Libreville vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Libreville Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$697
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1773
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$294
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$528
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$250
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.6
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$530
$1455
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
13
100
😀 Quality of life
28
78
🏙️ Population
797K
24.9M

The cost of living in Libreville is 41% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6825th and 4461st ($697 vs $1190) 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 0.8 months in Libreville compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Libreville ranked 1st best city to live in Gabon vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 8556th and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Libreville Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.54
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.6
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$400
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.3
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.3
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.1
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.43%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1373
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1018
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.2
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.74
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.62
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.26
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.98
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.4
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.22
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.65
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.8
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$252
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6420
$28143

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$683
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$587
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$567
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$860
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$237
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$327
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$233
575 km or 357 mi Bafoussam
$761
612 km or 380 mi Umuahia
$330
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$436
627 km or 390 mi Owerri
$507
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$545
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$510
662 km or 412 mi Kayes
$510
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$509
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$325
703 km or 437 mi Warri
$351
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$290
707 km or 440 mi Onitsha
$354
727 km or 452 mi Cabinda
$749
785 km or 488 mi Benin
$315
791 km or 491 mi Kinkala
$511
800 km or 497 mi Boma
$813
822 km or 511 mi Matadi
$827
825 km or 512 mi Berberati
$462
829 km or 515 mi Brazzaville
$561
836 km or 520 mi Kinshasa
$1001
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$805
869 km or 540 mi Owo
$272
896 km or 557 mi Ngaoundere
$548
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$243
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$829
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$247
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$1074
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$731
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$771
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$763
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$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
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$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
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$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
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$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
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$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
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$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
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$617
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$719
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$789
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$652
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$740