Cost of living comparison
Gabon is 69.6% more expensive than Bolivia.
If you lived in Gabon instead of Bolivia, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Bolivia
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.44
BOB23.73
|
$15.91
FCFA9,690
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.51
BOB44.96
|
$12.15
FCFA7,402
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
BOB6.71
|
$0.88
FCFA536
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BOB5.17
|
$0.88
FCFA536
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Bolivia
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
BOB8.81
|
$1.59
FCFA970
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.45
BOB16.95
|
$4.71
FCFA2,872
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.60
BOB24.88
|
$7.65
FCFA4,662
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
BOB10.63
|
$3.48
FCFA2,119
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.77
BOB12.20
|
$4.41
FCFA2,686
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
BOB6.76
|
$1.47
FCFA895
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
BOB3.24
|
$1.65
FCFA1,003
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
BOB3.55
|
$2.24
FCFA1,366
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BOB4.17
|
$1.22
FCFA741
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
BOB3.83
|
$1.06
FCFA648
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
BOB3.58
|
$1.43
FCFA868
|
|
pay 59.6% more for transportation
Bolivia
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.03
BOB13.99
|
$4.14
FCFA2,522
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.11
BOB214.83
|
$50.28
FCFA30,630
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,452.82
BOB106,714.58
|
$31,007.86
FCFA18,888,578
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.23
BOB105.17
|
$10.89
FCFA6,637
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Bolivia
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.88
BOB365.15
|
$69.84
FCFA42,542
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$306.54
BOB2,116.93
|
$1,089.47
FCFA663,653
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$213.11
BOB1,471.67
|
$586.64
FCFA357,351
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.25
BOB202.03
|
$85.45
FCFA52,051
|
|
pay 25.3% less for childcare
Bolivia
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.51
BOB1,177.53
|
$136.88
FCFA83,382
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,636.74
BOB25,114.73
|
$2,514.15
FCFA1,531,506
|
|
pay 0.2% less for entertainment and sports
Bolivia
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.13
BOB14.74
|
$1.01
FCFA613
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
BOB16.32
|
$2.51
FCFA1,532
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.73
BOB18.88
|
$1.84
FCFA1,123
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.42
BOB286.02
|
$69.14
FCFA42,116
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.53
BOB52.01
|
$8.38
FCFA5,105
|
|
pay 37.9% more for clothing
Bolivia
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.05
BOB283.47
|
$53.08
FCFA32,332
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.50
BOB334.92
|
$64.25
FCFA39,138
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.57
BOB452.84
|
$79.61
FCFA48,498
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.30
BOB395.70
|
$96.38
FCFA58,708
|
|
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