Libreville vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Libreville	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$668	$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1694	$1686
🏠 One person rent	$279	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$501	$553
🍽️ Food expenses	$247	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.5	$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$480	$1598
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	13	63
😀 Quality of life	40	38
🏙️ Population	797K	1.27M

The cost of living in Libreville is 28% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 7071st and 5917th ($668 vs $923) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Gabon and South Africa, respectively. Check Gabon vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Libreville compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Libreville ranked 1st best city to live in Gabon vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 6902nd and 7204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Libreville vs Soweto

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	Libreville	Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.3	$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.2	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.83	$3.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$276	$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$196	$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$541	$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$378	$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.7	$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22	$33.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.78%	11.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1336	$850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$959	$691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.8	$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.24	$8.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.12	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.65	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.62	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.08	$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.91	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.5	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$0.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.6	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.27	$5.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.7	$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.03	$3
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.8	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.3	$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$226	$200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5922	$3805

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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 Soweto

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Johannesburg	$993
24 km or 15 mi	Randburg	$837
26 km or 16 mi	Sandton	$953
46 km or 28 mi	Vereeniging	$672
46 km or 29 mi	Benoni	$785
48 km or 30 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
56 km or 34 mi	Centurion	$807
58 km or 36 mi	Springs	$678
66 km or 41 mi	Pretoria	$906
73 km or 45 mi	Brits	$820
91 km or 56 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
92 km or 57 mi	Rustenburg	$889
137 km or 85 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
159 km or 99 mi	Bethal	$784
166 km or 103 mi	Kroonstad	$768
170 km or 106 mi	Middelburg	$795
222 km or 138 mi	Welkom	$748
228 km or 142 mi	Mmabatho	$780
249 km or 155 mi	Lobatse	$665
266 km or 165 mi	Gaborone	$691
282 km or 175 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
290 km or 180 mi	Kanye	$664
315 km or 196 mi	Molepolole	$628
321 km or 199 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
329 km or 204 mi	Mbabane	$562
335 km or 208 mi	Vryheid	$763
341 km or 212 mi	Maseru	$621
350 km or 217 mi	Manzini	$442
354 km or 220 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
367 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
399 km or 248 mi	Mafeteng	$567
412 km or 256 mi	Kimberley	$814
420 km or 261 mi	Palapye	$540
446 km or 277 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
447 km or 278 mi	Serowe	$583
461 km or 286 mi	Matola	$964
472 km or 293 mi	Maputo	$1068
506 km or 314 mi	Durban	$809
567 km or 353 mi	Francistown	$624
595 km or 370 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003