Cost of living comparison
Gabon is 68.4% more expensive than Namibia.
If you lived in Gabon instead of Namibia, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Namibia
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.22
NAD132.75
|
$16.51
FCFA10,047
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.27
NAD60.11
|
$14.86
FCFA9,043
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
NAD12.96
|
$1.24
FCFA754
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
NAD11.02
|
$1.16
FCFA703
|
|
pay 76.6% more for groceries
Namibia
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
NAD13.76
|
$1.43
FCFA871
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.93
NAD53.88
|
$3.44
FCFA2,093
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.83
NAD88.78
|
$9.88
FCFA6,014
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.61
NAD47.91
|
$3.43
FCFA2,085
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.17
NAD39.86
|
$3.15
FCFA1,914
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
NAD16.31
|
$1.45
FCFA881
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
NAD12.95
|
$1.17
FCFA714
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
NAD11.89
|
$1.45
FCFA881
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
NAD12.23
|
$0.95
FCFA577
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
NAD9.55
|
$1.05
FCFA638
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
NAD8.09
|
$1.12
FCFA684
|
|
pay 59.5% more for transportation
Namibia
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
NAD84.21
|
$3.93
FCFA2,391
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.23
NAD500.32
|
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,425.99
NAD228,344.13
|
$28,067.07
FCFA17,080,608
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
NAD117.07
|
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pay 70.5% more for housing
Namibia
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.49
NAD1,038.12
|
$68.79
FCFA41,864
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$376.01
NAD6,909.69
|
$853.02
FCFA519,117
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$298.50
NAD5,485.35
|
$495.30
FCFA301,422
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.33
NAD924.87
|
$84.17
FCFA51,222
|
|
pay 7.7% less for childcare
Namibia
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.47
NAD3,059.07
|
$119.70
FCFA72,844
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.12
NAD87,400.06
|
$5,365.76
FCFA3,265,410
|
|
pay 56.9% more for entertainment and sports
Namibia
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
NAD27.56
|
$0.99
FCFA603
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
NAD28.70
|
$4.68
FCFA2,847
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.60
NAD47.87
|
$2.48
FCFA1,507
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.63
NAD636.38
|
$57.79
FCFA35,166
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.64
NAD85.25
|
?? | |
pay 60.2% more for clothing
Namibia
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.56
NAD726.90
|
$66.04
FCFA40,190
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.66
NAD453.09
|
$74.30
FCFA45,213
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.07
NAD1,838.99
|
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.22
NAD1,051.57
|
$72.64
FCFA44,209
|
|
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