Cost of living comparison
Spain is 31.8% more expensive than Gabon.
If you lived in Spain instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 33.6% more for restaurants
Gabon
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.91
FCFA9,747
|
$12.45
€11.63
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.15
FCFA7,446
|
$8.47
€7.91
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA539
|
$1.99
€1.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA539
|
$1.40
€1.31
|
|
pay 36.2% less for groceries
Gabon
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
FCFA976
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
FCFA2,888
|
$5.73
€5.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
FCFA4,689
|
$3.55
€3.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
FCFA2,131
|
$2.35
€2.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
FCFA2,702
|
$3.11
€2.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
FCFA901
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA1,009
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.24
FCFA1,374
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
FCFA745
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA652
|
$0.63
€0.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA873
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
pay 12.2% more for transportation
Gabon
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
FCFA2,537
|
$6.67
€6.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
FCFA30,810
|
$39.84
€37.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,007.86
FCFA18,999,544
|
$24,357.72
€22,752.70
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.89
FCFA6,676
|
$14.14
€13.21
|
|
pay 13.9% less for housing
Gabon
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.84
FCFA42,792
|
$40.62
€37.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,089.47
FCFA667,552
|
$697.48
€651.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$586.64
FCFA359,451
|
$570.67
€533.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.45
FCFA52,357
|
$106.79
€99.75
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Gabon
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.88
FCFA83,872
|
$342.46
€319.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,514.15
FCFA1,540,504
|
$7,368.05
€6,882.54
|
|
pay 60.5% more for entertainment and sports
Gabon
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
FCFA616
|
$2.66
€2.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,540
|
$1.85
€1.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
FCFA1,130
|
$5.55
€5.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.14
FCFA42,364
|
$43.33
€40.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,135
|
$8.42
€7.86
|
|
pay 5.5% less for clothing
Gabon
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.08
FCFA32,522
|
$73.58
€68.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.25
FCFA39,368
|
$33.02
€30.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.61
FCFA48,783
|
$74.35
€69.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.38
FCFA59,053
|
$91.35
€85.33
|
|
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