Essen vs Libreville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Libreville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$743
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3766
$1869
🏠 One person rent
$642
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$1100
$526
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$80.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3165
$469
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
11
😀 Quality of life
95
51
🏙️ Population
587K
899K

The cost of living in Essen is 105% more expensive than in Libreville. Cities ranked 3925th and 7051st ($1519 vs $743) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 521st and 1st in Germany and Gabon, respectively. Check Germany vs Gabon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Essen compared to 0.6 months in Libreville. Essen ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Libreville ranked 1st in Gabon, while ranked 23rd and 6592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Libreville

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Essen Libreville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$6.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$6.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$2.09
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.88
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$571
$315
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$214
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1047
$556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$51.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$80.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
10.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$1526
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$1024
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.4
$32.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$31.1
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.98
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$4.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.1
$8.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.13
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.41
$3.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.72
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$26.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$6.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
$48.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$273
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9789
$7523

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1575
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1468
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1636
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1580
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1552
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1538
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1507
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1565
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1605
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1637
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1629
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1551
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1557
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1534
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1547
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1568
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1653
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1544
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1545
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1566
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1572
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1662
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1913
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1528
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1559
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1564
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1533
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1538

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Distance City Cost of living
144 km or 89 mi Port-Gentil
$698
166 km or 103 mi Bata
$1209
303 km or 188 mi Sao Tome
$1011
310 km or 193 mi Trindade
$1013
381 km or 237 mi Malabo
$1272
404 km or 251 mi Limbe
$738
408 km or 253 mi Douala
$1156
421 km or 261 mi Buea
$627
449 km or 279 mi Yaounde
$666
472 km or 293 mi Kumba
$821
522 km or 325 mi Calabar
$373
556 km or 346 mi Port Harcourt
$559
574 km or 357 mi Aba
$591
575 km or 357 mi Bafoussam
$759
612 km or 380 mi Umuahia
$773
621 km or 386 mi Bamenda
$699
627 km or 390 mi Owerri
$1364
635 km or 395 mi Pointe-Noire
$578
643 km or 400 mi Gamboma
$531
662 km or 412 mi Kayes
$533
680 km or 423 mi Madingou
$531
698 km or 434 mi Awka
$693
703 km or 437 mi Warri
$786
707 km or 439 mi Enugu
$564
707 km or 440 mi Onitsha
$795
727 km or 452 mi Cabinda
$673
785 km or 488 mi Benin
$627
791 km or 491 mi Kinkala
$533
800 km or 497 mi Boma
$856
822 km or 511 mi Matadi
$881
825 km or 512 mi Berberati
$478
829 km or 515 mi Brazzaville
$590
836 km or 520 mi Kinshasa
$1133
869 km or 540 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$846
869 km or 540 mi Owo
$531
896 km or 557 mi Ngaoundere
$551
897 km or 557 mi Akure
$488
928 km or 577 mi N'zeto
$721
931 km or 578 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
951 km or 591 mi Lagos
$946