Cost of living comparison
Germany is 75.7% more expensive than Gabon.
If you lived in Germany instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 82.2% more for restaurants
Gabon
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.91
FCFA9,747
|
$12.84
€12.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.15
FCFA7,446
|
$9.44
€8.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA539
|
$2.65
€2.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA539
|
$2.37
€2.22
|
|
pay 24.7% less for groceries
Gabon
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
FCFA976
|
$2.00
€1.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
FCFA2,888
|
$6.74
€6.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
FCFA4,689
|
$4.22
€3.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
FCFA2,131
|
$2.93
€2.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
FCFA2,702
|
$3.90
€3.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
FCFA901
|
$1.21
€1.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA1,009
|
$0.80
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.24
FCFA1,374
|
$1.02
€0.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
FCFA745
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA652
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA873
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
|
pay 58.8% more for transportation
Gabon
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
FCFA2,537
|
$8.31
€7.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
FCFA30,810
|
$73.47
€68.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,007.86
FCFA18,999,544
|
$27,050.12
€25,267.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.89
FCFA6,676
|
$21.90
€20.46
|
|
pay 14.8% more for housing
Gabon
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.84
FCFA42,792
|
$37.93
€35.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,089.47
FCFA667,552
|
$759.74
€709.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$586.64
FCFA359,451
|
$577.93
€539.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.45
FCFA52,357
|
$202.18
€188.86
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
Gabon
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.88
FCFA83,872
|
$325.78
€304.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,514.15
FCFA1,540,504
|
$11,890.74
€11,107.21
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Gabon
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
FCFA616
|
$4.05
€3.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,540
|
$3.27
€3.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
FCFA1,130
|
$8.03
€7.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.14
FCFA42,364
|
$34.77
€32.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,135
|
$12.08
€11.28
|
|
pay 10.6% more for clothing
Gabon
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.08
FCFA32,522
|
$80.79
€75.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.25
FCFA39,368
|
$39.60
€36.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.61
FCFA48,783
|
$88.39
€82.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.38
FCFA59,053
|
$113.48
€106.00
|
|
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