Cost of living comparison
Monaco is 5.2 times more expensive than Gabon.
If you lived in Monaco instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
Gabon
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.51
FCFA10,047
|
$40.07
€37.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.86
FCFA9,043
|
$11.16
€10.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
FCFA754
|
$5.85
€5.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
FCFA703
|
$7.58
€7.03
|
|
pay 92.0% more for groceries
Gabon
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
FCFA871
|
$5.05
€4.69
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.44
FCFA2,093
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.88
FCFA6,014
|
$8.71
€8.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
FCFA2,085
|
$4.52
€4.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.15
FCFA1,914
|
$6.49
€6.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA881
|
$1.88
€1.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
FCFA714
|
$2.25
€2.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA881
|
$1.66
€1.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
FCFA577
|
$2.46
€2.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
FCFA638
|
$1.71
€1.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
FCFA684
|
$1.78
€1.65
|
|
pay 55.4% more for transportation
Gabon
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.93
FCFA2,391
|
$8.77
€8.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
$30.05
€27.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,067.07
FCFA17,080,608
|
$49,675.27
€46,086.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$21.66
€20.09
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for housing
Gabon
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.79
FCFA41,864
|
$88.99
€82.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$853.02
FCFA519,117
|
$6,575.69
€6,100.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.30
FCFA301,422
|
$4,417.00
€4,097.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.17
FCFA51,222
|
$269.58
€250.10
|
|
pay 14.4 times more for childcare
Gabon
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.70
FCFA72,844
|
$2,788.69
€2,587.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,365.76
FCFA3,265,410
|
$29,714.46
€27,567.59
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Gabon
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
FCFA603
|
$8.93
€8.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.68
FCFA2,847
|
$4.85
€4.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.48
FCFA1,507
|
$12.18
€11.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.79
FCFA35,166
|
$517.80
€480.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$15.16
€14.07
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for clothing
Gabon
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.04
FCFA40,190
|
$156.40
€145.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.30
FCFA45,213
|
$65.34
€60.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
$188.26
€174.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.64
FCFA44,209
|
$451.61
€418.98
|
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