Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 32.9% more expensive than Gabon.
If you lived in Sweden instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 12.4% more for restaurants
Gabon
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.51
FCFA9,954
|
$11.31
SEK121.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.86
FCFA8,959
|
$9.30
SEK99.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
FCFA747
|
$1.93
SEK20.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
FCFA697
|
$1.88
SEK20.19
|
|
pay 11.6% more for groceries
Gabon
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
FCFA863
|
$2.55
SEK27.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.44
FCFA2,074
|
$5.31
SEK56.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.88
FCFA5,958
|
$5.59
SEK59.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
FCFA2,066
|
$3.82
SEK40.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.15
FCFA1,896
|
$4.89
SEK52.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA873
|
$1.22
SEK13.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
FCFA707
|
$1.07
SEK11.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA873
|
$1.14
SEK12.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
FCFA572
|
$1.80
SEK19.32
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
FCFA632
|
$0.67
SEK7.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
FCFA677
|
$0.72
SEK7.75
|
|
pay 39.9% more for transportation
Gabon
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.93
FCFA2,369
|
$6.80
SEK72.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
$68.13
SEK730.18
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,067.07
FCFA16,922,276
|
$27,059.79
SEK289,999.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$21.32
SEK228.48
|
|
pay 10.4% less for housing
Gabon
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.79
FCFA41,476
|
$29.04
SEK311.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$853.02
FCFA514,304
|
$873.36
SEK9,359.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.30
FCFA298,628
|
$653.04
SEK6,998.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.17
FCFA50,747
|
$69.04
SEK739.92
|
|
pay 22.8% less for childcare
Gabon
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.70
FCFA72,169
|
$121.10
SEK1,297.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,365.76
FCFA3,235,141
|
$2,856.48
SEK30,612.84
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Gabon
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
FCFA597
|
$6.81
SEK73.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.68
FCFA2,820
|
$3.75
SEK40.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.48
FCFA1,493
|
$6.25
SEK66.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.79
FCFA34,840
|
$39.42
SEK422.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$13.75
SEK147.33
|
|
pay 27.8% more for clothing
Gabon
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.04
FCFA39,817
|
$80.13
SEK858.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.30
FCFA44,794
|
$34.51
SEK369.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
$82.17
SEK880.59
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.64
FCFA43,799
|
$117.97
SEK1,264.30
|
|
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