Cost of living comparison
Gabon is 22.2% cheaper than Denmark.
If you lived in Gabon instead of Denmark, you would:
pay 39.9% less for restaurants
Denmark
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.31
DKK134.51
|
$15.91
FCFA9,747
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
DKK83.61
|
$12.15
FCFA7,446
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.60
DKK25.07
|
$0.88
FCFA539
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
DKK19.02
|
$0.88
FCFA539
|
|
pay 9.7% more for groceries
Denmark
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.59
DKK18.07
|
$1.59
FCFA976
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
DKK39.73
|
$4.71
FCFA2,888
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.51
DKK45.33
|
$7.65
FCFA4,689
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.07
DKK28.32
|
$3.48
FCFA2,131
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.95
DKK34.50
|
$4.41
FCFA2,702
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
DKK9.16
|
$1.47
FCFA901
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.38
DKK9.59
|
$1.65
FCFA1,009
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
DKK9.75
|
$2.24
FCFA1,374
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.76
DKK12.29
|
$1.22
FCFA745
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
DKK5.86
|
$1.06
FCFA652
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
DKK5.43
|
$1.43
FCFA873
|
|
pay 40.2% less for transportation
Denmark
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.13
DKK56.62
|
$4.14
FCFA2,537
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$79.32
DKK552.55
|
$50.28
FCFA30,810
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,887.40
DKK277,868.24
|
$31,007.86
FCFA18,999,544
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.16
DKK161.35
|
$10.89
FCFA6,676
|
|
pay 17.9% more for housing
Denmark
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.80
DKK228.52
|
$69.84
FCFA42,792
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$904.62
DKK6,301.85
|
$1,089.47
FCFA667,552
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$690.34
DKK4,809.10
|
$586.64
FCFA359,451
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$160.35
DKK1,117.01
|
$85.45
FCFA52,357
|
|
pay 57.7% less for childcare
Denmark
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$419.05
DKK2,919.21
|
$136.88
FCFA83,872
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,842.90
DKK33,737.17
|
$2,514.15
FCFA1,540,504
|
|
pay 34.2% less for entertainment and sports
Denmark
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.81
DKK47.42
|
$1.01
FCFA616
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.17
DKK36.00
|
$2.51
FCFA1,540
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.52
DKK59.36
|
$1.84
FCFA1,130
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.38
DKK253.42
|
$69.14
FCFA42,364
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.61
DKK108.78
|
$8.38
FCFA5,135
|
|
pay 10.8% less for clothing
Denmark
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.12
DKK676.58
|
$53.08
FCFA32,522
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.49
DKK295.98
|
$64.25
FCFA39,368
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.35
DKK685.12
|
$79.61
FCFA48,783
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$137.97
DKK961.17
|
$96.38
FCFA59,053
|
|
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