Libreville vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Libreville Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$745
$1057
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1857
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$311
$620
🏘️ Family rent
$524
$639
🍽️ Food expenses
$274
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.1
$99.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$448
$1631
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
11
63
😀 Quality of life
38
48
🏙️ Population
899K
1.27M

The cost of living in Libreville is 30% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 7015th and 5251st ($745 vs $1057) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Gabon and South Africa, respectively. Check Gabon vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Libreville compared to 1.5 months in Soweto. Libreville ranked 1st best city to live in Gabon vs Soweto ranked 8th in South Africa, while ranked 8199th and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Libreville Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.08
$7.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.6
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.42
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$315
$942
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$557
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$389
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.7
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.1
$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.94%
11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1524
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1045
$779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.1
$35.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$9.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.28
$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.78
$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.78
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.27
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.19
$3.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.89
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.66
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$0.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.6
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.87
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.69
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.5
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.6
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$261
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7022
$4370

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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
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$1171
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$958
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$1089
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$765
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$892
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$967
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$792
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$1049
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$950
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$791
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$1017
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$826
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$910
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$875
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$899
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$826
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$901
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$697
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$731
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$694
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$662
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$652
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$912
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$681
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$511
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$763
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$628
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$630
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$927
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$551
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$583
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$916
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$966
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$948
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$633
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$950