Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 2.1 times more expensive than Gabon.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 49.0% more for restaurants
Gabon
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.91
FCFA9,681
|
$16.63
€15.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.15
FCFA7,395
|
$9.41
€8.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA536
|
$2.04
€1.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA536
|
$1.60
€1.49
|
|
pay 23.7% less for groceries
Gabon
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
FCFA969
|
$1.68
€1.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
FCFA2,869
|
$4.31
€4.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
FCFA4,658
|
$4.75
€4.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
FCFA2,117
|
$3.01
€2.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
FCFA2,683
|
$3.87
€3.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
FCFA894
|
$1.17
€1.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA1,002
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.24
FCFA1,365
|
$1.15
€1.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
FCFA740
|
$1.22
€1.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA648
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA868
|
$0.59
€0.54
|
|
pay 68.2% more for transportation
Gabon
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
FCFA2,519
|
$7.64
€7.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
FCFA30,600
|
$113.76
€105.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,007.86
FCFA18,870,272
|
$32,407.58
€30,066.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.89
FCFA6,630
|
$17.14
€15.91
|
|
pay 43.2% more for housing
Gabon
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.84
FCFA42,501
|
$52.84
€49.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,089.47
FCFA663,010
|
$1,291.60
€1,198.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$586.64
FCFA357,005
|
$1,147.51
€1,064.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.45
FCFA52,001
|
$156.48
€145.17
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for childcare
Gabon
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.88
FCFA83,301
|
$893.73
€829.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,514.15
FCFA1,530,022
|
$8,678.25
€8,051.25
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Gabon
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
FCFA612
|
$5.53
€5.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,530
|
$3.60
€3.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
FCFA1,122
|
$15.83
€14.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.14
FCFA42,076
|
$59.94
€55.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,100
|
$11.50
€10.67
|
|
pay 0.6% more for clothing
Gabon
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.08
FCFA32,300
|
$76.22
€70.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.25
FCFA39,101
|
$37.26
€34.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.61
FCFA48,451
|
$85.01
€78.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.38
FCFA58,651
|
$90.50
€83.96
|
|
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