Cost of living comparison
Israel is 2.2 times more expensive than Gabon.
If you lived in Israel instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 50.8% more for restaurants
Gabon
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.51
FCFA9,954
|
$18.66
₪69.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.86
FCFA8,959
|
$14.78
₪54.76
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
FCFA747
|
$2.57
₪9.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
FCFA697
|
$2.12
₪7.85
|
|
pay 0.4% more for groceries
Gabon
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
FCFA863
|
$2.27
₪8.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.44
FCFA2,074
|
$6.89
₪25.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.88
FCFA5,958
|
$6.60
₪24.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
FCFA2,066
|
$3.71
₪13.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.15
FCFA1,896
|
$4.43
₪16.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA873
|
$1.37
₪5.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
FCFA707
|
$0.93
₪3.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA873
|
$0.78
₪2.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
FCFA572
|
$0.84
₪3.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
FCFA632
|
$0.61
₪2.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
FCFA677
|
$0.62
₪2.29
|
|
pay 47.2% more for transportation
Gabon
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.93
FCFA2,369
|
$7.24
₪26.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
$54.77
₪202.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,067.07
FCFA16,922,276
|
$38,392.11
₪142,225.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$13.38
₪49.56
|
|
pay 33.7% more for housing
Gabon
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.79
FCFA41,476
|
$26.60
₪98.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$853.02
FCFA514,304
|
$993.65
₪3,681.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.30
FCFA298,628
|
$858.83
₪3,181.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.17
FCFA50,747
|
$173.67
₪643.39
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for childcare
Gabon
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.70
FCFA72,169
|
$870.80
₪3,225.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,365.76
FCFA3,235,141
|
$11,400.36
₪42,233.31
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Gabon
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
FCFA597
|
$7.84
₪29.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.68
FCFA2,820
|
$3.63
₪13.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.48
FCFA1,493
|
$9.56
₪35.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.79
FCFA34,840
|
$65.58
₪242.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$11.89
₪44.06
|
|
pay 61.0% more for clothing
Gabon
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.04
FCFA39,817
|
$88.40
₪327.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.30
FCFA44,794
|
$57.67
₪213.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
$114.82
₪425.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.64
FCFA43,799
|
$130.62
₪483.91
|
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