Libreville vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Libreville Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$697
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1773
$1333
🏠 One person rent
$294
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$528
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$250
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.6
$31.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$530
$406
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
13
30
😀 Quality of life
28
29
🏙️ Population
797K
42.7K

The cost of living in Libreville is 43% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 6825th and 8601st ($697 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Gabon and Kenya, respectively. Check Gabon vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 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 8556th and 8527th among best cities to live in the world.

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Libreville Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.54
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.6
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$2.06
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$557
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$400
$284
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.3
$14.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.3
$22.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.1
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.43%
13.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1373
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1018
$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.2
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.74
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.62
$4.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.26
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.98
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.4
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.22
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.65
$3.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$16.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.8
$49
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$252
$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6420
$6789

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$651
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$1242
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$866
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$866
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$990
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$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

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$530
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$646
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$524
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$439
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$405
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$441
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$424
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$536
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$557
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$571
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$557
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$452
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$542
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$493
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$600
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$654
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$547
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$622
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$493
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$556
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$706
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$762
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$581
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$805
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$600
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
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$840
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$553
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$748
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$871
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$543
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$498
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$599
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$677
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$449
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$819
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$575
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$446
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$747
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$539