Cost of living comparison
Montenegro is 18.5% more expensive than Gabon.
If you lived in Montenegro instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 0.4% more for restaurants
Gabon
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.51
FCFA9,954
|
$10.03
€9.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.86
FCFA8,959
|
$6.98
€6.41
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
FCFA747
|
$2.07
€1.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
FCFA697
|
$1.47
€1.35
|
|
pay 28.7% less for groceries
Gabon
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
FCFA863
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.44
FCFA2,074
|
$4.20
€3.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.88
FCFA5,958
|
$5.15
€4.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
FCFA2,066
|
$2.91
€2.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.15
FCFA1,896
|
$3.08
€2.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA873
|
$0.54
€0.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
FCFA707
|
$0.78
€0.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA873
|
$0.66
€0.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
FCFA572
|
$1.12
€1.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
FCFA632
|
$0.48
€0.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
FCFA677
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
pay 8.8% more for transportation
Gabon
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.93
FCFA2,369
|
$6.19
€5.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
$35.69
€32.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,067.07
FCFA16,922,276
|
$25,337.87
€23,289.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$10.16
€9.34
|
|
pay 20.3% less for housing
Gabon
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.79
FCFA41,476
|
$27.71
€25.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$853.02
FCFA514,304
|
$604.28
€555.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.30
FCFA298,628
|
$455.38
€418.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.17
FCFA50,747
|
$97.48
€89.60
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Gabon
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.70
FCFA72,169
|
$317.80
€292.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,365.76
FCFA3,235,141
|
$7,564.83
€6,953.21
|
|
pay 34.3% more for entertainment and sports
Gabon
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
FCFA597
|
$2.74
€2.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.68
FCFA2,820
|
$2.09
€1.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.48
FCFA1,493
|
$3.64
€3.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.79
FCFA34,840
|
$40.01
€36.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.66
€5.20
|
|
pay 31.7% more for clothing
Gabon
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.04
FCFA39,817
|
$71.96
€66.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.30
FCFA44,794
|
$30.57
€28.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
$96.13
€88.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.64
FCFA43,799
|
$119.85
€110.16
|
|
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