Cost of living comparison
New Zealand is 99.9% more expensive than Gabon.
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 20.5% more for restaurants
Gabon
|
New Zealand
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.51
FCFA9,954
|
$13.17
NZ$21.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.86
FCFA8,959
|
$8.60
NZ$14.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
FCFA747
|
$2.13
NZ$3.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
FCFA697
|
$1.99
NZ$3.24
|
|
pay 22.3% more for groceries
Gabon
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
FCFA863
|
$1.87
NZ$3.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.44
FCFA2,074
|
$4.07
NZ$6.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.88
FCFA5,958
|
$6.91
NZ$11.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
FCFA2,066
|
$6.29
NZ$10.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.15
FCFA1,896
|
$4.25
NZ$6.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA873
|
$1.17
NZ$1.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
FCFA707
|
$1.06
NZ$1.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA873
|
$1.37
NZ$2.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
FCFA572
|
$2.55
NZ$4.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
FCFA632
|
$0.98
NZ$1.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
FCFA677
|
$0.89
NZ$1.45
|
|
pay 28.9% more for transportation
Gabon
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.93
FCFA2,369
|
$6.39
NZ$10.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
$64.20
NZ$104.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,067.07
FCFA16,922,276
|
$23,268.60
NZ$37,930.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$18.67
NZ$30.44
|
|
pay 16.3% more for housing
Gabon
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.79
FCFA41,476
|
$51.53
NZ$84.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$853.02
FCFA514,304
|
$1,008.44
NZ$1,643.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.30
FCFA298,628
|
$831.90
NZ$1,356.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.17
FCFA50,747
|
$87.73
NZ$143.02
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
Gabon
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.70
FCFA72,169
|
$644.78
NZ$1,051.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,365.76
FCFA3,235,141
|
$10,893.97
NZ$17,758.53
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Gabon
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
FCFA597
|
$5.79
NZ$9.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.68
FCFA2,820
|
$3.36
NZ$5.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.48
FCFA1,493
|
$22.83
NZ$37.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.79
FCFA34,840
|
$38.17
NZ$62.23
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$10.57
NZ$17.22
|
|
pay 29.5% more for clothing
Gabon
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.04
FCFA39,817
|
$65.21
NZ$106.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.30
FCFA44,794
|
$40.47
NZ$65.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
$98.20
NZ$160.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.64
FCFA43,799
|
$107.95
NZ$175.97
|
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