Libreville vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Libreville	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$668	$3810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1694	$8485
🏠 One person rent	$279	$2688
🏘️ Family rent	$501	$4744
🍽️ Food expenses	$247	$759
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.5	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$480	$6191
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	13	87
😀 Quality of life	40	92
🏙️ Population	797K	1.01M

The cost of living in Libreville is 82% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 7071st and 8th ($668 vs $3810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 0.7 months in Libreville compared to 1.6 months in San Jose, United States. Libreville ranked 1st best city to live in Gabon vs San Jose, United States ranked 11th in the United States, while ranked 6902nd and 82nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Libreville vs San Jose, United States

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	Libreville	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.3	$21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.2	$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.83	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$5.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$276	$2643
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$196	$2388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$541	$5083
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$378	$4230
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.7	$274
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22	$69.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.78%	6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1336	$9512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$959	$9578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.8	$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.24	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.12	$4.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$5.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.65	$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$6.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$6.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.62	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.08	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.91	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.5	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$7.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.6	$129
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.27	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.7	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.03	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.8	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.3	$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$226	$1805
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5922	$25839

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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 San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3362
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3419
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4167
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3287
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3131
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2828
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3448
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3295
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3159
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3752
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3090
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3187
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3060
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3286
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3326
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3002
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3649
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3412
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3344
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3448
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3006
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3096
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3437
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3657
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3466
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2811
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3059
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2747
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3678
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$3041
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$2963
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3269
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$3045
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3226
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3785
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3195
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3364
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2135
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$2968