Cost of living comparison
Portugal is 28.2% more expensive than Gabon.
If you lived in Portugal instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 9.9% less for restaurants
Gabon
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.51
FCFA9,954
|
$10.94
€10.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.86
FCFA8,959
|
$8.34
€7.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
FCFA747
|
$1.68
€1.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
FCFA697
|
$1.18
€1.09
|
|
pay 17.2% less for groceries
Gabon
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
FCFA863
|
$1.52
€1.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.44
FCFA2,074
|
$5.43
€4.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.88
FCFA5,958
|
$3.81
€3.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
FCFA2,066
|
$2.88
€2.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.15
FCFA1,896
|
$3.25
€2.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA873
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
FCFA707
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA873
|
$0.81
€0.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
FCFA572
|
$1.06
€0.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
FCFA632
|
$0.64
€0.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
FCFA677
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
pay 25.3% more for transportation
Gabon
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.93
FCFA2,369
|
$6.92
€6.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
$38.18
€35.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,067.07
FCFA16,922,276
|
$32,478.09
€29,852.24
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.87
€9.07
|
|
pay 1.6% more for housing
Gabon
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.79
FCFA41,476
|
$40.03
€36.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$853.02
FCFA514,304
|
$868.97
€798.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.30
FCFA298,628
|
$680.04
€625.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.17
FCFA50,747
|
$91.68
€84.27
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Gabon
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.70
FCFA72,169
|
$397.00
€364.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,365.76
FCFA3,235,141
|
$7,801.09
€7,170.37
|
|
pay 42.5% more for entertainment and sports
Gabon
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
FCFA597
|
$2.32
€2.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.68
FCFA2,820
|
$1.79
€1.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.48
FCFA1,493
|
$5.63
€5.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.79
FCFA34,840
|
$40.44
€37.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.87
€7.23
|
|
pay 16.3% more for clothing
Gabon
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.04
FCFA39,817
|
$73.48
€67.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.30
FCFA44,794
|
$33.58
€30.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
$79.41
€72.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.64
FCFA43,799
|
$97.29
€89.42
|
|
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