Cost of living comparison
Gabon is 58.9% more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in Gabon instead of Albania, you would:
pay 72.2% more for restaurants
Albania
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.46
ALL696
|
$16.51
FCFA10,047
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.30
ALL587
|
$14.86
FCFA9,043
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL147
|
$1.24
FCFA754
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
ALL70
|
$1.16
FCFA703
|
|
pay 59.5% more for groceries
Albania
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ALL74
|
$1.43
FCFA871
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.90
ALL457
|
$3.44
FCFA2,093
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
ALL648
|
$9.88
FCFA6,014
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.29
ALL307
|
$3.43
FCFA2,085
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.21
ALL299
|
$3.15
FCFA1,914
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
ALL57
|
$1.45
FCFA881
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL98
|
$1.17
FCFA714
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
ALL67
|
$1.45
FCFA881
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ALL60
|
$0.95
FCFA577
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL42
|
$1.05
FCFA638
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ALL45
|
$1.12
FCFA684
|
|
pay 44.5% more for transportation
Albania
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL731
|
$3.93
FCFA2,391
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.59
ALL1,453
|
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,451.57
ALL2,839,531
|
$28,067.07
FCFA17,080,608
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.40
ALL2,742
|
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pay 2.5 times more for housing
Albania
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.91
ALL1,484
|
$68.79
FCFA41,864
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$333.93
ALL31,138
|
$853.02
FCFA519,117
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$252.77
ALL23,570
|
$495.30
FCFA301,422
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.76
ALL6,225
|
$84.17
FCFA51,222
|
|
pay 31.1% more for childcare
Albania
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.51
ALL13,475
|
$119.70
FCFA72,844
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,989.15
ALL278,730
|
$5,365.76
FCFA3,265,410
|
|
pay 43.1% more for entertainment and sports
Albania
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
ALL231
|
$0.99
FCFA603
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
ALL144
|
$4.68
FCFA2,847
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.54
ALL330
|
$2.48
FCFA1,507
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.41
ALL3,395
|
$57.79
FCFA35,166
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.18
ALL763
|
?? | |
pay 9.4% more for clothing
Albania
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.87
ALL4,277
|
$66.04
FCFA40,190
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.92
ALL4,189
|
$74.30
FCFA45,213
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.19
ALL7,291
|
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.69
ALL9,669
|
$72.64
FCFA44,209
|
|
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