Cost of living comparison
Gabon is 19.3% more expensive than Slovakia.
If you lived in Gabon instead of Slovakia, you would:
pay 41.4% more for restaurants
Slovakia
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.61
€7.06
|
$16.51
FCFA10,047
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.82
€7.25
|
$14.86
FCFA9,043
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.48
|
$1.24
FCFA754
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
€1.33
|
$1.16
FCFA703
|
|
pay 42.8% more for groceries
Slovakia
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
€1.19
|
$1.43
FCFA871
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.86
€5.44
|
$3.44
FCFA2,093
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
€3.60
|
$9.88
FCFA6,014
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.34
€3.10
|
$3.43
FCFA2,085
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.17
€2.94
|
$3.15
FCFA1,914
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.67
|
$1.45
FCFA881
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$1.17
FCFA714
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.86
|
$1.45
FCFA881
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
€1.48
|
$0.95
FCFA577
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$1.05
FCFA638
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$1.12
FCFA684
|
|
pay 14.7% more for transportation
Slovakia
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.56
€6.09
|
$3.93
FCFA2,391
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.03
€24.15
|
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,571.83
€23,724.27
|
$28,067.07
FCFA17,080,608
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.02
€11.15
|
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pay 61.1% more for housing
Slovakia
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.97
€18.53
|
$68.79
FCFA41,864
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$574.42
€532.92
|
$853.02
FCFA519,117
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$479.28
€444.65
|
$495.30
FCFA301,422
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.37
€162.70
|
$84.17
FCFA51,222
|
|
pay 47.7% less for childcare
Slovakia
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$376.22
€349.04
|
$119.70
FCFA72,844
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,374.05
€6,841.27
|
$5,365.76
FCFA3,265,410
|
|
pay 11.0% more for entertainment and sports
Slovakia
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.92
€1.78
|
$0.99
FCFA603
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.33
€2.16
|
$4.68
FCFA2,847
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.14
€4.77
|
$2.48
FCFA1,507
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.30
€37.39
|
$57.79
FCFA35,166
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.28
€7.68
|
?? | |
pay 11.7% more for clothing
Slovakia
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.69
€60.95
|
$66.04
FCFA40,190
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.31
€33.68
|
$74.30
FCFA45,213
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.32
€74.52
|
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.31
€79.14
|
$72.64
FCFA44,209
|
|
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