Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 81.0% more expensive than Gabon.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 83.5% more for restaurants
Gabon
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.91
FCFA9,681
|
$17.84
ISK2,489
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.15
FCFA7,395
|
$14.27
ISK1,991
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA536
|
$2.32
ISK323
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA536
|
$2.12
ISK296
|
|
pay 9.3% more for groceries
Gabon
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
FCFA969
|
$3.42
ISK478
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
FCFA2,869
|
$5.98
ISK835
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
FCFA4,658
|
$5.33
ISK743
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
FCFA2,117
|
$5.66
ISK790
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
FCFA2,683
|
$7.09
ISK990
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
FCFA894
|
$1.16
ISK162
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA1,002
|
$0.98
ISK137
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.24
FCFA1,365
|
$1.17
ISK163
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
FCFA740
|
$1.84
ISK256
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA648
|
$0.96
ISK134
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA868
|
$0.51
ISK71
|
|
pay 66.0% more for transportation
Gabon
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
FCFA2,519
|
$8.03
ISK1,121
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
FCFA30,600
|
$77.40
ISK10,800
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,007.86
FCFA18,870,272
|
$29,836.83
ISK4,163,431
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.89
FCFA6,630
|
$23.97
ISK3,344
|
|
pay 27.2% more for housing
Gabon
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.84
FCFA42,501
|
$62.40
ISK8,708
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,089.47
FCFA663,010
|
$1,437.14
ISK200,539
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$586.64
FCFA357,005
|
$1,215.63
ISK169,628
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.45
FCFA52,001
|
$68.63
ISK9,577
|
|
pay 49.5% more for childcare
Gabon
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.88
FCFA83,301
|
$259.34
ISK36,189
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,514.15
FCFA1,530,022
|
$2,750.10
ISK383,749
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Gabon
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
FCFA612
|
$8.52
ISK1,189
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,530
|
$4.15
ISK579
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
FCFA1,122
|
$10.64
ISK1,484
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.14
FCFA42,076
|
$56.90
ISK7,940
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,100
|
$12.27
ISK1,713
|
|
pay 68.1% more for clothing
Gabon
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.08
FCFA32,300
|
$118.08
ISK16,476
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.25
FCFA39,101
|
$50.39
ISK7,031
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.61
FCFA48,451
|
$151.12
ISK21,087
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.38
FCFA58,651
|
$175.20
ISK24,447
|
|
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