Cost of living comparison
Zimbabwe is 11.7% cheaper than Gabon.
If you lived in Zimbabwe instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 54.8% less for restaurants
Gabon
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.51
FCFA9,954
|
$9.12
ZWL2,938.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.86
FCFA8,959
|
$5.88
ZWL1,891.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
FCFA747
|
$0.55
ZWL177.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
FCFA697
|
$0.48
ZWL154.90
|
|
pay 27.5% less for groceries
Gabon
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
FCFA863
|
$1.02
ZWL328.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.44
FCFA2,074
|
$5.06
ZWL1,629.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.88
FCFA5,958
|
$5.53
ZWL1,779.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
FCFA2,066
|
$2.00
ZWL643.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.15
FCFA1,896
|
$2.15
ZWL692.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA873
|
$1.05
ZWL337.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
FCFA707
|
$0.75
ZWL240.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA873
|
$1.12
ZWL360.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
FCFA572
|
$0.63
ZWL204.35
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
FCFA632
|
$0.51
ZWL165.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
FCFA677
|
$0.76
ZWL244.81
|
|
pay 6.4% more for transportation
Gabon
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.93
FCFA2,369
|
$6.36
ZWL2,046.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
$31.00
ZWL9,982.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,067.07
FCFA16,922,276
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$21.94
ZWL7,065.30
|
|
pay 20.6% less for housing
Gabon
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.79
FCFA41,476
|
$127.98
ZWL41,208.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$853.02
FCFA514,304
|
$255.77
ZWL82,357.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.30
FCFA298,628
|
$196.50
ZWL63,273.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.17
FCFA50,747
|
$52.19
ZWL16,805.56
|
|
pay 73.9% more for childcare
Gabon
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.70
FCFA72,169
|
$239.38
ZWL77,078.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,365.76
FCFA3,235,141
|
$7,928.57
ZWL2,553,000.00
|
|
pay 14.6% less for entertainment and sports
Gabon
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
FCFA597
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.68
FCFA2,820
|
$2.71
ZWL873.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.48
FCFA1,493
|
$1.75
ZWL563.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.79
FCFA34,840
|
$35.56
ZWL11,448.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$10.50
ZWL3,381.00
|
|
pay 44.7% less for clothing
Gabon
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.04
FCFA39,817
|
$20.52
ZWL6,607.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.30
FCFA44,794
|
$17.50
ZWL5,635.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
$42.62
ZWL13,723.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.64
FCFA43,799
|
$52.81
ZWL17,005.62
|
|
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