Cost of living comparison
Gabon is 13.2% cheaper than Uruguay.
If you lived in Gabon instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 8.4% less for restaurants
Uruguay
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.16
UYU699.35
|
$16.51
FCFA10,047
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.86
UYU379.69
|
$14.86
FCFA9,043
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
UYU85.81
|
$1.24
FCFA754
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
UYU64.33
|
$1.16
FCFA703
|
|
pay 14.4% more for groceries
Uruguay
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.44
UYU94.07
|
$1.43
FCFA871
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.68
UYU257.08
|
$3.44
FCFA2,093
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.26
UYU164.08
|
$9.88
FCFA6,014
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.72
UYU143.18
|
$3.43
FCFA2,085
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.37
UYU168.46
|
$3.15
FCFA1,914
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
UYU43.99
|
$1.45
FCFA881
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.27
UYU48.95
|
$1.17
FCFA714
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
UYU27.97
|
$1.45
FCFA881
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
UYU47.02
|
$0.95
FCFA577
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
UYU33.02
|
$1.05
FCFA638
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
UYU32.16
|
$1.12
FCFA684
|
|
pay 26.5% less for transportation
Uruguay
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.65
UYU294.74
|
$3.93
FCFA2,391
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.78
UYU1,878.19
|
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,826.29
UYU1,417,994.78
|
$28,067.07
FCFA17,080,608
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.59
UYU677.32
|
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pay 23.2% more for housing
Uruguay
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.50
UYU1,559.56
|
$68.79
FCFA41,864
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$631.38
UYU24,311.29
|
$853.02
FCFA519,117
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$468.93
UYU18,055.96
|
$495.30
FCFA301,422
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$102.20
UYU3,935.31
|
$84.17
FCFA51,222
|
|
pay 50.8% less for childcare
Uruguay
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$421.70
UYU16,237.40
|
$119.70
FCFA72,844
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,669.05
UYU295,296.58
|
$5,365.76
FCFA3,265,410
|
|
pay 24.2% less for entertainment and sports
Uruguay
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
UYU129.61
|
$0.99
FCFA603
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.99
UYU153.78
|
$4.68
FCFA2,847
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.19
UYU199.81
|
$2.48
FCFA1,507
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.06
UYU2,043.02
|
$57.79
FCFA35,166
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.53
UYU405.61
|
?? | |
pay 19.9% less for clothing
Uruguay
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.58
UYU3,680.23
|
$66.04
FCFA40,190
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.77
UYU1,878.03
|
$74.30
FCFA45,213
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$133.31
UYU5,133.19
|
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.14
UYU4,317.90
|
$72.64
FCFA44,209
|
|
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