Cost of living comparison
Gabon is 75.0% more expensive than Argentina.
If you lived in Gabon instead of Argentina, you would:
pay 83.0% more for restaurants
Argentina
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.30
ARS6,436.34
|
$16.51
FCFA10,047
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.48
ARS4,831.66
|
$14.86
FCFA9,043
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
ARS1,021.68
|
$1.24
FCFA754
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
ARS796.77
|
$1.16
FCFA703
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Argentina
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
ARS1,131.48
|
$1.43
FCFA871
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.38
ARS2,978.35
|
$3.44
FCFA2,093
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
ARS3,070.26
|
$9.88
FCFA6,014
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
ARS1,379.53
|
$3.43
FCFA2,085
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.03
ARS1,790.46
|
$3.15
FCFA1,914
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
ARS681.81
|
$1.45
FCFA881
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
ARS611.65
|
$1.17
FCFA714
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
ARS485.58
|
$1.45
FCFA881
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
ARS572.38
|
$0.95
FCFA577
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
ARS314.95
|
$1.05
FCFA638
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
ARS314.81
|
$1.12
FCFA684
|
|
pay 57.4% more for transportation
Argentina
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
ARS3,070.14
|
$3.93
FCFA2,391
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.58
ARS16,380.66
|
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,409.10
ARS21,521,268.73
|
$28,067.07
FCFA17,080,608
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.41
ARS7,415.14
|
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pay 3.0 times more for housing
Argentina
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.92
ARS16,677.57
|
$68.79
FCFA41,864
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.53
ARS224,414.54
|
$853.02
FCFA519,117
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$191.20
ARS168,583.35
|
$495.30
FCFA301,422
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.37
ARS32,071.14
|
$84.17
FCFA51,222
|
|
pay 8.6% more for childcare
Argentina
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.96
ARS127,809.94
|
$119.70
FCFA72,844
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,988.68
ARS3,516,776.49
|
$5,365.76
FCFA3,265,410
|
|
pay 82.9% more for entertainment and sports
Argentina
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.79
ARS1,581.45
|
$0.99
FCFA603
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
ARS1,627.32
|
$4.68
FCFA2,847
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
ARS1,693.14
|
$2.48
FCFA1,507
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.65
ARS17,324.95
|
$57.79
FCFA35,166
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.34
ARS3,828.51
|
?? | |
pay 8.0% less for clothing
Argentina
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.90
ARS52,817.43
|
$66.04
FCFA40,190
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.50
ARS48,052.02
|
$74.30
FCFA45,213
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.78
ARS94,144.85
|
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.91
ARS81,038.54
|
$72.64
FCFA44,209
|
|
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