Libreville vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Libreville	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$702	$835
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1780	$1897
🏠 One person rent	$296	$426
🏘️ Family rent	$534	$730
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$295
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.9	$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$500	$201
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	13	30
😀 Quality of life	41	36
🏙️ Population	797K	159K

The cost of living in Libreville is 16% less expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 6920th and 6315th ($702 vs $835) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Gabon and Cape Verde, respectively. Check Gabon vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Libreville compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Libreville ranked 1st best city to live in Gabon vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 6834th and 7362nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Libreville vs Praia

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	Libreville	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.57	$4.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.5	$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.85	$5.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$2.1
☕ Cappuccino	$1.96	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$293	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$208	$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$569	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$404	$494
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48	$91.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.4	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.1	$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	9.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1339	$1010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$993	$910
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.75	$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.3	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.51	$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.18	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.86	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.52	$7.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$3.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$1.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.66	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.36	$8.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.93	$4.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$3.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.37	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.1	$27.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.65	$5.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$2.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.9	$35.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.7	$74.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$238	$78.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6344	$3052

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Cities near Libreville

Distance	City	Cost of living
144 km or 89 mi	Port-Gentil	$659
166 km or 103 mi	Bata	$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

Cities near Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$840
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$898
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1198
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1095
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1203
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$520
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$1018
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$569
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$488
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$1051
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$1003
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1062
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$649
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$678
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$889
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$1039
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$866
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$972
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1030
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$974
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1213
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$994
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1138
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1146
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$983
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$979
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1707
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1660
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1336
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1764
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1391
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1394
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$528
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1353
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$574
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$494
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$559
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$497
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$495