Cost of living comparison
Gabon is 10.1% cheaper than Antigua and Barbuda.
If you lived in Gabon instead of Antigua and Barbuda, you would:
pay 5.5% less for restaurants
Antigua and Barbuda
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.03
EC$32.50
|
$15.91
FCFA9,690
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$12.15
FCFA7,402
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
EC$7.50
|
$0.88
FCFA536
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$0.88
FCFA536
|
|
pay 4.1% more for groceries
Antigua and Barbuda
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.97
EC$5.33
|
$1.59
FCFA970
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$4.71
FCFA2,872
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.00
EC$18.93
|
$7.65
FCFA4,662
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
$3.48
FCFA2,119
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.85
EC$7.71
|
$4.41
FCFA2,686
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$1.47
FCFA895
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
EC$2.49
|
$1.65
FCFA1,003
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.52
EC$6.80
|
$2.24
FCFA1,366
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
EC$5.67
|
$1.22
FCFA741
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
EC$4.54
|
$1.06
FCFA648
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$1.43
FCFA868
|
|
pay 3.7% less for transportation
Antigua and Barbuda
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.30
EC$11.62
|
$4.14
FCFA2,522
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$50.28
FCFA30,630
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$31,007.86
FCFA18,888,578
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$10.89
FCFA6,637
|
|
pay 7.2% less for housing
Antigua and Barbuda
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
$69.84
FCFA42,542
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$999.06
EC$2,700.00
|
$1,089.47
FCFA663,653
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$740.04
EC$2,000.00
|
$586.64
FCFA357,351
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$149.02
EC$402.75
|
$85.45
FCFA52,051
|
|
pay 22.1% less for childcare
Antigua and Barbuda
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$175.76
EC$475.00
|
$136.88
FCFA83,382
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$2,514.15
FCFA1,531,506
|
|
pay 26.3% less for entertainment and sports
Antigua and Barbuda
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
$1.01
FCFA613
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.37
EC$14.50
|
$2.51
FCFA1,532
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$1.84
FCFA1,123
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
$69.14
FCFA42,116
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$8.38
FCFA5,105
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Antigua and Barbuda
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$53.08
FCFA32,332
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$64.25
FCFA39,138
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$79.61
FCFA48,498
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$96.38
FCFA58,708
|
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