Cost of living comparison
Gabon is 2.2% more expensive than Seychelles.
If you lived in Gabon instead of Seychelles, you would:
pay 4.8% less for restaurants
Seychelles
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.31
SCR167.82
|
$15.91
FCFA9,690
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.67
SCR90.93
|
$12.15
FCFA7,402
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.58
SCR48.82
|
$0.88
FCFA536
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
SCR26.78
|
$0.88
FCFA536
|
|
pay 63.3% more for groceries
Seychelles
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
SCR23.28
|
$1.59
FCFA970
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.81
SCR147.29
|
$4.71
FCFA2,872
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.07
SCR82.75
|
$7.65
FCFA4,662
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
SCR37.71
|
$3.48
FCFA2,119
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.87
SCR25.49
|
$4.41
FCFA2,686
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
SCR18.53
|
$1.47
FCFA895
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.28
SCR17.43
|
$1.65
FCFA1,003
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
SCR7.47
|
$2.24
FCFA1,366
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.42
SCR32.96
|
$1.22
FCFA741
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SCR7.99
|
$1.06
FCFA648
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SCR6.61
|
$1.43
FCFA868
|
|
pay 23.4% more for transportation
Seychelles
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
SCR67.95
|
$4.14
FCFA2,522
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.35
SCR277.36
|
$50.28
FCFA30,630
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,561.80
SCR334,762.01
|
$31,007.86
FCFA18,888,578
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.32
SCR399.56
|
$10.89
FCFA6,637
|
|
pay 11.5% less for housing
Seychelles
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.39
SCR1,681.71
|
$69.84
FCFA42,542
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$815.01
SCR11,108.11
|
$1,089.47
FCFA663,653
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$817.50
SCR11,141.97
|
$586.64
FCFA357,351
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$92.92
SCR1,266.47
|
$85.45
FCFA52,051
|
|
pay 25.4% less for childcare
Seychelles
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.50
SCR2,555.46
|
$136.88
FCFA83,382
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,304.21
SCR45,034.27
|
$2,514.15
FCFA1,531,506
|
|
pay 39.0% less for entertainment and sports
Seychelles
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.66
SCR49.90
|
$1.01
FCFA613
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
SCR57.76
|
$2.51
FCFA1,532
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.04
SCR150.43
|
$1.84
FCFA1,123
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.83
SCR965.30
|
$69.14
FCFA42,116
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.06
SCR109.92
|
$8.38
FCFA5,105
|
|
pay 9.6% more for clothing
Seychelles
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.46
SCR605.98
|
$53.08
FCFA32,332
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.25
SCR862.09
|
$64.25
FCFA39,138
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.18
SCR1,147.27
|
$79.61
FCFA48,498
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.50
SCR1,069.96
|
$96.38
FCFA58,708
|
|
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