Cost of living comparison

Bulgaria

compared to

Gabon

Gabon vs. Bulgaria Cost of Living Summary

Gabon is 48.6% more expensive than Bulgaria overall.

Restaurants: pay 56.7% more in Gabon
Groceries: pay 81.4% more in Gabon
Transportation: pay 2.5% more in Gabon
Housing: pay 93.7% more in Gabon
Childcare: pay 38.2% less in Gabon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.0% more in Gabon
Clothing: pay 22.0% more in Gabon

The cost of housing, groceries, restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Gabon are more expensive than in Bulgaria. Notably, housing and groceries are significantly more expensive in Gabon.

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Gabon vs. Bulgaria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 56.7% more for restaurants

	Bulgaria	Gabon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.15 BGN17.66	$17.07 FCFA9,966	+68.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.64 BGN16.77	$15.36 FCFA8,969	+59.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.44 BGN2.50	$1.71 FCFA997	+18.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 BGN1.75	$1.42 FCFA830	+41.5%
Average			+56.7%

Bulgaria vs. Gabon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 81.4% more for groceries

	Bulgaria	Gabon
Bread 1 loaf	$0.95 BGN1.65	$1.19 FCFA696	+25.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.69 BGN8.16	$5.12 FCFA2,990	+9.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.44 BGN11.21	$12.92 FCFA7,545	+100.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.03 BGN5.28	$4.32 FCFA2,525	+42.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.28 BGN5.70	$3.87 FCFA2,260	+18.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 BGN1.22	$1.36 FCFA791	+93.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 BGN1.47	$1.74 FCFA1,017	+106.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 BGN1.39	$1.74 FCFA1,017	+118.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 BGN1.82	$1.55 FCFA904	+47.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 BGN0.89	$1.36 FCFA791	+166.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 BGN0.77	$1.94 FCFA1,130	+340.1%
Average			+81.4%

Bulgaria vs. Gabon - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.5% more for transportation

	Bulgaria	Gabon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.06 BGN10.54	$4.01 FCFA2,344	-33.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.17 BGN40.33	$46.94 FCFA27,407	+102.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,114.16 BGN52,407.07	$29,019.42 FCFA17M	-3.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.01 BGN12.19	$7.25 FCFA4,233	+3.5%
Average			+2.5%

Bulgaria vs. Gabon - Cost of transportation

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pay 93.7% more for housing

	Bulgaria	Gabon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.39 BGN23.30	$64.01 FCFA37,373	+378.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$353.09 BGN614.48	$1,024.21 FCFA598K	+190.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$263.80 BGN459.09	$426.76 FCFA249K	+61.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.79 BGN144.08	$65.27 FCFA38,105	-21.2%
Average			+93.7%

Bulgaria vs. Gabon - Cost of housing

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pay 38.2% less for childcare

	Bulgaria	Gabon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$384.45 BGN669.05	$170.70 FCFA99,660	-55.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,445.67 BGN11,217.27	$5,547.83 FCFA3M	-13.9%
Average			-38.2%

Bulgaria vs. Gabon - Cost of childcare

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pay 9.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Bulgaria	Gabon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.06 BGN3.59	$1.02 FCFA598	-50.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.17 BGN3.77	$5.97 FCFA3,488	+175.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.64 BGN6.33	$2.56 FCFA1,495	-29.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.52 BGN54.86	$64.01 FCFA37,373	+103.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.19 BGN12.52	$4.48 FCFA2,614	-37.8%
Average			+9.0%

Bulgaria vs. Gabon - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 22.0% more for clothing

	Bulgaria	Gabon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.90 BGN86.85	$85.35 FCFA49,830	+71.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.26 BGN50.92	$42.68 FCFA24,915	+45.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.75 BGN135.31	$51.21 FCFA29,898	-34.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.05 BGN132.34	$102.42 FCFA59,796	+34.7%
Average			+22.0%

Bulgaria vs. Gabon - Cost of clothing

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