Cost of living comparison
Gabon is 29.3% more expensive than Belize.
If you lived in Gabon instead of Belize, you would:
pay 57.0% more for restaurants
Belize
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.60
BZD11.29
|
$15.91
FCFA9,747
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.11
BZD12.33
|
$12.15
FCFA7,446
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.46
BZD2.94
|
$0.88
FCFA539
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
BZD2.09
|
$0.88
FCFA539
|
|
pay 57.5% more for groceries
Belize
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
BZD3.26
|
$1.59
FCFA976
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
BZD10.35
|
$4.71
FCFA2,888
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.14
BZD18.43
|
$7.65
FCFA4,689
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
BZD4.49
|
$3.48
FCFA2,131
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
BZD5.08
|
$4.41
FCFA2,702
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.70
BZD5.43
|
$1.47
FCFA901
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
BZD1.07
|
$1.65
FCFA1,009
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
BZD1.10
|
$2.24
FCFA1,374
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
BZD2.60
|
$1.22
FCFA745
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
BZD2.31
|
$1.06
FCFA652
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
BZD1.76
|
$1.43
FCFA873
|
|
pay 17.7% more for transportation
Belize
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.71
BZD15.54
|
$4.14
FCFA2,537
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
BZD40.32
|
$50.28
FCFA30,810
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,812.07
BZD50,023.82
|
$31,007.86
FCFA18,999,544
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.89
BZD54.22
|
$10.89
FCFA6,676
|
|
pay 70.1% more for housing
Belize
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$107.37
BZD216.47
|
$69.84
FCFA42,792
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$351.88
BZD709.44
|
$1,089.47
FCFA667,552
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.96
BZD576.54
|
$586.64
FCFA359,451
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.78
BZD170.93
|
$85.45
FCFA52,357
|
|
pay 8.4% less for childcare
Belize
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$149.45
BZD301.31
|
$136.88
FCFA83,872
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$2,514.15
FCFA1,540,504
|
|
pay 20.1% less for entertainment and sports
Belize
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.68
BZD5.41
|
$1.01
FCFA616
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.22
BZD8.51
|
$2.51
FCFA1,540
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.24
BZD8.55
|
$1.84
FCFA1,130
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.44
BZD79.52
|
$69.14
FCFA42,364
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
BZD20.16
|
$8.38
FCFA5,135
|
|
pay 31.2% more for clothing
Belize
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.28
BZD91.28
|
$53.08
FCFA32,522
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.77
BZD53.97
|
$64.25
FCFA39,368
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.61
BZD194.77
|
$79.61
FCFA48,783
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.84
BZD227.50
|
$96.38
FCFA59,053
|
|
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