Libreville vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Libreville Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$745
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1857
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$311
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$524
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$274
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.1
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$448
$879
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
11
99
😀 Quality of life
38
75
🏙️ Population
899K
24.9M

The cost of living in Libreville is 34% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 7015th and 4971st ($745 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Gabon and China, respectively. Check Gabon vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Libreville compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Libreville ranked 1st best city to live in Gabon vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 8199th and 1655th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Libreville vs Shanghai

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Libreville Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.08
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.6
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.42
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$315
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$557
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$389
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.7
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.1
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.94%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1524
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1045
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.1
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.28
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.78
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.78
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.27
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.19
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.89
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.66
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.6
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.87
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.69
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.5
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.6
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$261
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7022
$27781

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$699
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$1239
303 km or 188 mi Sao Tome
$1042
310 km or 193 mi Trindade
$1042
381 km or 237 mi Malabo
$1344
404 km or 251 mi Limbe
$750
408 km or 253 mi Douala
$1254
421 km or 261 mi Buea
$641
449 km or 279 mi Yaounde
$668
472 km or 293 mi Kumba
$834
522 km or 325 mi Calabar
$386
556 km or 346 mi Port Harcourt
$618
574 km or 357 mi Aba
$601
575 km or 357 mi Bafoussam
$750
612 km or 380 mi Umuahia
$849
621 km or 386 mi Bamenda
$687
627 km or 390 mi Owerri
$1555
635 km or 395 mi Pointe-Noire
$590
643 km or 400 mi Gamboma
$543
662 km or 412 mi Kayes
$544
680 km or 423 mi Madingou
$544
698 km or 434 mi Awka
$785
703 km or 437 mi Warri
$878
707 km or 439 mi Enugu
$587
707 km or 440 mi Onitsha
$922
727 km or 452 mi Cabinda
$695
785 km or 488 mi Benin
$655
791 km or 491 mi Kinkala
$543
800 km or 497 mi Boma
$870
822 km or 511 mi Matadi
$895
825 km or 512 mi Berberati
$492
829 km or 515 mi Brazzaville
$602
836 km or 520 mi Kinshasa
$1163
869 km or 540 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$859
869 km or 540 mi Owo
$594
896 km or 557 mi Ngaoundere
$550
897 km or 557 mi Akure
$578
928 km or 577 mi N'zeto
$815
931 km or 578 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
951 km or 591 mi Lagos
$1022

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765