Cost of living comparison
Gabon is 21.7% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Gabon instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 27.9% less for restaurants
Luxembourg
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.22
€18.58
|
$16.51
FCFA9,954
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€10.84
|
$14.86
FCFA8,959
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.13
€2.87
|
$1.24
FCFA747
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
€2.57
|
$1.16
FCFA697
|
|
pay 7.4% more for groceries
Luxembourg
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.92
€2.68
|
$1.43
FCFA863
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.10
€7.45
|
$3.44
FCFA2,074
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
€4.55
|
$9.88
FCFA5,958
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.89
€3.58
|
$3.43
FCFA2,066
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.51
€5.07
|
$3.15
FCFA1,896
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.09
|
$1.45
FCFA873
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.71
|
$1.17
FCFA707
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.05
|
$1.45
FCFA873
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.92
€1.77
|
$0.95
FCFA572
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.67
|
$1.05
FCFA632
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$1.12
FCFA677
|
|
pay 16.4% less for transportation
Luxembourg
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.00
€5.52
|
$3.93
FCFA2,369
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,590.69
€25,359.98
|
$28,067.07
FCFA16,922,276
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.95
€27.52
|
?? | |
pay 31.8% less for housing
Luxembourg
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.80
€45.77
|
$68.79
FCFA41,476
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,699.58
€1,562.17
|
$853.02
FCFA514,304
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,475.67
€1,356.36
|
$495.30
FCFA298,628
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.91
€151.57
|
$84.17
FCFA50,747
|
|
pay 79.4% less for childcare
Luxembourg
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,178.26
€1,083.00
|
$119.70
FCFA72,169
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,310.77
€15,911.19
|
$5,365.76
FCFA3,235,141
|
|
pay 21.6% less for entertainment and sports
Luxembourg
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.28
€4.85
|
$0.99
FCFA597
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.77
€3.47
|
$4.68
FCFA2,820
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.97
€5.49
|
$2.48
FCFA1,493
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.65
€41.04
|
$57.79
FCFA34,840
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.72
€11.69
|
?? | |
pay 17.6% more for clothing
Luxembourg
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.55
€56.57
|
$66.04
FCFA39,817
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.61
€29.05
|
$74.30
FCFA44,794
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.38
€79.40
|
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.33
€88.54
|
$72.64
FCFA43,799
|
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