Cost of living comparison

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Gabon vs. Armenia Cost of Living Summary

Gabon is 55.6% more expensive than Armenia overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Gabon
Groceries: pay 2.6 times more in Gabon
Transportation: pay 45.8% more in Gabon
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Gabon
Childcare: pay 27.9% less in Gabon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.1% more in Gabon
Clothing: pay 16.8% less in Gabon

The cost of groceries, housing, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Gabon are more expensive than in Armenia. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Gabon. Notably, groceries, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Gabon.

Gabon vs. Armenia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Armenia	Gabon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.44 AMD3,961.55	$17.89 FCFA10,118	+71.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.83 AMD2,971.16	$13.42 FCFA7,588	+71.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 AMD349.01	$1.49 FCFA843	+62.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 AMD183.27	$1.43 FCFA809	+196.3%
Average			+100.2%

Armenia vs. Gabon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.6 times more for groceries

	Armenia	Gabon
Bread 1 loaf	$0.71 AMD269.45	$1.52 FCFA859	+113.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.81 AMD1,445.50	$4.70 FCFA2,656	+23.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.06 AMD2,300.04	$11.57 FCFA6,543	+90.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.27 AMD863.05	$5.55 FCFA3,137	+143.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.26 AMD1,237.42	$4.06 FCFA2,295	+24.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.58 AMD221.83	$2.03 FCFA1,147	+247.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 AMD275.27	$2.03 FCFA1,147	+179.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 AMD268.93	$1.62 FCFA918	+129.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 AMD324.52	$1.62 FCFA918	+89.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 AMD141.42	$1.62 FCFA918	+335.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 AMD128.41	$1.62 FCFA918	+379.5%
Average			+159.7%

Armenia vs. Gabon - Cost of groceries

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pay 45.8% more for transportation

	Armenia	Gabon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.81 AMD1,825.49	$4.08 FCFA2,308	-15.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.49 AMD8,913.49	$49.19 FCFA27,824	+109.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,670.18 AMD12,776,007.36	$30,408.43 FCFA17,200,508	-9.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.69 AMD1,399.75	$7.34 FCFA4,149	+98.8%
Average			+45.8%

Armenia vs. Gabon - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Armenia	Gabon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.69 AMD6,713.11	$71.55 FCFA40,472	+304.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$485.92 AMD184,381.50	$1,073.24 FCFA607,077	+120.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$356.67 AMD135,335.92	$447.18 FCFA252,949	+25.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.88 AMD29,171.58	$68.39 FCFA38,686	-11.0%
Average			+109.9%

Armenia vs. Gabon - Cost of housing

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pay 27.9% less for childcare

	Armenia	Gabon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$287.59 AMD109,126.10	$178.87 FCFA101,179	-37.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,090.75 AMD2,690,554.52	$5,813.38 FCFA3,288,332	-18.0%
Average			-27.9%

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pay 18.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Armenia	Gabon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.76 AMD668.51	$1.07 FCFA607	-39.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.05 AMD1,155.88	$6.26 FCFA3,541	+105.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.39 AMD907.86	$2.68 FCFA1,518	+12.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.29 AMD20,220.23	$67.08 FCFA37,942	+25.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.22 AMD1,980.78	$4.50 FCFA2,543	-13.9%
Average			+18.1%

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pay 16.8% less for clothing

	Armenia	Gabon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$83.81 AMD31,802.84	$89.44 FCFA50,590	+6.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.19 AMD20,181.21	$44.72 FCFA25,295	-15.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$138.28 AMD52,469.25	$53.66 FCFA30,354	-61.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$104.08 AMD39,493.90	$107.32 FCFA60,708	+3.1%
Average			-16.8%

Armenia 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: December 2025

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