Libreville vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Libreville	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$745	$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1857	$4730
🏠 One person rent	$311	$1249
🏘️ Family rent	$524	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$274	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.1	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$448	$3871
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	11	49
😀 Quality of life	38	92
🏙️ Population	899K	1.02M

The cost of living in Libreville is 65% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 7015th and 1668th ($745 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th in Gabon and Canada, respectively. Check Gabon vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Libreville compared to 1.8 months in Ottawa. Libreville ranked 1st best city to live in Gabon vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 8199th and 123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Libreville vs Ottawa

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	Libreville	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.08	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.6	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.42	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.09	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$315	$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$1047
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$557	$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$389	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51	$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.7	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.1	$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.94%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1524	$4318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1045	$3670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.1	$99.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.1	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.78	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.78	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.27	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.19	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.66	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.6	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.87	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35	$68.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.69	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.6	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$261	$882
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7022	$17337

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Cities near Libreville

Distance	City	Cost of living
144 km or 89 mi	Port-Gentil	$699
166 km or 103 mi	Bata	$1239
303 km or 188 mi	Sao Tome	$1042
310 km or 193 mi	Trindade	$1042
381 km or 237 mi	Malabo	$1344
404 km or 251 mi	Limbe	$750
408 km or 253 mi	Douala	$1254
421 km or 261 mi	Buea	$641
449 km or 279 mi	Yaounde	$668
472 km or 293 mi	Kumba	$834
522 km or 325 mi	Calabar	$386
556 km or 346 mi	Port Harcourt	$618
574 km or 357 mi	Aba	$601
575 km or 357 mi	Bafoussam	$750
612 km or 380 mi	Umuahia	$849
621 km or 386 mi	Bamenda	$687
627 km or 390 mi	Owerri	$1555
635 km or 395 mi	Pointe-Noire	$590
643 km or 400 mi	Gamboma	$543
662 km or 412 mi	Kayes	$544
680 km or 423 mi	Madingou	$544
698 km or 434 mi	Awka	$785
703 km or 437 mi	Warri	$878
707 km or 439 mi	Enugu	$587
707 km or 440 mi	Onitsha	$922
727 km or 452 mi	Cabinda	$695
785 km or 488 mi	Benin	$655
791 km or 491 mi	Kinkala	$543
800 km or 497 mi	Boma	$870
822 km or 511 mi	Matadi	$895
825 km or 512 mi	Berberati	$492
829 km or 515 mi	Brazzaville	$602
836 km or 520 mi	Kinshasa	$1163
869 km or 540 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$859
869 km or 540 mi	Owo	$594
896 km or 557 mi	Ngaoundere	$550
897 km or 557 mi	Akure	$578
928 km or 577 mi	N'zeto	$815
931 km or 578 mi	Ado Ekiti	$631
951 km or 591 mi	Lagos	$1022

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1866
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1703
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1868
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1896
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1930
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1935
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1476
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1927
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1923
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2047
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1733
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1862
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1928
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1940
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1923
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2080
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1897
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1846
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1861
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891