Libreville vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Libreville	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$702	$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1780	$2258
🏠 One person rent	$296	$282
🏘️ Family rent	$534	$610
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$469
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.9	$37.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$500	$267
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	13	1
😀 Quality of life	41	22
🏙️ Population	797K	65.5K

The cost of living in Libreville is 20% less expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 6920th and 6193rd ($702 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Gabon and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check Gabon vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Libreville compared to 0.3 months in Sao Tome. Libreville ranked 1st best city to live in Gabon vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 6834th and 8799th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Libreville vs Sao Tome

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	Libreville	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.57	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.5	$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.85	$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$1.1
☕ Cappuccino	$1.96	$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1	$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$293	$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$208	$195
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$569	$628
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$404	$496
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48	$39.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.4	$61
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.1	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	7.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1339	$1459
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$993	$231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.75	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.3	$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.51	$6.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.18	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.86	$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.52	$24.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.66	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.36	$6.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.93	$2.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.37	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.1	$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.65	$19.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$17.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$4.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.9	$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.7	$66.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$238	$120
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6344	$3719

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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 Sao Tome

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi	Trindade	$879
256 km or 159 mi	Port-Gentil	$659
303 km or 188 mi	Libreville	$702
375 km or 233 mi	Bata	$1201
443 km or 275 mi	Malabo	$812
492 km or 306 mi	Port Harcourt	$651
494 km or 307 mi	Limbe	$710
509 km or 316 mi	Buea	$655
529 km or 328 mi	Douala	$1368
537 km or 333 mi	Aba	$638
543 km or 337 mi	Calabar	$374
565 km or 351 mi	Kumba	$933
574 km or 356 mi	Owerri	$1686
584 km or 363 mi	Umuahia	$906
587 km or 365 mi	Warri	$886
649 km or 403 mi	Onitsha	$1036
653 km or 406 mi	Awka	$846
660 km or 410 mi	Yaounde	$764
677 km or 421 mi	Benin	$537
684 km or 425 mi	Enugu	$469
702 km or 436 mi	Bafoussam	$794
730 km or 454 mi	Bamenda	$714
772 km or 480 mi	Owo	$658
774 km or 481 mi	Lagos	$1133
788 km or 490 mi	Akure	$635
806 km or 501 mi	Pointe-Noire	$578
822 km or 511 mi	Porto-Novo	$710
824 km or 512 mi	Cotonou	$755
827 km or 514 mi	Ado Ekiti	$681
829 km or 515 mi	Ife	$774
845 km or 525 mi	Ibadan	$759
846 km or 526 mi	Abeokuta	$1019
861 km or 535 mi	Osogbo	$704
884 km or 549 mi	Kayes	$531
889 km or 552 mi	Lome	$711
890 km or 553 mi	Oyo	$699
892 km or 555 mi	Cabinda	$686
907 km or 564 mi	Madingou	$531
924 km or 574 mi	Gamboma	$531
926 km or 575 mi	Abomey	$617