Libreville vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Libreville Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1780
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$296
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$534
$574
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.9
$92.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$500
$1724
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
13
62
😀 Quality of life
41
39
🏙️ Population
797K
1.27M

The cost of living in Libreville is 28% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 6920th and 5883rd ($702 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Gabon and South Africa, respectively. Check Gabon vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Libreville compared to 1.8 months in Soweto. Libreville ranked 1st best city to live in Gabon vs Soweto ranked 11th in South Africa, while ranked 6834th and 7063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Libreville Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.57
$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.5
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$4.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$2.03
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$883
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$544
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$404
$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48
$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.4
$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.1
$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.62%
11.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1339
$917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$993
$735
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$2.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.3
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.51
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.86
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.52
$6.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.66
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.36
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.93
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.15
$3.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.1
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.9
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.7
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$238
$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6344
$4830

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$659
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$1201
303 km or 188 mi Sao Tome
$878
310 km or 193 mi Trindade
$879
381 km or 237 mi Malabo
$812
404 km or 251 mi Limbe
$710
408 km or 253 mi Douala
$1368
421 km or 261 mi Buea
$655
449 km or 279 mi Yaounde
$764
472 km or 293 mi Kumba
$933
522 km or 325 mi Calabar
$374
556 km or 346 mi Port Harcourt
$651
574 km or 357 mi Aba
$638
575 km or 357 mi Bafoussam
$794
612 km or 380 mi Umuahia
$906
621 km or 386 mi Bamenda
$714
627 km or 390 mi Owerri
$1686
635 km or 395 mi Pointe-Noire
$578
643 km or 400 mi Gamboma
$531
662 km or 412 mi Kayes
$531
680 km or 423 mi Madingou
$531
698 km or 434 mi Awka
$846
703 km or 437 mi Warri
$886
707 km or 439 mi Enugu
$469
707 km or 440 mi Onitsha
$1036
727 km or 452 mi Cabinda
$686
785 km or 488 mi Benin
$537
791 km or 491 mi Kinkala
$529
800 km or 497 mi Boma
$803
822 km or 511 mi Matadi
$821
825 km or 512 mi Berberati
$488
829 km or 515 mi Brazzaville
$589
836 km or 520 mi Kinshasa
$1041
869 km or 540 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$801
869 km or 540 mi Owo
$658
896 km or 557 mi Ngaoundere
$666
897 km or 557 mi Akure
$635
928 km or 577 mi N'zeto
$793
931 km or 578 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
951 km or 591 mi Lagos
$1133

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1079
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$874
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$997
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$717
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$822
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$838
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$696
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$909
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$848
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$717
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$943
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$689
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$819
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$788
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$841
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$774
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$809
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$692
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$718
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$690
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$654
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$623
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$791
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$627
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$459
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$696
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$663
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$581
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$859
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$554
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$600
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$1003
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$1116
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$834
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$585
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$1045