Istanbul vs Libreville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Istanbul	Libreville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1248	$668
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3224	$1694
🏠 One person rent	$649	$279
🏘️ Family rent	$1199	$501
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$247
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$69.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$883	$480
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	95	13
😀 Quality of life	76	40
🏙️ Population	15.7M	797K

The cost of living in Istanbul is 87% more expensive than in Libreville. Cities ranked 4347th and 7071st ($1248 vs $668) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Turkey and Gabon, respectively. Check Turkey vs Gabon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Istanbul compared to 0.7 months in Libreville. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Libreville ranked 1st in Gabon, while ranked 850th and 6902nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Istanbul vs Libreville

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	Istanbul	Libreville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11	$5.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.1	$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$5.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.14	$1.83
☕ Cappuccino	$3.37	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$276
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$529	$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1671	$541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$985	$378
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.3	$44.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.7	$68.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.4	$22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	47.81%	10.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3233	$1336
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1719	$959
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.7	$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.79	$9.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.72	$7.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$8.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.19	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$4.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.91	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.7	$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$5.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.3	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.76	$6.03
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$76.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$815	$226
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17728	$5922

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Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$599
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$573
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$782
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$718
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$835
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$1113
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$701
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$743
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$872
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$690
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$679
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$708
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$455
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$547
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$755
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$661
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$642
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$707
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$535
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$691
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$652
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$568
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$721
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$624
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$616
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$679
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$690
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$892
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$911
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$546
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$629
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$631
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$677
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$710
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$638
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$934
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$899

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