Cologne vs Libreville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cologne	Libreville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1744	$668
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4212	$1694
🏠 One person rent	$947	$279
🏘️ Family rent	$1673	$501
🍽️ Food expenses	$491	$247
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$69.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3148	$480
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	92	13
😀 Quality of life	96	40
🏙️ Population	1.09M	797K

The cost of living in Cologne is 161% more expensive than in Libreville. Cities ranked 2551st and 7071st ($1744 vs $668) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 1st in Germany and Gabon, respectively. Check Germany vs Gabon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 0.7 months in Libreville. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Libreville ranked 1st in Gabon, while ranked 12th and 6902nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Libreville

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	Cologne	Libreville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.1	$5.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$5.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.67	$1.83
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.1	$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$963	$276
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1902	$541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1332	$378
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$44.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$68.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.4	$22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.01%	10.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6163	$1336
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5539	$959
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.35	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.6	$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$9.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.95	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$7.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$8.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.56	$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.09	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$4.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.2	$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.5	$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$5.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.2	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$6.03
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$76.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$773	$226
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15595	$5922

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Cologne

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Hurth	$1578
10 km or 6.4 mi	Leverkusen	$1822
10 km or 6.4 mi	Frechen	$1569
13 km or 7.9 mi	Bruhl	$1559
13 km or 7.9 mi	Pulheim	$1572
14 km or 8.4 mi	Wesseling	$1554
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bergisch Gladbach	$1586
15 km or 9.3 mi	Niederkassel	$1551
16 km or 10 mi	Rosrath	$1536
18 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1576
19 km or 12 mi	Dormagen	$1561
19 km or 12 mi	Erftstadt	$1534
19 km or 12 mi	Langenfeld	$1577
20 km or 12 mi	Troisdorf	$1544
20 km or 12 mi	Leichlingen	$1559
20 km or 12 mi	Kerpen	$1529
21 km or 13 mi	Bornheim	$1554
21 km or 13 mi	Lohmar	$1523
22 km or 14 mi	Bergheim	$1518
23 km or 15 mi	Siegburg	$1522
24 km or 15 mi	Overath	$1497
25 km or 16 mi	Sankt Augustin	$1542
25 km or 16 mi	Bonn	$1677
26 km or 16 mi	Hilden	$1522
26 km or 16 mi	Solingen	$1580
27 km or 17 mi	Elsdorf	$1502
28 km or 17 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1497
28 km or 17 mi	Haan	$1517
28 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1504
29 km or 18 mi	Hennef	$1494
31 km or 19 mi	Grevenbroich	$1499
31 km or 19 mi	Remscheid	$1494
31 km or 20 mi	Erkrath	$1516
33 km or 20 mi	Konigswinter	$1446
34 km or 21 mi	Euskirchen	$1503
34 km or 21 mi	Neuss	$1495
34 km or 21 mi	Mettmann	$1479
35 km or 21 mi	Zulpich	$1490
35 km or 21 mi	Meckenheim	$1500
35 km or 22 mi	Dusseldorf	$1772

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