Cost of living comparison
Romania is 6.3% more expensive than Gabon.
If you lived in Romania instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 10.8% less for restaurants
Gabon
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.51
FCFA9,954
|
$8.50
RON38.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.86
FCFA8,959
|
$6.39
RON29.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
FCFA747
|
$1.73
RON7.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
FCFA697
|
$1.42
RON6.51
|
|
pay 35.4% less for groceries
Gabon
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
FCFA863
|
$1.09
RON4.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.44
FCFA2,074
|
$3.76
RON17.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.88
FCFA5,958
|
$5.57
RON25.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
FCFA2,066
|
$2.98
RON13.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.15
FCFA1,896
|
$2.73
RON12.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA873
|
$0.47
RON2.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
FCFA707
|
$0.67
RON3.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA873
|
$0.64
RON2.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
FCFA572
|
$0.84
RON3.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
FCFA632
|
$0.37
RON1.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
FCFA677
|
$0.41
RON1.90
|
|
pay 7.2% less for transportation
Gabon
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.93
FCFA2,369
|
$5.68
RON25.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
$19.80
RON90.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,067.07
FCFA16,922,276
|
$25,308.53
RON115,816.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$6.26
RON28.66
|
|
pay 42.5% less for housing
Gabon
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.79
FCFA41,476
|
$8.81
RON40.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$853.02
FCFA514,304
|
$370.46
RON1,695.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.30
FCFA298,628
|
$263.66
RON1,206.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.17
FCFA50,747
|
$101.60
RON464.94
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Gabon
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.70
FCFA72,169
|
$363.62
RON1,664.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,365.76
FCFA3,235,141
|
$5,956.82
RON27,259.58
|
|
pay 32.0% more for entertainment and sports
Gabon
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
FCFA597
|
$2.02
RON9.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.68
FCFA2,820
|
$2.17
RON9.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.48
FCFA1,493
|
$5.28
RON24.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.79
FCFA34,840
|
$37.57
RON171.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.14
RON28.11
|
|
pay 0.3% more for clothing
Gabon
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.04
FCFA39,817
|
$59.54
RON272.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.30
FCFA44,794
|
$34.40
RON157.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
$69.71
RON319.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.64
FCFA43,799
|
$80.78
RON369.65
|
|
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