Libreville vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Libreville	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$668	$2359
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1694	$5397
🏠 One person rent	$279	$1479
🏘️ Family rent	$501	$2435
🍽️ Food expenses	$247	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.5	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$480	$3493
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	13	94
😀 Quality of life	40	93
🏙️ Population	797K	664K

The cost of living in Libreville is 72% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 7071st and 1038th ($668 vs $2359) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Gabon and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Gabon vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Libreville compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Libreville ranked 1st best city to live in Gabon vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 6902nd and 68th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Libreville vs Rotterdam

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	Libreville	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.3	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.2	$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.83	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$6.3
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$276	$1509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$196	$1241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$541	$2680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$378	$2049
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.7	$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22	$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.78%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1336	$5415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$959	$3934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.8	$98.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.24	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.12	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.65	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.62	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.08	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.91	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.5	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.6	$41.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.27	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.7	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.03	$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.8	$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.3	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$226	$2027
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5922	$10730

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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 Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1861
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2199
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2081
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1739
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2251
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2291
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2180
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1862
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2049
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2001
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$1937
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$1944
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1879
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1640
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2105
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1613
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1651
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1958
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1530
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$1917
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1318
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514