Cost of living comparison
Gabon is 0.5% more expensive than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Gabon instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 40.1% more for restaurants
Papua New Guinea
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.26
PGK35.93
|
$16.51
FCFA9,954
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.04
PGK35.06
|
$14.86
FCFA8,959
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
PGK3.65
|
$1.24
FCFA747
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
PGK5.21
|
$1.16
FCFA697
|
|
pay 2.8% more for groceries
Papua New Guinea
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
PGK5.60
|
$1.43
FCFA863
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.42
PGK9.39
|
$3.44
FCFA2,074
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.73
PGK26.12
|
$9.88
FCFA5,958
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
PGK14.77
|
$3.43
FCFA2,066
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
PGK11.53
|
$3.15
FCFA1,896
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK5.01
|
$1.45
FCFA873
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
PGK3.92
|
$1.17
FCFA707
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
PGK6.03
|
$1.45
FCFA873
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
PGK6.04
|
$0.95
FCFA572
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
PGK5.36
|
$1.05
FCFA632
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
PGK4.91
|
$1.12
FCFA677
|
|
pay 2.0% less for transportation
Papua New Guinea
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.10
PGK15.93
|
$3.93
FCFA2,369
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.80
PGK135.03
|
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,305.96
PGK160,287.78
|
$28,067.07
FCFA16,922,276
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.56
PGK68.12
|
?? | |
pay 39.9% less for housing
Papua New Guinea
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$344.22
PGK1,335.73
|
$68.79
FCFA41,476
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,807.14
PGK10,893.09
|
$853.02
FCFA514,304
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$418.22
PGK1,622.91
|
$495.30
FCFA298,628
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.79
PGK457.10
|
$84.17
FCFA50,747
|
|
pay 27.9% less for childcare
Papua New Guinea
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$543.22
PGK2,107.95
|
$119.70
FCFA72,169
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,388.76
PGK17,030.58
|
$5,365.76
FCFA3,235,141
|
|
pay 9.6% less for entertainment and sports
Papua New Guinea
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
PGK12.02
|
$0.99
FCFA597
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
PGK10.16
|
$4.68
FCFA2,820
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.10
PGK27.55
|
$2.48
FCFA1,493
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.70
PGK192.85
|
$57.79
FCFA34,840
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.74
PGK30.05
|
?? | |
pay 40.1% more for clothing
Papua New Guinea
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.56
PGK130.23
|
$66.04
FCFA39,817
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.14
PGK140.25
|
$74.30
FCFA44,794
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.31
PGK237.93
|
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.48
PGK335.60
|
$72.64
FCFA43,799
|
|
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