Libreville vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Libreville Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$697
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1773
$1598
🏠 One person rent
$294
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$528
$523
🍽️ Food expenses
$250
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.6
$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$530
$1509
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
13
62
😀 Quality of life
28
44
🏙️ Population
797K
1.27M

The cost of living in Libreville is 20% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 6825th and 6110th ($697 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Gabon and South Africa, respectively. Check Gabon vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Libreville compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Libreville ranked 1st best city to live in Gabon vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 8556th and 6750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Libreville Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.54
$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.6
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$3.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$400
$379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.3
$57.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.3
$88.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.1
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.43%
11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1373
$731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1018
$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.2
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$9.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.74
$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.62
$5.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.26
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.98
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.4
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.22
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.65
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.8
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$252
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6420
$2867

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$651
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$1242
303 km or 188 mi Sao Tome
$866
310 km or 193 mi Trindade
$866
381 km or 237 mi Malabo
$990
404 km or 251 mi Limbe
$683
408 km or 253 mi Douala
$1300
421 km or 261 mi Buea
$587
449 km or 279 mi Yaounde
$567
472 km or 293 mi Kumba
$860
522 km or 325 mi Calabar
$237
556 km or 346 mi Port Harcourt
$327
574 km or 357 mi Aba
$233
575 km or 357 mi Bafoussam
$761
612 km or 380 mi Umuahia
$330
621 km or 386 mi Bamenda
$436
627 km or 390 mi Owerri
$507
635 km or 395 mi Pointe-Noire
$545
643 km or 400 mi Gamboma
$510
662 km or 412 mi Kayes
$510
680 km or 423 mi Madingou
$509
698 km or 434 mi Awka
$325
703 km or 437 mi Warri
$351
707 km or 439 mi Enugu
$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
869 km or 540 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$805
869 km or 540 mi Owo
$272
896 km or 557 mi Ngaoundere
$548
897 km or 557 mi Akure
$243
928 km or 577 mi N'zeto
$829
931 km or 578 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
951 km or 591 mi Lagos
$448

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$908
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$776
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$889
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$637
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$741
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$755
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$631
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$783
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$751
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$625
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$845
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$621
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$746
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$701
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$866
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$682
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$719
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$631
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$656
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$633
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$603
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$558
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$739
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$535
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$447
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$601
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$605
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$511
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$753
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$511
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$554
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$978
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1084
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$780
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$550
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$952