Cost of living comparison
Albania is 10.4% cheaper than Gabon.
If you lived in Albania instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 29.9% less for restaurants
Gabon
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.51
FCFA9,954
|
$7.46
ALL688
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.86
FCFA8,959
|
$6.30
ALL581
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
FCFA747
|
$1.58
ALL145
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
FCFA697
|
$0.76
ALL70
|
|
pay 27.0% less for groceries
Gabon
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
FCFA863
|
$0.80
ALL74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.44
FCFA2,074
|
$4.90
ALL452
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.88
FCFA5,958
|
$6.95
ALL641
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
FCFA2,066
|
$3.29
ALL303
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.15
FCFA1,896
|
$3.21
ALL296
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA873
|
$0.62
ALL57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
FCFA707
|
$1.05
ALL97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA873
|
$0.72
ALL66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
FCFA572
|
$0.64
ALL59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
FCFA632
|
$0.46
ALL42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
FCFA677
|
$0.48
ALL44
|
|
pay 14.1% more for transportation
Gabon
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.93
FCFA2,369
|
$7.84
ALL722
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
$15.59
ALL1,436
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,067.07
FCFA16,922,276
|
$30,451.57
ALL2,806,055
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$29.40
ALL2,709
|
|
pay 51.9% less for housing
Gabon
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.79
FCFA41,476
|
$15.91
ALL1,466
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$853.02
FCFA514,304
|
$333.93
ALL30,771
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.30
FCFA298,628
|
$252.77
ALL23,292
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.17
FCFA50,747
|
$66.76
ALL6,152
|
|
pay 11.8% less for childcare
Gabon
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.70
FCFA72,169
|
$144.51
ALL13,316
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,365.76
FCFA3,235,141
|
$2,989.15
ALL275,444
|
|
pay 22.3% more for entertainment and sports
Gabon
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
FCFA597
|
$2.48
ALL229
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.68
FCFA2,820
|
$1.54
ALL142
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.48
FCFA1,493
|
$3.54
ALL326
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.79
FCFA34,840
|
$36.41
ALL3,355
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.18
ALL754
|
|
pay 11.2% more for clothing
Gabon
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.04
FCFA39,817
|
$45.87
ALL4,227
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.30
FCFA44,794
|
$44.92
ALL4,139
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
$78.19
ALL7,205
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.64
FCFA43,799
|
$103.69
ALL9,555
|
|
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