Cost of living comparison
Belgium is 82.0% more expensive than Gabon.
If you lived in Belgium instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 52.3% more for restaurants
Gabon
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.51
FCFA10,047
|
$17.24
€16.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.86
FCFA9,043
|
$10.42
€9.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
FCFA754
|
$2.79
€2.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
FCFA703
|
$2.42
€2.24
|
|
pay 2.7% more for groceries
Gabon
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
FCFA871
|
$2.22
€2.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.44
FCFA2,093
|
$6.64
€6.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.88
FCFA6,014
|
$4.35
€4.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
FCFA2,085
|
$3.16
€2.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.15
FCFA1,914
|
$4.78
€4.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA881
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
FCFA714
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA881
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
FCFA577
|
$1.20
€1.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
FCFA638
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
FCFA684
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
pay 29.0% more for transportation
Gabon
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.93
FCFA2,391
|
$7.06
€6.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
$50.71
€47.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,067.07
FCFA17,080,608
|
$26,786.12
€24,850.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$24.68
€22.89
|
|
pay 26.9% more for housing
Gabon
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.79
FCFA41,864
|
$50.54
€46.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$853.02
FCFA519,117
|
$808.25
€749.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.30
FCFA301,422
|
$687.98
€638.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.17
FCFA51,222
|
$168.59
€156.41
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
Gabon
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.70
FCFA72,844
|
$588.37
€545.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,365.76
FCFA3,265,410
|
$15,983.72
€14,828.90
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Gabon
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
FCFA603
|
$4.27
€3.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.68
FCFA2,847
|
$3.44
€3.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.48
FCFA1,507
|
$8.49
€7.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.79
FCFA35,166
|
$33.63
€31.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$11.97
€11.11
|
|
pay 41.9% more for clothing
Gabon
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.04
FCFA40,190
|
$92.98
€86.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.30
FCFA45,213
|
$41.35
€38.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
$87.07
€80.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.64
FCFA44,209
|
$130.15
€120.75
|
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