Libreville vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Libreville	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$668	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1694	$1826
🏠 One person rent	$279	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$501	$541
🍽️ Food expenses	$247	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.5	$79.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$480	$413
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	13	54
😀 Quality of life	40	54
🏙️ Population	797K	1.49M

The cost of living in Libreville is 0.4% less expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 7071st and 7055th ($668 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 43rd in Gabon and Brazil, respectively. Check Gabon vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Libreville compared to 0.6 months in Recife. Libreville ranked 1st best city to live in Gabon vs Recife ranked 19th in Brazil, while ranked 6902nd and 5998th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Libreville vs Recife

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	Libreville	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.3	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.2	$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.83	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$276	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$196	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$541	$549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$378	$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.7	$73.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22	$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.78%	13.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1336	$1247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$959	$723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.8	$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.24	$6.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.12	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.65	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$6.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.62	$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.08	$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.91	$3.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.5	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.6	$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.27	$6.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.7	$52
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.03	$7.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.8	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.3	$71.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$226	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5922	$14050

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Cities near Libreville

Distance	City	Cost of living
144 km or 89 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
166 km or 103 mi	Bata	$1121
303 km or 188 mi	Sao Tome	$900
310 km or 193 mi	Trindade	$900
381 km or 237 mi	Malabo	$741
404 km or 251 mi	Limbe	$655
408 km or 253 mi	Douala	$1265
421 km or 261 mi	Buea	$601
449 km or 279 mi	Yaounde	$747
472 km or 293 mi	Kumba	$764
522 km or 325 mi	Calabar	$384
556 km or 346 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
574 km or 357 mi	Aba	$621
575 km or 357 mi	Bafoussam	$555
612 km or 380 mi	Umuahia	$883
621 km or 386 mi	Bamenda	$553
627 km or 390 mi	Owerri	$1611
635 km or 395 mi	Pointe-Noire	$569
643 km or 400 mi	Gamboma	$522
662 km or 412 mi	Kayes	$523
680 km or 423 mi	Madingou	$519
698 km or 434 mi	Awka	$805
703 km or 437 mi	Warri	$881
707 km or 439 mi	Enugu	$462
707 km or 440 mi	Onitsha	$972
727 km or 452 mi	Cabinda	$676
785 km or 488 mi	Benin	$558
791 km or 491 mi	Kinkala	$520
800 km or 497 mi	Boma	$821
822 km or 511 mi	Matadi	$844
825 km or 512 mi	Berberati	$482
829 km or 515 mi	Brazzaville	$580
836 km or 520 mi	Kinshasa	$1120
869 km or 540 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$812
869 km or 540 mi	Owo	$651
896 km or 557 mi	Ngaoundere	$527
897 km or 557 mi	Akure	$634
928 km or 577 mi	N'zeto	$788
931 km or 578 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
951 km or 591 mi	Lagos	$1113

Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$588
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$567
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$446
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$607
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$563
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$551
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$615
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$503
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$538
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$610
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$572
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$667
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$547
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$571
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$563
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$591
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$569
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$561
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$560
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$412
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$527
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$550
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$565
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$534
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$563
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$597
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$603
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$545
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$561
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$604
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$554
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$540
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$745
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$531
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$428
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$685
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$595
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$509