Cost of living comparison
Norway is 88.0% more expensive than Gabon.
If you lived in Norway instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 62.5% more for restaurants
Gabon
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.51
FCFA9,954
|
$18.51
NOK198.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.86
FCFA8,959
|
$11.71
NOK125.78
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
FCFA747
|
$2.99
NOK32.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
FCFA697
|
$2.51
NOK26.98
|
|
pay 22.7% more for groceries
Gabon
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
FCFA863
|
$2.95
NOK31.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.44
FCFA2,074
|
$5.22
NOK56.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.88
FCFA5,958
|
$7.39
NOK79.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
FCFA2,066
|
$3.72
NOK39.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.15
FCFA1,896
|
$5.79
NOK62.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA873
|
$1.31
NOK14.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
FCFA707
|
$0.96
NOK10.36
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA873
|
$1.24
NOK13.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
FCFA572
|
$1.77
NOK19.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
FCFA632
|
$0.93
NOK10.02
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
FCFA677
|
$1.01
NOK10.86
|
|
pay 58.8% more for transportation
Gabon
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.93
FCFA2,369
|
$7.55
NOK81.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
$74.48
NOK799.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,067.07
FCFA16,922,276
|
$33,686.16
NOK361,811.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$21.49
NOK230.83
|
|
pay 28.8% more for housing
Gabon
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.79
FCFA41,476
|
$50.62
NOK543.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$853.02
FCFA514,304
|
$1,050.72
NOK11,285.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.30
FCFA298,628
|
$796.76
NOK8,557.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.17
FCFA50,747
|
$132.58
NOK1,424.01
|
|
pay 92.2% more for childcare
Gabon
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.70
FCFA72,169
|
$293.64
NOK3,153.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,365.76
FCFA3,235,141
|
$7,459.17
NOK80,116.30
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Gabon
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
FCFA597
|
$9.25
NOK99.35
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.68
FCFA2,820
|
$4.58
NOK49.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.48
FCFA1,493
|
$13.52
NOK145.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.79
FCFA34,840
|
$43.22
NOK464.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$13.15
NOK141.28
|
|
pay 38.2% more for clothing
Gabon
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.04
FCFA39,817
|
$82.76
NOK888.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.30
FCFA44,794
|
$41.00
NOK440.39
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
$92.09
NOK989.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.64
FCFA43,799
|
$123.04
NOK1,321.51
|
|
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