Cost of living comparison
Gabon is 18.9% more expensive than Estonia.
If you lived in Gabon instead of Estonia, you would:
pay 21.8% more for restaurants
Estonia
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.09
€9.36
|
$16.51
FCFA10,047
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.14
€7.55
|
$14.86
FCFA9,043
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
€1.69
|
$1.24
FCFA754
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.47
|
$1.16
FCFA703
|
|
pay 68.0% more for groceries
Estonia
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
€0.98
|
$1.43
FCFA871
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
€4.50
|
$3.44
FCFA2,093
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.95
€3.66
|
$9.88
FCFA6,014
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
€2.31
|
$3.43
FCFA2,085
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.33
€3.09
|
$3.15
FCFA1,914
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$1.45
FCFA881
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.58
|
$1.17
FCFA714
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$1.45
FCFA881
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.16
|
$0.95
FCFA577
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
€0.36
|
$1.05
FCFA638
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
€0.40
|
$1.12
FCFA684
|
|
pay 16.9% more for transportation
Estonia
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.06
€6.55
|
$3.93
FCFA2,391
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.92
€22.20
|
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,691.01
€24,762.58
|
$28,067.07
FCFA17,080,608
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.39
€8.71
|
?? | |
pay 61.2% more for housing
Estonia
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.00
€23.20
|
$68.79
FCFA41,864
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$454.70
€421.85
|
$853.02
FCFA519,117
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$349.83
€324.56
|
$495.30
FCFA301,422
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$207.98
€192.95
|
$84.17
FCFA51,222
|
|
pay 33.3% less for childcare
Estonia
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.34
€185.87
|
$119.70
FCFA72,844
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,293.58
€6,766.62
|
$5,365.76
FCFA3,265,410
|
|
pay 12.8% less for entertainment and sports
Estonia
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.01
€3.72
|
$0.99
FCFA603
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
€2.84
|
$4.68
FCFA2,847
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.61
€5.20
|
$2.48
FCFA1,507
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.53
€42.24
|
$57.79
FCFA35,166
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.73
€8.10
|
?? | |
pay 10.3% more for clothing
Estonia
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.43
€82.04
|
$66.04
FCFA40,190
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.00
€29.69
|
$74.30
FCFA45,213
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.24
€69.80
|
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.03
€90.95
|
$72.64
FCFA44,209
|
|
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