Essen vs Libreville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Libreville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$1857
🏠 One person rent
$682
$311
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$524
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$79.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$448
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
11
😀 Quality of life
95
38
🏙️ Population
587K
899K

The cost of living in Essen is 110% more expensive than in Libreville. Cities ranked 3860th and 7015th ($1561 vs $745) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 1st in Germany and Gabon, respectively. Check Germany vs Gabon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Essen compared to 0.6 months in Libreville. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Libreville ranked 1st in Gabon, while ranked 17th and 8199th 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
$17
$6.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$6.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$2.07
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$315
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$557
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$51
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
10.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$1524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$1045
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$32.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$8.28
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$4.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$8.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$8.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$3.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$5.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$26.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$35
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$6.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$7022

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1592
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1481
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1642
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1579
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1573
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1549
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1467
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1639
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1622
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1620
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1563
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1567
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1572
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1579
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1578
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1564
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1640
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1944
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1566
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1579
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1614
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1663
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1587

Cities near Libreville

Distance City Cost of living
144 km or 89 mi Port-Gentil
$699
166 km or 103 mi Bata
$1239
303 km or 188 mi Sao Tome
$1042
310 km or 193 mi Trindade
$1042
381 km or 237 mi Malabo
$1344
404 km or 251 mi Limbe
$750
408 km or 253 mi Douala
$1254
421 km or 261 mi Buea
$641
449 km or 279 mi Yaounde
$668
472 km or 293 mi Kumba
$834
522 km or 325 mi Calabar
$386
556 km or 346 mi Port Harcourt
$618
574 km or 357 mi Aba
$601
575 km or 357 mi Bafoussam
$750
612 km or 380 mi Umuahia
$849
621 km or 386 mi Bamenda
$687
627 km or 390 mi Owerri
$1555
635 km or 395 mi Pointe-Noire
$590
643 km or 400 mi Gamboma
$543
662 km or 412 mi Kayes
$544
680 km or 423 mi Madingou
$544
698 km or 434 mi Awka
$785
703 km or 437 mi Warri
$878
707 km or 439 mi Enugu
$587
707 km or 440 mi Onitsha
$922
727 km or 452 mi Cabinda
$695
785 km or 488 mi Benin
$655
791 km or 491 mi Kinkala
$543
800 km or 497 mi Boma
$870
822 km or 511 mi Matadi
$895
825 km or 512 mi Berberati
$492
829 km or 515 mi Brazzaville
$602
836 km or 520 mi Kinshasa
$1163
869 km or 540 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$859
869 km or 540 mi Owo
$594
896 km or 557 mi Ngaoundere
$550
897 km or 557 mi Akure
$578
928 km or 577 mi N'zeto
$815
931 km or 578 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
951 km or 591 mi Lagos
$1022