Cost of living comparison
Gabon is 2.5 times more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Gabon instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Somalia
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
SOS2,284
|
$15.91
FCFA9,681
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
SOS2,855
|
$12.15
FCFA7,395
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS357
|
$0.88
FCFA536
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
SOS243
|
$0.88
FCFA536
|
|
pay 98.0% more for groceries
Somalia
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
SOS664
|
$1.59
FCFA969
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.48
SOS1,416
|
$4.71
FCFA2,869
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
SOS3,039
|
$7.65
FCFA4,658
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
SOS1,294
|
$3.48
FCFA2,117
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,078
|
$4.41
FCFA2,683
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
SOS961
|
$1.47
FCFA894
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
SOS380
|
$1.65
FCFA1,002
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
SOS725
|
$2.24
FCFA1,365
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
SOS238
|
$1.22
FCFA740
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS273
|
$1.06
FCFA648
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS276
|
$1.43
FCFA868
|
|
pay 77.4% more for transportation
Somalia
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SOS2,197
|
$4.14
FCFA2,519
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.50
SOS24,267
|
$50.28
FCFA30,600
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,375.00
SOS4,781,945
|
$31,007.86
FCFA18,870,272
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.60
SOS5,481
|
$10.89
FCFA6,630
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
Somalia
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.00
SOS23,410
|
$69.84
FCFA42,501
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$197.57
SOS112,809
|
$1,089.47
FCFA663,010
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.54
SOS49,413
|
$586.64
FCFA357,005
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.50
SOS40,825
|
$85.45
FCFA52,001
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Somalia
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$51.88
SOS29,620
|
$136.88
FCFA83,301
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$950.00
SOS542,430
|
$2,514.15
FCFA1,530,022
|
|
pay 62.5% more for entertainment and sports
Somalia
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
SOS4,568
|
$1.01
FCFA612
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.12
SOS639
|
$2.51
FCFA1,530
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
SOS1,099
|
$1.84
FCFA1,122
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.62
SOS14,631
|
$69.14
FCFA42,076
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SOS2,284
|
$8.38
FCFA5,100
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
Somalia
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.04
SOS10,301
|
$53.08
FCFA32,300
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.50
SOS11,705
|
$64.25
FCFA39,101
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.33
SOS12,181
|
$79.61
FCFA48,451
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.17
SOS29,215
|
$96.38
FCFA58,651
|
|
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