Cost of living comparison
Gabon is 6.6 times more expensive than Tonga.
If you lived in Gabon instead of Tonga, you would:
pay 12.7% more for restaurants
Tonga
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.44
TOP20.00
|
$16.51
FCFA10,047
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.27
TOP21.98
|
$14.86
FCFA9,043
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
TOP6.33
|
$1.24
FCFA754
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
TOP5.67
|
$1.16
FCFA703
|
|
pay 15.3% more for groceries
Tonga
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
TOP2.43
|
$1.43
FCFA871
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
TOP9.83
|
$3.44
FCFA2,093
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
TOP14.26
|
$9.88
FCFA6,014
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
TOP12.00
|
$3.43
FCFA2,085
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TOP6.42
|
$3.15
FCFA1,914
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
$1.45
FCFA881
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
$1.17
FCFA714
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
TOP2.42
|
$1.45
FCFA881
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
TOP3.33
|
$0.95
FCFA577
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
TOP2.95
|
$1.05
FCFA638
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
TOP2.04
|
$1.12
FCFA684
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Tonga
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
TOP11.35
|
$3.93
FCFA2,391
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,904.72
TOP13,996.86
|
$28,067.07
FCFA17,080,608
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$70.65
TOP167.46
|
?? | |
pay 54.2% less for housing
Tonga
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.53
TOP299.93
|
$68.79
FCFA41,864
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$853.02
FCFA519,117
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$495.30
FCFA301,422
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$225.77
TOP535.17
|
$84.17
FCFA51,222
|
|
pay 32.4 times more for childcare
Tonga
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.66
TOP259.94
|
$119.70
FCFA72,844
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$84.35
TOP199.96
|
$5,365.76
FCFA3,265,410
|
|
pay 21.6% more for entertainment and sports
Tonga
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
TOP8.00
|
$0.99
FCFA603
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
TOP7.00
|
$4.68
FCFA2,847
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.12
TOP23.99
|
$2.48
FCFA1,507
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
$57.79
FCFA35,166
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? | ?? | |
pay 6.8 times more for clothing
Tonga
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.22
TOP10.00
|
$66.04
FCFA40,190
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$10.54
TOP24.99
|
$74.30
FCFA45,213
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.52
TOP69.98
|
$72.64
FCFA44,209
|
|
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