Libreville vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Libreville Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1780
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$296
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$534
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.9
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$500
$1905
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
13
100
😀 Quality of life
41
79
🏙️ Population
797K
24.9M

The cost of living in Libreville is 38% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6920th and 4780th ($702 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 1.7 months in Shanghai. Libreville ranked 1st best city to live in Gabon vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6834th and 571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Libreville Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.57
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.5
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$404
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.4
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.1
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.62%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1339
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$993
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.3
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.51
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.86
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.52
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.66
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.36
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.93
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.15
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.1
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.9
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.7
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$238
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6344
$31401

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$812
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$710
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$655
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$764
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$933
522 km or 325 mi Calabar
$374
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$651
574 km or 357 mi Aba
$638
575 km or 357 mi Bafoussam
$794
612 km or 380 mi Umuahia
$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
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$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
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$635
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$793
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$681
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$1028
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$706
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$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
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$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
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$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
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$648
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$774