Cost of living comparison
Cyprus is 42.3% more expensive than Gabon.
If you lived in Cyprus instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 4.8% less for restaurants
Gabon
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.51
FCFA9,954
|
$13.74
€12.63
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.86
FCFA8,959
|
$8.59
€7.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
FCFA747
|
$1.85
€1.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
FCFA697
|
$1.04
€0.96
|
|
pay 6.6% less for groceries
Gabon
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
FCFA863
|
$1.99
€1.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.44
FCFA2,074
|
$5.82
€5.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.88
FCFA5,958
|
$6.41
€5.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
FCFA2,066
|
$3.50
€3.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.15
FCFA1,896
|
$3.53
€3.25
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA873
|
$1.14
€1.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
FCFA707
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA873
|
$0.80
€0.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
FCFA572
|
$1.18
€1.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
FCFA632
|
$0.63
€0.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
FCFA677
|
$0.56
€0.51
|
|
pay 20.7% more for transportation
Gabon
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.93
FCFA2,369
|
$5.75
€5.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
$50.09
€46.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,067.07
FCFA16,922,276
|
$29,604.23
€27,210.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$21.98
€20.21
|
|
pay 19.4% more for housing
Gabon
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.79
FCFA41,476
|
$39.46
€36.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$853.02
FCFA514,304
|
$924.34
€849.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.30
FCFA298,628
|
$738.82
€679.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.17
FCFA50,747
|
$136.66
€125.61
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Gabon
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.70
FCFA72,169
|
$424.84
€390.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,365.76
FCFA3,235,141
|
$7,091.11
€6,517.79
|
|
pay 69.5% more for entertainment and sports
Gabon
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
FCFA597
|
$3.33
€3.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.68
FCFA2,820
|
$3.30
€3.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.48
FCFA1,493
|
$4.37
€4.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.79
FCFA34,840
|
$54.49
€50.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$10.29
€9.46
|
|
pay 54.5% more for clothing
Gabon
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.04
FCFA39,817
|
$80.92
€74.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.30
FCFA44,794
|
$48.04
€44.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
$125.90
€115.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.64
FCFA43,799
|
$111.40
€102.39
|
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