Libreville vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Libreville Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$743
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1869
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$308
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$526
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$274
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.2
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$469
$1068
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
11
99
😀 Quality of life
51
76
🏙️ Population
899K
24.9M

The cost of living in Libreville is 35% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 7051st and 4880th ($743 vs $1147) 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 0.9 months in Shanghai. Libreville ranked 1st best city to live in Gabon vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 6592nd and 1178th 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
$6.09
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.2
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.59
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.12
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$315
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$214
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$556
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$389
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.1
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.1
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.9%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1526
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1024
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.1
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.3
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.3
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.06
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.72
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.71
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.18
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.81
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.4
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.6
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.84
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.8
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.58
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.1
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$273
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7523
$27610

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$698
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$1011
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$1013
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$1272
404 km or 251 mi Limbe
$738
408 km or 253 mi Douala
$1156
421 km or 261 mi Buea
$627
449 km or 279 mi Yaounde
$666
472 km or 293 mi Kumba
$821
522 km or 325 mi Calabar
$373
556 km or 346 mi Port Harcourt
$559
574 km or 357 mi Aba
$591
575 km or 357 mi Bafoussam
$759
612 km or 380 mi Umuahia
$773
621 km or 386 mi Bamenda
$699
627 km or 390 mi Owerri
$1364
635 km or 395 mi Pointe-Noire
$578
643 km or 400 mi Gamboma
$531
662 km or 412 mi Kayes
$533
680 km or 423 mi Madingou
$531
698 km or 434 mi Awka
$693
703 km or 437 mi Warri
$786
707 km or 439 mi Enugu
$564
707 km or 440 mi Onitsha
$795
727 km or 452 mi Cabinda
$673
785 km or 488 mi Benin
$627
791 km or 491 mi Kinkala
$533
800 km or 497 mi Boma
$856
822 km or 511 mi Matadi
$881
825 km or 512 mi Berberati
$478
829 km or 515 mi Brazzaville
$590
836 km or 520 mi Kinshasa
$1133
869 km or 540 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$846
869 km or 540 mi Owo
$531
896 km or 557 mi Ngaoundere
$551
897 km or 557 mi Akure
$488
928 km or 577 mi N'zeto
$721
931 km or 578 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
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$946

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$1030
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$708
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$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789