$5.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.56
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.05
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$3.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.42
$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.7
$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.5
$6.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.5
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.24
$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$47
$17.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.3
$67.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$234
$210
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6183
$8899

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$658
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$1256
303 km or 188 mi Sao Tome
$1006
310 km or 193 mi Trindade
$1004
381 km or 237 mi Malabo
$1132
404 km or 251 mi Limbe
$737
408 km or 253 mi Douala
$1422
421 km or 261 mi Buea
$679
449 km or 279 mi Yaounde
$662
472 km or 293 mi Kumba
$846
522 km or 325 mi Calabar
$390
556 km or 346 mi Port Harcourt
$681
574 km or 357 mi Aba
$679
575 km or 357 mi Bafoussam
$620
612 km or 380 mi Umuahia
$956
621 km or 386 mi Bamenda
$614
627 km or 390 mi Owerri
$1774
635 km or 395 mi Pointe-Noire
$586
643 km or 400 mi Gamboma
$535
662 km or 412 mi Kayes
$537
680 km or 423 mi Madingou
$534
698 km or 434 mi Awka
$866
703 km or 437 mi Warri
$925
707 km or 439 mi Enugu
$480
707 km or 440 mi Onitsha
$1064
727 km or 452 mi Cabinda
$686
785 km or 488 mi Benin
$633
791 km or 491 mi Kinkala
$536
800 km or 497 mi Boma
$822
822 km or 511 mi Matadi
$848
825 km or 512 mi Berberati
$496
829 km or 515 mi Brazzaville
$597
836 km or 520 mi Kinshasa
$1107
869 km or 540 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$815
869 km or 540 mi Owo
$669
896 km or 557 mi Ngaoundere
$541
897 km or 557 mi Akure
$654
928 km or 577 mi N'zeto
$798
931 km or 578 mi Ado Ekiti
$649
951 km or 591 mi Lagos
$1185

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$611
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$418
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$501
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$559
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$594
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$519
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$537
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$540
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$513
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$597
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$624
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$541
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$580
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$561
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$602
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$537
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$635
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$692
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$553
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$503
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$533
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$568
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$467
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$782
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$598
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$688
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$601
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$768
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$686
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$539
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$514
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$791
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$491
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$687
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$410
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$691
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$689
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$590
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$479
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$776