Libreville vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Libreville Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1780
$1499
🏠 One person rent
$296
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$534
$411
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.9
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$500
$443
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
13
30
😀 Quality of life
41
25
🏙️ Population
797K
42.7K

The cost of living in Libreville is 31% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 6920th and 8393rd ($702 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Gabon and Kenya, respectively. Check Gabon vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Libreville compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Libreville ranked 1st best city to live in Gabon vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 6834th and 8584th among best cities to live in the world.

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Libreville Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.57
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.5
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$5.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$2.33
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$102
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$404
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48
$17.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.4
$26.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.1
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.62%
14.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1339
$1063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$993
$1352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.3
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.51
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.86
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.52
$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.66
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.36
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.93
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.15
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.1
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$6.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$3.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.9
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.7
$66.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$238
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6344
$8360

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$812
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$710
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$1368
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$655
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$764
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$933
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$374
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$651
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$638
575 km or 357 mi Bafoussam
$794
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$906
621 km or 386 mi Bamenda
$714
627 km or 390 mi Owerri
$1686
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$578
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$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
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$1133

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$571
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$745
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$482
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$493
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$460
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$518
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$483
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$548
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$581
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$543
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$583
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$502
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$511
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$560
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$643
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$707
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$559
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$601
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$466
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$579
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$675
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$736
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$564
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$711
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$639
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$722
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$810
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$576
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$784
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$590
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$568
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$520
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$622
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$723
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$509
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$719
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$598
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$509
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$768
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$545