Cost of living comparison
Gabon is 61.7% more expensive than Armenia.
If you lived in Gabon instead of Armenia, you would:
pay 78.4% more for restaurants
Armenia
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.08
AMD2,785
|
$15.91
FCFA9,786
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.44
AMD2,531
|
$12.15
FCFA7,476
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
AMD356
|
$0.88
FCFA541
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
AMD170
|
$0.88
FCFA541
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Armenia
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
AMD220
|
$1.59
FCFA980
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.69
AMD1,451
|
$4.71
FCFA2,900
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
AMD1,870
|
$7.65
FCFA4,708
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
AMD794
|
$3.48
FCFA2,140
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
AMD1,073
|
$4.41
FCFA2,713
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
AMD221
|
$1.47
FCFA904
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
AMD322
|
$1.65
FCFA1,013
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
AMD286
|
$2.24
FCFA1,380
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
AMD281
|
$1.22
FCFA748
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
AMD134
|
$1.06
FCFA655
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
AMD117
|
$1.43
FCFA877
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Armenia
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.44
AMD1,747
|
$4.14
FCFA2,547
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.75
AMD4,226
|
$50.28
FCFA30,934
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,749.24
AMD10,125,473
|
$31,007.86
FCFA19,076,038
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.35
AMD1,316
|
$10.89
FCFA6,702
|
|
pay 96.2% more for housing
Armenia
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.61
AMD6,924
|
$69.84
FCFA42,964
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$662.62
AMD260,565
|
$1,089.47
FCFA670,239
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$469.53
AMD184,637
|
$586.64
FCFA360,898
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.35
AMD33,957
|
$85.45
FCFA52,568
|
|
pay 46.8% less for childcare
Armenia
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$180.96
AMD71,160
|
$136.88
FCFA84,210
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,167.82
AMD3,211,864
|
$2,514.15
FCFA1,546,706
|
|
pay 14.4% more for entertainment and sports
Armenia
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
AMD537
|
$1.01
FCFA619
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.40
AMD945
|
$2.51
FCFA1,547
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
AMD754
|
$1.84
FCFA1,134
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.24
AMD20,149
|
$69.14
FCFA42,534
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.15
AMD2,025
|
$8.38
FCFA5,156
|
|
pay 2.5% less for clothing
Armenia
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.02
AMD26,746
|
$53.08
FCFA32,653
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.72
AMD20,733
|
$64.25
FCFA39,527
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.40
AMD38,693
|
$79.61
FCFA48,979
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.10
AMD34,644
|
$96.38
FCFA59,290
|
|
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