Libreville vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Libreville	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$702	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1780	$2441
🏠 One person rent	$296	$386
🏘️ Family rent	$534	$1086
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.9	$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$500	$781
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	13	28
😀 Quality of life	41	50
🏙️ Population	797K	431K

The cost of living in Libreville is 16% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 6920th and 6296th ($702 vs $840) 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 0.7 months in Libreville compared to 0.9 months in Windhoek. Libreville ranked 1st best city to live in Gabon vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 6834th and 6223rd 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	$5.57	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.5	$46.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.85	$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$1.96	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$293	$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$208	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$569	$1113
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$404	$903
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48	$52.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.4	$80.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.1	$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	11.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1339	$795
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$993	$827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.75	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.3	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.51	$7.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.18	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.86	$6.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.52	$6.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.66	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.36	$6.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.93	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.37	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.1	$35.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.65	$3.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$7.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.9	$43.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.7	$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$238	$174
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6344	$5452

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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 Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$779
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$833
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$818
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$797
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$832
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$807
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$790
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$766
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$761
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$741
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$654
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$690
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$692
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$718
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$809
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$600
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$663
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$859
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$554
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$670
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$943
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$585
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$652
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$848
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$774
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$971
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$788
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$874
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$997
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$736
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$909
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$838
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$717
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$705
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$822