Libreville vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Libreville	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$668	$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1694	$2851
🏠 One person rent	$279	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$501	$950
🍽️ Food expenses	$247	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.5	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$480	$777
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	13	91
😀 Quality of life	40	77
🏙️ Population	797K	6.26M

The cost of living in Libreville is 41% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 7071st and 4686th ($668 vs $1133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Gabon and Chile, respectively. Check Gabon vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Libreville compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Libreville ranked 1st best city to live in Gabon vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 6902nd and 764th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Libreville vs Santiago

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	Libreville	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.3	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.2	$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.83	$8.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$276	$490
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$196	$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$541	$956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$378	$777
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.7	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.78%	5.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1336	$3078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$959	$3323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.8	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.24	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.12	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.65	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.62	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.08	$5.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.91	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.5	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$3.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.6	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.27	$6.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.7	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.03	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.8	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.3	$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$226	$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5922	$8040

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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 Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$875
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$930
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$759
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$720
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$798
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$827
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$833
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$832
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1074
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$874
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$805
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$920
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$765
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$812
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$823
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$815
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$790
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$835
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$511
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$814
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$860
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$768
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$735
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$642
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$807
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$814
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$731
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$750
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$671
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$902
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$810
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$722
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$800
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$762
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$710
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$793
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$791
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$786
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$680
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$731