Cost of living comparison
Gabon is 56.1% more expensive than Brazil.
If you lived in Gabon instead of Brazil, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Brazil
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.41
R$27.92
|
$16.51
FCFA10,047
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.75
R$34.79
|
$14.86
FCFA9,043
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
R$5.63
|
$1.24
FCFA754
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
R$3.40
|
$1.16
FCFA703
|
|
pay 83.9% more for groceries
Brazil
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.50
R$7.73
|
$1.43
FCFA871
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.39
R$22.63
|
$3.44
FCFA2,093
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.93
R$20.25
|
$9.88
FCFA6,014
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
R$10.77
|
$3.43
FCFA2,085
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
R$8.81
|
$3.15
FCFA1,914
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
R$4.53
|
$1.45
FCFA881
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
R$2.96
|
$1.17
FCFA714
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
R$2.43
|
$1.45
FCFA881
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
R$3.66
|
$0.95
FCFA577
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
R$2.61
|
$1.05
FCFA638
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.50
|
$1.12
FCFA684
|
|
pay 9.6% more for transportation
Brazil
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.99
R$20.60
|
$3.93
FCFA2,391
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.60
R$230.02
|
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,825.57
R$112,550.09
|
$28,067.07
FCFA17,080,608
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.87
R$45.75
|
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pay 2.5 times more for housing
Brazil
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.79
R$102.07
|
$68.79
FCFA41,864
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$324.53
R$1,673.55
|
$853.02
FCFA519,117
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$220.48
R$1,136.96
|
$495.30
FCFA301,422
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.67
R$281.92
|
$84.17
FCFA51,222
|
|
pay 43.6% less for childcare
Brazil
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$278.36
R$1,435.43
|
$119.70
FCFA72,844
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,686.64
R$39,638.46
|
$5,365.76
FCFA3,265,410
|
|
pay 72.1% more for entertainment and sports
Brazil
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
R$9.10
|
$0.99
FCFA603
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
R$8.70
|
$4.68
FCFA2,847
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.13
R$11.01
|
$2.48
FCFA1,507
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.18
R$124.72
|
$57.79
FCFA35,166
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.45
R$33.25
|
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pay 20.2% more for clothing
Brazil
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.38
R$249.47
|
$66.04
FCFA40,190
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.32
R$223.37
|
$74.30
FCFA45,213
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.76
R$400.99
|
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.51
R$327.49
|
$72.64
FCFA44,209
|
|
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