Cost of living comparison
Gabon is 16.6% more expensive than Lithuania.
If you lived in Gabon instead of Lithuania, you would:
pay 21.9% more for restaurants
Lithuania
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.88
€10.09
|
$16.51
FCFA10,047
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
€6.41
|
$14.86
FCFA9,043
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
€2.14
|
$1.24
FCFA754
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.60
|
$1.16
FCFA703
|
|
pay 59.6% more for groceries
Lithuania
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
€1.52
|
$1.43
FCFA871
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.97
€5.54
|
$3.44
FCFA2,093
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.29
€4.91
|
$9.88
FCFA6,014
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.63
€2.44
|
$3.43
FCFA2,085
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.34
€3.10
|
$3.15
FCFA1,914
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$1.45
FCFA881
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$1.17
FCFA714
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$1.45
FCFA881
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.38
|
$0.95
FCFA577
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.35
|
$1.05
FCFA638
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.42
|
$1.12
FCFA684
|
|
pay 2.5% less for transportation
Lithuania
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.26
€5.80
|
$3.93
FCFA2,391
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.34
€28.14
|
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,094.53
€32,558.95
|
$28,067.07
FCFA17,080,608
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.59
€7.97
|
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pay 2.2 times more for housing
Lithuania
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.95
€12.95
|
$68.79
FCFA41,864
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$488.99
€453.66
|
$853.02
FCFA519,117
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$348.24
€323.08
|
$495.30
FCFA301,422
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$145.99
€135.44
|
$84.17
FCFA51,222
|
|
pay 55.8% less for childcare
Lithuania
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$497.03
€461.12
|
$119.70
FCFA72,844
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,349.41
€7,746.16
|
$5,365.76
FCFA3,265,410
|
|
pay 8.5% less for entertainment and sports
Lithuania
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.98
€4.62
|
$0.99
FCFA603
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
€2.93
|
$4.68
FCFA2,847
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.07
€4.71
|
$2.48
FCFA1,507
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.81
€36.01
|
$57.79
FCFA35,166
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.35
€7.75
|
?? | |
pay 15.3% less for clothing
Lithuania
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.39
€94.07
|
$66.04
FCFA40,190
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.40
€38.41
|
$74.30
FCFA45,213
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.38
€84.78
|
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$164.00
€152.15
|
$72.64
FCFA44,209
|
|
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