Cost of living comparison
Bolivia is 25.8% cheaper than Gabon.
If you lived in Bolivia instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 46.5% less for restaurants
Gabon
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.51
FCFA10,047
|
$3.17
BOB21.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.86
FCFA9,043
|
$6.97
BOB48.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
FCFA754
|
$1.02
BOB7.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
FCFA703
|
$0.76
BOB5.24
|
|
pay 43.6% less for groceries
Gabon
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
FCFA871
|
$1.30
BOB8.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.44
FCFA2,093
|
$2.66
BOB18.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.88
FCFA6,014
|
$3.48
BOB24.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
FCFA2,085
|
$1.93
BOB13.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.15
FCFA1,914
|
$1.67
BOB11.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA881
|
$0.89
BOB6.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
FCFA714
|
$0.45
BOB3.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA881
|
$0.54
BOB3.71
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
FCFA577
|
$0.64
BOB4.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
FCFA638
|
$0.65
BOB4.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
FCFA684
|
$0.46
BOB3.18
|
|
pay 44.4% less for transportation
Gabon
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.93
FCFA2,391
|
$2.02
BOB13.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
$26.17
BOB180.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,067.07
FCFA17,080,608
|
$16,174.39
BOB111,662.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$13.68
BOB94.43
|
|
pay 53.4% less for housing
Gabon
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.79
FCFA41,864
|
$48.31
BOB333.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$853.02
FCFA519,117
|
$311.39
BOB2,149.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.30
FCFA301,422
|
$215.91
BOB1,490.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.17
FCFA51,222
|
$30.22
BOB208.63
|
|
pay 7.4% more for childcare
Gabon
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.70
FCFA72,844
|
$178.93
BOB1,235.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,365.76
FCFA3,265,410
|
$3,497.25
BOB24,143.76
|
|
pay 9.0% more for entertainment and sports
Gabon
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
FCFA603
|
$1.94
BOB13.36
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.68
FCFA2,847
|
$2.50
BOB17.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.48
FCFA1,507
|
$2.89
BOB19.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.79
FCFA35,166
|
$40.81
BOB281.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.69
BOB46.21
|
|
pay 9.2% less for clothing
Gabon
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.04
FCFA40,190
|
$45.46
BOB313.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.30
FCFA45,213
|
$51.97
BOB358.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
$65.38
BOB451.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.64
FCFA44,209
|
$58.33
BOB402.71
|
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