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Gabon vs. Argentina Cost of Living Summary

Gabon is 38.1% more expensive than Argentina overall.

Restaurants: pay 22.8% more in Gabon
Groceries: pay 99.8% more in Gabon
Transportation: pay 21.8% more in Gabon
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Gabon
Childcare: pay 19.4% more in Gabon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.2% more in Gabon
Clothing: pay 25.2% less in Gabon

The cost of housing, groceries, restaurants, transportation, childcare, and entertainment and sports in Gabon are more expensive than in Argentina. Notably, housing and groceries are significantly more expensive in Gabon.

Gabon vs. Argentina Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Gabon instead of Argentina, you would:

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pay 22.8% more for restaurants

	Argentina	Gabon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.34 ARS16,100.13	$17.89 FCFA10,100	+57.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.04 ARS12,842.77	$13.42 FCFA7,575	+48.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 ARS2,493.32	$1.49 FCFA842	-15.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.42 ARS2,023.42	$1.43 FCFA808	+0.4%
Average			+22.8%

Argentina vs. Gabon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 99.8% more for groceries

	Argentina	Gabon
Bread 1 loaf	$1.96 ARS2,776.87	$1.52 FCFA858	-22.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.26 ARS7,464.64	$4.70 FCFA2,651	-10.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.01 ARS7,107.79	$11.57 FCFA6,531	+131.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.36 ARS3,349.92	$5.55 FCFA3,131	+135.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.01 ARS4,277.61	$4.06 FCFA2,291	+34.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 ARS1,462.50	$2.03 FCFA1,145	+97.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 ARS1,287.58	$2.03 FCFA1,145	+123.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.64 ARS902.21	$1.62 FCFA916	+155.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 ARS1,727.10	$1.62 FCFA916	+33.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 ARS752.66	$1.62 FCFA916	+206.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.52 ARS733.78	$1.62 FCFA916	+214.0%
Average			+99.8%

Argentina vs. Gabon - Cost of groceries

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pay 21.8% more for transportation

	Argentina	Gabon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.12 ARS5,851.07	$4.08 FCFA2,304	-1.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.10 ARS32,803.65	$49.19 FCFA27,775	+112.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,600.00 ARS39M	$30,408.43 FCFA17M	+10.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.28 ARS16,023.72	$7.34 FCFA4,142	-35.0%
Average			+21.8%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Argentina	Gabon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.35 ARS34,582.59	$71.55 FCFA40,400	+193.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$389.68 ARS553K	$1,073.24 FCFA606K	+175.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$297.74 ARS423K	$447.18 FCFA253K	+50.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.36 ARS82,872.15	$68.39 FCFA38,618	+17.2%
Average			+109.2%

Argentina vs. Gabon - Cost of housing

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pay 19.4% more for childcare

	Argentina	Gabon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$268.88 ARS382K	$178.87 FCFA101K	-33.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,376.06 ARS5M	$5,813.38 FCFA3M	+72.2%
Average			+19.4%

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pay 19.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Argentina	Gabon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.55 ARS3,625.64	$1.07 FCFA606	-58.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 ARS4,488.38	$6.26 FCFA3,535	+98.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.29 ARS4,670.26	$2.68 FCFA1,515	-18.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.30 ARS45,868.19	$67.08 FCFA37,875	+107.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.74 ARS9,565.07	$4.50 FCFA2,538	-33.3%
Average			+19.2%

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pay 25.2% less for clothing

	Argentina	Gabon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.61 ARS127K	$89.44 FCFA50,501	-0.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$79.61 ARS113K	$44.72 FCFA25,250	-43.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.13 ARS163K	$53.66 FCFA30,300	-53.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.12 ARS158K	$107.32 FCFA60,601	-3.4%
Average			-25.2%

Argentina vs. Gabon - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2026

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