Cost of living comparison
Gabon is 61.5% more expensive than Chad.
If you lived in Gabon instead of Chad, you would:
pay 54.5% more for restaurants
Chad
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
FCFA5,024
|
$16.51
FCFA10,047
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.21
FCFA8,038
|
$14.86
FCFA9,043
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
FCFA502
|
$1.24
FCFA754
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
FCFA452
|
$1.16
FCFA703
|
|
pay 57.5% more for groceries
Chad
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
FCFA201
|
$1.43
FCFA871
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.65
FCFA1,005
|
$3.44
FCFA2,093
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.29
FCFA4,437
|
$9.88
FCFA6,014
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
FCFA1,206
|
$3.43
FCFA2,085
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,823
|
$3.15
FCFA1,914
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
FCFA1,367
|
$1.45
FCFA881
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
FCFA547
|
$1.17
FCFA714
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.06
FCFA1,253
|
$1.45
FCFA881
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
FCFA524
|
$0.95
FCFA577
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
FCFA471
|
$1.05
FCFA638
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
FCFA410
|
$1.12
FCFA684
|
|
pay 33.5% more for transportation
Chad
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
FCFA2,411
|
$3.93
FCFA2,391
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$82.55
FCFA50,237
|
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,391.93
FCFA6,932,718
|
$28,067.07
FCFA17,080,608
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.71
FCFA2,261
|
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pay 15.3% more for housing
Chad
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.55
FCFA50,237
|
$68.79
FCFA41,864
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,400.85
FCFA852,508
|
$853.02
FCFA519,117
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$181.61
FCFA110,522
|
$495.30
FCFA301,422
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.38
FCFA115,250
|
$84.17
FCFA51,222
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Chad
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$36.32
FCFA22,104
|
$119.70
FCFA72,844
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,651.00
FCFA1,004,742
|
$5,365.76
FCFA3,265,410
|
|
pay 24.1% more for entertainment and sports
Chad
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
FCFA754
|
$0.99
FCFA603
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
FCFA2,009
|
$4.68
FCFA2,847
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.07
FCFA653
|
$2.48
FCFA1,507
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.08
FCFA80,379
|
$57.79
FCFA35,166
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.95
FCFA3,014
|
?? | |
pay 18.1% more for clothing
Chad
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.02
FCFA20,095
|
$66.04
FCFA40,190
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.91
FCFA37,678
|
$74.30
FCFA45,213
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.66
FCFA32,654
|
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.32
FCFA65,308
|
$72.64
FCFA44,209
|
|
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