Libreville vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Libreville	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$668	$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1694	$2570
🏠 One person rent	$279	$499
🏘️ Family rent	$501	$871
🍽️ Food expenses	$247	$357
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.5	$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$480	$1394
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	13	70
😀 Quality of life	40	78
🏙️ Population	797K	1.4M

The cost of living in Libreville is 36% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 7071st and 5261st ($668 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Gabon and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Gabon vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Libreville compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Libreville ranked 1st best city to live in Gabon vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 6902nd and 723rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Libreville vs Sofia

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	Libreville	Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.3	$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.2	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.83	$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$2.53
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$276	$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$196	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$541	$979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$378	$663
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.7	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.78%	3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1336	$3192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$959	$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.8	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.24	$7.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.12	$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.65	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.62	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.08	$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.91	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.5	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.6	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.27	$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.7	$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.03	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.8	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.3	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$226	$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5922	$6749

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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 Sofia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Pernik	$682
59 km or 37 mi	Vratsa	$687
77 km or 48 mi	Blagoevgrad	$576
97 km or 60 mi	Bansko	$866
100 km or 62 mi	Pazardzhik	$667
132 km or 82 mi	Pleven	$594
132 km or 82 mi	Plovdiv	$734
135 km or 84 mi	Nis	$711
142 km or 88 mi	Stip	$561
146 km or 91 mi	Kumanovo	$588
148 km or 92 mi	Vidin	$605
149 km or 92 mi	Asenovgrad	$616
151 km or 94 mi	Strumica	$612
164 km or 102 mi	Gabrovo	$598
168 km or 104 mi	Veles	$545
175 km or 108 mi	Skopje	$772
176 km or 110 mi	Pristina	$595
178 km or 110 mi	Kavadarci	$556
180 km or 112 mi	Serres	$988
185 km or 115 mi	Drama	$891
186 km or 116 mi	Craiova	$848
191 km or 119 mi	Stara Zagora	$646
193 km or 120 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$731
202 km or 125 mi	Mitrovica	$463
202 km or 126 mi	Haskovo	$619
208 km or 129 mi	Tetovo	$682
210 km or 130 mi	Prilep	$537
210 km or 131 mi	Slatina	$623
215 km or 134 mi	Kavala	$930
215 km or 134 mi	Alexandria	$629
217 km or 135 mi	Xanthi	$948
222 km or 138 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$663
224 km or 139 mi	Giannitsa	$1028
232 km or 144 mi	Thessaloniki	$1106
234 km or 145 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
242 km or 150 mi	Kragujevac	$807
245 km or 152 mi	Sliven	$631
246 km or 153 mi	Komotini	$899
248 km or 154 mi	Bitola	$635
248 km or 154 mi	Ruse	$633