Cost of living comparison
Gabon is 2.8 times more expensive than Ghana.
If you lived in Gabon instead of Ghana, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Ghana
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.39
GHS46.35
|
$15.91
FCFA9,690
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.85
GHS80.05
|
$12.15
FCFA7,402
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
GHS7.01
|
$0.88
FCFA536
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
GHS2.69
|
$0.88
FCFA536
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Ghana
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
GHS14.70
|
$1.59
FCFA970
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
GHS49.22
|
$4.71
FCFA2,872
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.56
GHS89.70
|
$7.65
FCFA4,662
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.39
GHS18.96
|
$3.48
FCFA2,119
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.51
GHS20.72
|
$4.41
FCFA2,686
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
GHS12.43
|
$1.47
FCFA895
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GHS8.09
|
$1.65
FCFA1,003
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
GHS8.68
|
$2.24
FCFA1,366
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GHS10.76
|
$1.22
FCFA741
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
GHS11.38
|
$1.06
FCFA648
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
GHS9.70
|
$1.43
FCFA868
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Ghana
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
GHS47.65
|
$4.14
FCFA2,522
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.79
GHS188.64
|
$50.28
FCFA30,630
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,681.67
GHS77,735.04
|
$31,007.86
FCFA18,888,578
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
GHS87.21
|
$10.89
FCFA6,637
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Ghana
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.96
GHS615.14
|
$69.84
FCFA42,542
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$532.41
GHS7,284.31
|
$1,089.47
FCFA663,653
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.19
GHS1,110.77
|
$586.64
FCFA357,351
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.28
GHS373.21
|
$85.45
FCFA52,051
|
|
pay 42.2% more for childcare
Ghana
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$57.14
GHS781.80
|
$136.88
FCFA83,382
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,592.22
GHS76,511.24
|
$2,514.15
FCFA1,531,506
|
|
pay 89.1% more for entertainment and sports
Ghana
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.69
GHS9.48
|
$1.01
FCFA613
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.14
GHS15.65
|
$2.51
FCFA1,532
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.20
GHS16.43
|
$1.84
FCFA1,123
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.68
GHS419.75
|
$69.14
FCFA42,116
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.16
GHS56.88
|
$8.38
FCFA5,105
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for clothing
Ghana
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.55
GHS144.37
|
$53.08
FCFA32,332
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$9.90
GHS135.48
|
$64.25
FCFA39,138
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$27.96
GHS382.57
|
$79.61
FCFA48,498
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$27.10
GHS370.77
|
$96.38
FCFA58,708
|
|
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