Libreville vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Libreville	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$708	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1758	$2264
🏠 One person rent	$296	$515
🏘️ Family rent	$499	$857
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.6	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$427	$700
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	12	29
😀 Quality of life	32	57
🏙️ Population	899K	431K

The cost of living in Libreville is 28% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 7045th and 5698th ($708 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Gabon and Namibia, respectively. Check Gabon vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Libreville compared to 0.7 months in Windhoek. Libreville ranked 1st best city to live in Gabon vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 8665th and 6153rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Libreville vs Windhoek

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	Libreville	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.66	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.4	$40.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.16	$5.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$296	$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$210	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$370	$633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.9	$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.2	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.9	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.76%	11.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1445	$1315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1012	$718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.73	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.1	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.9	$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.16	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.06	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.86	$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.44	$6.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.7	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.51	$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.12	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.16	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.61	$5.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.6	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.7	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.7	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$224	$225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6108	$5380

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Cities near Libreville

Distance	City	Cost of living
144 km or 89 mi	Port-Gentil	$660
166 km or 103 mi	Bata	$1241
303 km or 188 mi	Sao Tome	$1046
310 km or 193 mi	Trindade	$1044
381 km or 237 mi	Malabo	$1413
404 km or 251 mi	Limbe	$755
408 km or 253 mi	Douala	$1363
421 km or 261 mi	Buea	$665
449 km or 279 mi	Yaounde	$671
472 km or 293 mi	Kumba	$849
522 km or 325 mi	Calabar	$397
556 km or 346 mi	Port Harcourt	$676
574 km or 357 mi	Aba	$674
575 km or 357 mi	Bafoussam	$793
612 km or 380 mi	Umuahia	$961
621 km or 386 mi	Bamenda	$698
627 km or 390 mi	Owerri	$1774
635 km or 395 mi	Pointe-Noire	$585
643 km or 400 mi	Gamboma	$536
662 km or 412 mi	Kayes	$536
680 km or 423 mi	Madingou	$536
698 km or 434 mi	Awka	$878
703 km or 437 mi	Warri	$926
707 km or 439 mi	Enugu	$563
707 km or 440 mi	Onitsha	$1051
727 km or 452 mi	Cabinda	$706
785 km or 488 mi	Benin	$632
791 km or 491 mi	Kinkala	$538
800 km or 497 mi	Boma	$871
822 km or 511 mi	Matadi	$893
825 km or 512 mi	Berberati	$494
829 km or 515 mi	Brazzaville	$595
836 km or 520 mi	Kinshasa	$1148
869 km or 540 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$864
869 km or 540 mi	Owo	$664
896 km or 557 mi	Ngaoundere	$571
897 km or 557 mi	Akure	$644
928 km or 577 mi	N'zeto	$853
931 km or 578 mi	Ado Ekiti	$642
951 km or 591 mi	Lagos	$1102

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$904
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$924
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$927
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$836
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$948
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$834
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$857
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$819
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$807
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$746
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$607
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$637
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$637
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$668
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$833
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$536
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$577
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$861
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$514
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$653
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$940
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$587
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$606
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$875
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$762
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$984
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$808
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$890
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$984
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$719
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$975
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$892
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$706
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$684
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$826