Essen vs Libreville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Libreville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$697
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3604
$1773
🏠 One person rent
$759
$294
🏘️ Family rent
$1284
$528
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$74.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$530
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
13
😀 Quality of life
95
28
🏙️ Population
579K
797K

The cost of living in Essen is 118% more expensive than in Libreville. Cities ranked 3358th and 6825th ($1519 vs $697) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th 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 0.8 months in Libreville. Essen ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Libreville ranked 1st in Gabon, while ranked 32nd and 8556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Libreville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$5.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$1.98
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$207
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$925
$400
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$48.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$73.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
13.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$1373
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5688
$1018
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$30.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$7.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$9.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$8.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.16
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$4.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$26.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$5.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.1
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$83.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$252
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9133
$6420

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1402
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1267
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1384
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1387
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1389
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1375
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1412
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1395
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1424
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1369
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1470
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1286
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1432
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1387
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1399
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1124
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1415
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1493
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1417
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1373
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1396
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1351
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1458
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1776
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1388
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1394
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1501
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1409
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1407
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1410

Cities near Libreville

Distance City Cost of living
144 km or 89 mi Port-Gentil
$651
166 km or 103 mi Bata
$1242
303 km or 188 mi Sao Tome
$866
310 km or 193 mi Trindade
$866
381 km or 237 mi Malabo
$990
404 km or 251 mi Limbe
$683
408 km or 253 mi Douala
$1300
421 km or 261 mi Buea
$587
449 km or 279 mi Yaounde
$567
472 km or 293 mi Kumba
$860
522 km or 325 mi Calabar
$237
556 km or 346 mi Port Harcourt
$327
574 km or 357 mi Aba
$233
575 km or 357 mi Bafoussam
$761
612 km or 380 mi Umuahia
$330
621 km or 386 mi Bamenda
$436
627 km or 390 mi Owerri
$507
635 km or 395 mi Pointe-Noire
$545
643 km or 400 mi Gamboma
$510
662 km or 412 mi Kayes
$510
680 km or 423 mi Madingou
$509
698 km or 434 mi Awka
$325
703 km or 437 mi Warri
$351
707 km or 439 mi Enugu
$290
707 km or 440 mi Onitsha
$354
727 km or 452 mi Cabinda
$749
785 km or 488 mi Benin
$315
791 km or 491 mi Kinkala
$511
800 km or 497 mi Boma
$813
822 km or 511 mi Matadi
$827
825 km or 512 mi Berberati
$462
829 km or 515 mi Brazzaville
$561
836 km or 520 mi Kinshasa
$1001
869 km or 540 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$805
869 km or 540 mi Owo
$272
896 km or 557 mi Ngaoundere
$548
897 km or 557 mi Akure
$243
928 km or 577 mi N'zeto
$829
931 km or 578 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
951 km or 591 mi Lagos
$448