Cost of living comparison
San Marino is 30.8% more expensive than Gabon.
If you lived in San Marino instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 6.2% more for restaurants
Gabon
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.51
FCFA9,954
|
$16.33
€15.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.86
FCFA8,959
|
$7.52
€6.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
FCFA747
|
$2.03
€1.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
FCFA697
|
$1.29
€1.19
|
|
pay 16.4% less for groceries
Gabon
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
FCFA863
|
$1.45
€1.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.44
FCFA2,074
|
$5.17
€4.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.88
FCFA5,958
|
$4.40
€4.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
FCFA2,066
|
$2.50
€2.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.15
FCFA1,896
|
$4.44
€4.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA873
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
FCFA707
|
$0.98
€0.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA873
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
FCFA572
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
FCFA632
|
$0.56
€0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
FCFA677
|
$0.70
€0.64
|
|
pay 6.5% more for transportation
Gabon
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.93
FCFA2,369
|
$6.35
€5.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
$33.74
€31.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,067.07
FCFA16,922,276
|
$23,402.53
€21,510.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$22.10
€20.31
|
|
pay 26.4% less for housing
Gabon
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.79
FCFA41,476
|
$32.47
€29.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$853.02
FCFA514,304
|
$544.24
€500.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.30
FCFA298,628
|
$503.43
€462.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.17
FCFA50,747
|
$68.75
€63.19
|
|
pay 99.2% more for childcare
Gabon
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.70
FCFA72,169
|
$355.57
€326.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,365.76
FCFA3,235,141
|
$5,442.45
€5,002.43
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Gabon
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
FCFA597
|
$4.63
€4.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.68
FCFA2,820
|
$1.49
€1.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.48
FCFA1,493
|
$5.44
€5.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.79
FCFA34,840
|
$70.75
€65.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.62
€7.00
|
|
pay 36.6% more for clothing
Gabon
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.04
FCFA39,817
|
$97.96
€90.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.30
FCFA44,794
|
$35.38
€32.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
$97.96
€90.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.64
FCFA43,799
|
$97.96
€90.04
|
|
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