Libreville vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Libreville Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1780
$1859
🏠 One person rent
$296
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$534
$634
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.9
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$500
$372
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
13
26
😀 Quality of life
41
24
🏙️ Population
797K
2.44M

The cost of living in Libreville is 8% less expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 6920th and 6597th ($702 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Gabon and Cameroon, respectively. Check Gabon vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Libreville compared to 0.5 months in Yaounde. Libreville ranked 1st best city to live in Gabon vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 6834th and 8641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Libreville Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.57
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.5
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$290
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$1050
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$404
$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48
$47.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.4
$73
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.1
$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.62%
6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1339
$2008
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$993
$675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.3
$20.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.51
$3.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.86
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.52
$5.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$4.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.66
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.36
$8.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.93
$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.15
$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.1
$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$6.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.9
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.7
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$238
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6344
$1615

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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 Yaounde

Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1368
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$794
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$933
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$655
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$710
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$714
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1201
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$812
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$374
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$666
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$702
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$488
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$638
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$906
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$651
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1686
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$469
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$846
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$1036
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$659
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$724
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$878
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$886
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$879
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$537
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1262
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$757
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$616
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$735
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$531
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$658
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$518
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$635
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$701
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$492
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$787
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$810
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$377
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$774