Cost of living comparison
United Arab Emirates is 73.3% more expensive than Gabon.
If you lived in United Arab Emirates instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 39.3% less for restaurants
Gabon
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.51
FCFA9,954
|
$8.05
AED29.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.86
FCFA8,959
|
$8.09
AED29.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
FCFA747
|
$1.08
AED3.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
FCFA697
|
$0.61
AED2.23
|
|
pay 24.2% less for groceries
Gabon
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
FCFA863
|
$1.28
AED4.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.44
FCFA2,074
|
$5.11
AED18.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.88
FCFA5,958
|
$6.79
AED24.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
FCFA2,066
|
$2.57
AED9.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.15
FCFA1,896
|
$3.46
AED12.71
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA873
|
$0.97
AED3.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
FCFA707
|
$0.75
AED2.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA873
|
$0.88
AED3.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
FCFA572
|
$0.57
AED2.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
FCFA632
|
$0.50
AED1.85
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
FCFA677
|
$0.48
AED1.75
|
|
pay 29.8% more for transportation
Gabon
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.93
FCFA2,369
|
$3.18
AED11.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
$73.48
AED269.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,067.07
FCFA16,922,276
|
$41,136.59
AED151,094.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.56
AED35.10
|
|
pay 43.8% more for housing
Gabon
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.79
FCFA41,476
|
$100.87
AED370.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$853.02
FCFA514,304
|
$1,052.52
AED3,865.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.30
FCFA298,628
|
$822.84
AED3,022.29
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.17
FCFA50,747
|
$116.90
AED429.36
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Gabon
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.70
FCFA72,169
|
$544.40
AED1,999.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,365.76
FCFA3,235,141
|
$8,131.09
AED29,865.51
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Gabon
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
FCFA597
|
$9.77
AED35.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.68
FCFA2,820
|
$4.95
AED18.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.48
FCFA1,493
|
$6.27
AED23.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.79
FCFA34,840
|
$69.48
AED255.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$11.92
AED43.79
|
|
pay 33.4% more for clothing
Gabon
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.04
FCFA39,817
|
$62.20
AED228.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.30
FCFA44,794
|
$62.07
AED227.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
$91.99
AED337.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.64
FCFA43,799
|
$111.38
AED409.10
|
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