Libreville vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Libreville	Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$668	$708
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1694	$2004
🏠 One person rent	$279	$301
🏘️ Family rent	$501	$591
🍽️ Food expenses	$247	$274
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.5	$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$480	$725
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	13	60
😀 Quality of life	40	53
🏙️ Population	797K	9.4M

The cost of living in Libreville is 6% less expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 7071st and 6849th ($668 vs $708) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 51st in Gabon and China, respectively. Check Gabon vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Libreville compared to 1 months in Ningbo. Libreville ranked 1st best city to live in Gabon vs Ningbo ranked 48th in China, while ranked 6902nd and 6084th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Libreville vs Ningbo

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	Libreville	Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.3	$3.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.2	$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.83	$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$276	$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$196	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$541	$752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$378	$463
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.7	$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22	$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.78%	4.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1336	$5147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$959	$3264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.8	$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.24	$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.12	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.65	$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.62	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.08	$9.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.91	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.5	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.6	$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.27	$7.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.7	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.03	$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.8	$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.3	$62.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$226	$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5922	$12465

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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

Cities near Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$590
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$716
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$573
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$805
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1097
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$984
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$677
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$671
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$700
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$670
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$665
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$868
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$587
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$645
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$701
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$670
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$682
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$726
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$631
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$695
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$650
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$602
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$681
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$657
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$642
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$654
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$702
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$643
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$616
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$672
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$636
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$644
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$607
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$603
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$642
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$643
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$621
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$522