Cost of living comparison
Austria is 68.6% more expensive than Gabon.
If you lived in Austria instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 91.2% more for restaurants
Gabon
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.91
FCFA9,681
|
$15.13
€14.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.15
FCFA7,395
|
$9.01
€8.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA536
|
$2.84
€2.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA536
|
$2.40
€2.22
|
|
pay 7.8% less for groceries
Gabon
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
FCFA969
|
$2.29
€2.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
FCFA2,869
|
$7.30
€6.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
FCFA4,658
|
$5.02
€4.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
FCFA2,117
|
$3.54
€3.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
FCFA2,683
|
$5.30
€4.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
FCFA894
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA1,002
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.24
FCFA1,365
|
$1.13
€1.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
FCFA740
|
$1.53
€1.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA648
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA868
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 33.9% more for transportation
Gabon
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
FCFA2,519
|
$7.22
€6.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
FCFA30,600
|
$48.12
€44.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,007.86
FCFA18,870,272
|
$25,940.65
€24,066.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.89
FCFA6,630
|
$19.81
€18.38
|
|
pay 22.0% more for housing
Gabon
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.84
FCFA42,501
|
$37.53
€34.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,089.47
FCFA663,010
|
$743.38
€689.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$586.64
FCFA357,005
|
$621.91
€576.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.45
FCFA52,001
|
$222.11
€206.07
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Gabon
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.88
FCFA83,301
|
$416.59
€386.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,514.15
FCFA1,530,022
|
$8,210.34
€7,617.15
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Gabon
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
FCFA612
|
$4.19
€3.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,530
|
$3.32
€3.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
FCFA1,122
|
$6.20
€5.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.14
FCFA42,076
|
$41.56
€38.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,100
|
$12.77
€11.84
|
|
pay 6.2% more for clothing
Gabon
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.08
FCFA32,300
|
$75.76
€70.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.25
FCFA39,101
|
$38.64
€35.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.61
FCFA48,451
|
$85.33
€79.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.38
FCFA58,651
|
$110.53
€102.54
|
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