Cost of living comparison
Gabon is 35.5% more expensive than Angola.
If you lived in Gabon instead of Angola, you would:
pay 17.7% more for restaurants
Angola
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.84
AOA6,544.92
|
$15.91
FCFA9,747
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.50
AOA7,097.67
|
$12.15
FCFA7,446
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
AOA1,490.20
|
$0.88
FCFA539
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
AOA974.10
|
$0.88
FCFA539
|
|
pay 55.9% more for groceries
Angola
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.65
AOA1,375.75
|
$1.59
FCFA976
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.32
AOA4,444.44
|
$4.71
FCFA2,888
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.62
AOA5,531.17
|
$7.65
FCFA4,689
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
AOA2,225.72
|
$3.48
FCFA2,131
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.84
AOA2,375.41
|
$4.41
FCFA2,702
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
AOA1,134.48
|
$1.47
FCFA901
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
AOA311.18
|
$1.65
FCFA1,009
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.92
AOA1,605.43
|
$2.24
FCFA1,374
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
AOA735.93
|
$1.22
FCFA745
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
AOA629.30
|
$1.06
FCFA652
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
AOA650.25
|
$1.43
FCFA873
|
|
pay 73.5% more for transportation
Angola
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.31
AOA1,096.83
|
$4.14
FCFA2,537
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.78
AOA26,539.95
|
$50.28
FCFA30,810
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,935.66
AOA17,481,692.26
|
$31,007.86
FCFA18,999,544
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.03
AOA12,550.92
|
$10.89
FCFA6,676
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Angola
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$186.36
AOA155,614.94
|
$69.84
FCFA42,792
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$267.16
AOA223,084.41
|
$1,089.47
FCFA667,552
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$80.85
AOA67,511.24
|
$586.64
FCFA359,451
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.72
AOA49,867.19
|
$85.45
FCFA52,357
|
|
pay 74.5% less for childcare
Angola
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.79
AOA424,848.88
|
$136.88
FCFA83,872
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,426.70
AOA8,706,506.78
|
$2,514.15
FCFA1,540,504
|
|
pay 4.6% more for entertainment and sports
Angola
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
AOA1,628.29
|
$1.01
FCFA616
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.76
AOA3,140.27
|
$2.51
FCFA1,540
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.38
AOA1,989.39
|
$1.84
FCFA1,130
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.05
AOA33,439.54
|
$69.14
FCFA42,364
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
AOA4,527.15
|
$8.38
FCFA5,135
|
|
pay 57.5% less for clothing
Angola
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.95
AOA80,123.95
|
$53.08
FCFA32,522
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$150.31
AOA125,509.25
|
$64.25
FCFA39,368
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$252.73
AOA211,033.07
|
$79.61
FCFA48,783
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$238.10
AOA198,817.63
|
$96.38
FCFA59,053
|
|
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