Libreville vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Libreville	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$697	$4044
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1773	$8222
🏠 One person rent	$294	$2662
🏘️ Family rent	$528	$3953
🍽️ Food expenses	$250	$794
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.6	$392
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$530	$6298
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	13	100
😀 Quality of life	28	96
🏙️ Population	797K	8.8M

The cost of living in Libreville is 83% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 6825th and 6th ($697 vs $4044) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Gabon and the United States, respectively. Check Gabon vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Libreville compared to 1.6 months in New York City. Libreville ranked 1st best city to live in Gabon vs New York City ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 8556th and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Libreville vs New York City

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	Libreville	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.54	$24.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.6	$108
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.96	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$8.64
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$5.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$293	$3504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$207	$2240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$568	$3748
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$400	$3719
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.3	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.3	$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.1	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.43%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1373	$16943
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1018	$12588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.75	$2.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.2	$135
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$4.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$5.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.01	$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$5.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$6.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$3.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.61	$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.26	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$16.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.98	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.4	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.43	$6.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.5	$115
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.22	$18.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34	$111
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.65	$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.1	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.8	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$1647
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6420	$17859

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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 New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2529
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$2821
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2743
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2739
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3241
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2691
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2638
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2613
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2494
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2608
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2612
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2520
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$1956
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2622
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2400
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2464
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2612
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2433
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2351
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2338
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2521
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2653
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2422
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2638
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2695
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2615
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2660
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2627
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2614
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2698
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2534
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2404
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2737
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2784
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2465
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2447
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3028