Libreville vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Libreville Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$708
$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1758
$3104
🏠 One person rent
$296
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$499
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.6
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$427
$931
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
12
100
😀 Quality of life
32
77
🏙️ Population
899K
24.9M

The cost of living in Libreville is 37% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 7045th and 4879th ($708 vs $1128) 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 8665th and 1383rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Libreville Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.66
$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.4
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.16
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$296
$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$210
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$543
$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$370
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.9
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.2
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.9
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.76%
3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1445
$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1012
$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.9
$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.86
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.44
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.51
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.12
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.16
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26
$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.61
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.6
$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.35
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.7
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.7
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6108
$27624

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$660
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$755
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$1363
421 km or 261 mi Buea
$665
449 km or 279 mi Yaounde
$671
472 km or 293 mi Kumba
$849
522 km or 325 mi Calabar
$397
556 km or 346 mi Port Harcourt
$676
574 km or 357 mi Aba
$674
575 km or 357 mi Bafoussam
$793
612 km or 380 mi Umuahia
$961
621 km or 386 mi Bamenda
$698
627 km or 390 mi Owerri
$1774
635 km or 395 mi Pointe-Noire
$585
643 km or 400 mi Gamboma
$536
662 km or 412 mi Kayes
$536
680 km or 423 mi Madingou
$536
698 km or 434 mi Awka
$878
703 km or 437 mi Warri
$926
707 km or 439 mi Enugu
$563
707 km or 440 mi Onitsha
$1051
727 km or 452 mi Cabinda
$706
785 km or 488 mi Benin
$632
791 km or 491 mi Kinkala
$538
800 km or 497 mi Boma
$871
822 km or 511 mi Matadi
$893
825 km or 512 mi Berberati
$494
829 km or 515 mi Brazzaville
$595
836 km or 520 mi Kinshasa
$1148
869 km or 540 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$864
869 km or 540 mi Owo
$664
896 km or 557 mi Ngaoundere
$571
897 km or 557 mi Akure
$644
928 km or 577 mi N'zeto
$853
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$642
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$1102

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$1003
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$673
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$696
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$771
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$597
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$612
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$632
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$547
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$679
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$631
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$634
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$576
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$713
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$621
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$740
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$674
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$601
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$630
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$826
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$622
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$634
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$639
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$597
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$642
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$597
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$664
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$531
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$602
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$618
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$637
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$672
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$663
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$590
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$666
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$659
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$617
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$753