Essen vs Libreville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Libreville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1525
$702
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3787
$1780
🏠 One person rent
$681
$296
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$534
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$72.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3234
$500
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
13
😀 Quality of life
95
41
🏙️ Population
585K
797K

The cost of living in Essen is 117% more expensive than in Libreville. Cities ranked 3595th and 6920th ($1525 vs $702) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st 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 0.7 months in Libreville. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Libreville ranked 1st in Gabon, while ranked 31st and 6834th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Libreville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.6
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$1.93
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$73.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
10.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$1339
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$993
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.52
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$31.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.9
$9.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$7.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$4.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$8.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$8.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.47
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$5.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$26.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.5
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$238
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9380
$6344

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1497
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1441
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1543
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1465
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1470
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1472
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1489
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1425
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1486
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1464
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1378
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1527
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1477
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1206
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1477
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1461
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1466
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1480
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1451
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1558
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1861
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1472
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1480
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1578
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1376
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1431

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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