Cost of living comparison
Republic of the Congo is 37.6% more expensive than Gabon.
If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 10.9% more for restaurants
Gabon
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.51
FCFA9,954
|
$14.00
FCFA8,440
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.86
FCFA8,959
|
$8.94
FCFA5,388
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
FCFA747
|
$2.09
FCFA1,263
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
FCFA697
|
$1.50
FCFA903
|
|
pay 10.1% more for groceries
Gabon
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
FCFA863
|
$1.53
FCFA925
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.44
FCFA2,074
|
$4.61
FCFA2,781
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.88
FCFA5,958
|
$7.14
FCFA4,308
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
FCFA2,066
|
$3.52
FCFA2,122
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.15
FCFA1,896
|
$2.22
FCFA1,336
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA873
|
$1.44
FCFA867
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
FCFA707
|
$1.03
FCFA620
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA873
|
$2.29
FCFA1,379
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
FCFA572
|
$1.31
FCFA789
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
FCFA632
|
$1.33
FCFA800
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
FCFA677
|
$1.29
FCFA780
|
|
pay 6.3% less for transportation
Gabon
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.93
FCFA2,369
|
$5.17
FCFA3,114
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
$21.74
FCFA13,107
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,067.07
FCFA16,922,276
|
$28,585.40
FCFA17,234,791
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$20.24
FCFA12,203
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Gabon
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.79
FCFA41,476
|
$156.50
FCFA94,357
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$853.02
FCFA514,304
|
$1,030.70
FCFA621,434
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.30
FCFA298,628
|
$381.29
FCFA229,887
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.17
FCFA50,747
|
$456.95
FCFA275,507
|
|
pay 37.0% more for childcare
Gabon
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.70
FCFA72,169
|
$214.14
FCFA129,113
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,365.76
FCFA3,235,141
|
$5,100.00
FCFA3,074,907
|
|
pay 62.2% more for entertainment and sports
Gabon
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
FCFA597
|
$2.85
FCFA1,719
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.68
FCFA2,820
|
$4.18
FCFA2,522
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.48
FCFA1,493
|
$3.50
FCFA2,110
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.79
FCFA34,840
|
$75.25
FCFA45,370
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$10.00
FCFA6,029
|
|
pay 7.1% more for clothing
Gabon
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.04
FCFA39,817
|
$35.42
FCFA21,354
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.30
FCFA44,794
|
$35.56
FCFA21,437
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
$92.22
FCFA55,603
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.64
FCFA43,799
|
$90.00
FCFA54,263
|
|
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