Cost of living comparison
Gabon is 88.8% more expensive than Bosnia and Herzegovina.
If you lived in Gabon instead of Bosnia and Herzegovina, you would:
pay 99.6% more for restaurants
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.88
BAM8.87
|
$15.91
FCFA9,690
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.03
BAM7.33
|
$12.15
FCFA7,402
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
BAM2.50
|
$0.88
FCFA536
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BAM1.50
|
$0.88
FCFA536
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
BAM1.47
|
$1.59
FCFA970
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.57
BAM6.50
|
$4.71
FCFA2,872
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.79
BAM6.90
|
$7.65
FCFA4,662
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
BAM3.82
|
$3.48
FCFA2,119
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.90
BAM5.28
|
$4.41
FCFA2,686
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.50
BAM0.91
|
$1.47
FCFA895
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
BAM1.25
|
$1.65
FCFA1,003
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BAM1.20
|
$2.24
FCFA1,366
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
BAM1.27
|
$1.22
FCFA741
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
BAM0.61
|
$1.06
FCFA648
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
BAM0.80
|
$1.43
FCFA868
|
|
pay 40.9% more for transportation
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.84
BAM10.63
|
$4.14
FCFA2,522
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.32
BAM51.54
|
$50.28
FCFA30,630
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.35
BAM39,015.30
|
$31,007.86
FCFA18,888,578
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.38
BAM11.61
|
$10.89
FCFA6,637
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.64
BAM46.67
|
$69.84
FCFA42,542
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$177.85
BAM323.65
|
$1,089.47
FCFA663,653
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$138.38
BAM251.83
|
$586.64
FCFA357,351
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.34
BAM197.16
|
$85.45
FCFA52,051
|
|
pay 6.4% less for childcare
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$137.33
BAM249.91
|
$136.88
FCFA83,382
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,871.96
BAM5,226.38
|
$2,514.15
FCFA1,531,506
|
|
pay 73.8% more for entertainment and sports
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
BAM2.96
|
$1.01
FCFA613
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.18
BAM2.14
|
$2.51
FCFA1,532
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.35
BAM6.10
|
$1.84
FCFA1,123
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.92
BAM39.89
|
$69.14
FCFA42,116
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.76
BAM6.84
|
$8.38
FCFA5,105
|
|
pay 35.8% more for clothing
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.21
BAM95.02
|
$53.08
FCFA32,332
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.64
BAM52.12
|
$64.25
FCFA39,138
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.60
BAM133.93
|
$79.61
FCFA48,498
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.61
BAM161.26
|
$96.38
FCFA58,708
|
|
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