Cost of living comparison
Gabon is 5.0% more expensive than Greece.
If you lived in Gabon instead of Greece, you would:
pay 30.6% more for restaurants
Greece
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.81
€13.74
|
$16.51
FCFA10,047
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.36
|
$14.86
FCFA9,043
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.83
|
$1.24
FCFA754
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
€0.59
|
$1.16
FCFA703
|
|
pay 43.5% more for groceries
Greece
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.26
|
$1.43
FCFA871
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
€6.05
|
$3.44
FCFA2,093
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.06
€5.62
|
$9.88
FCFA6,014
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.09
€3.79
|
$3.43
FCFA2,085
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
€3.96
|
$3.15
FCFA1,914
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$1.45
FCFA881
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$1.17
FCFA714
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$1.45
FCFA881
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.95
FCFA577
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.47
|
$1.05
FCFA638
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$1.12
FCFA684
|
|
pay 12.9% less for transportation
Greece
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
€7.24
|
$3.93
FCFA2,391
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.23
€38.25
|
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,791.92
€25,783.95
|
$28,067.07
FCFA17,080,608
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.64
€13.59
|
?? | |
pay 36.8% more for housing
Greece
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.73
€29.44
|
$68.79
FCFA41,864
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$529.13
€490.90
|
$853.02
FCFA519,117
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.38
€377.02
|
$495.30
FCFA301,422
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.34
€165.46
|
$84.17
FCFA51,222
|
|
pay 42.7% less for childcare
Greece
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
€325.41
|
$119.70
FCFA72,844
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,658.30
€6,177.24
|
$5,365.76
FCFA3,265,410
|
|
pay 17.4% less for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.23
€3.92
|
$0.99
FCFA603
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.26
|
$4.68
FCFA2,847
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.98
€4.62
|
$2.48
FCFA1,507
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.53
€43.17
|
$57.79
FCFA35,166
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
€8.28
|
?? | |
pay 3.2% less for clothing
Greece
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.80
€77.75
|
$66.04
FCFA40,190
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
€38.15
|
$74.30
FCFA45,213
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.78
€80.51
|
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.32
€89.36
|
$72.64
FCFA44,209
|
|
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