Cost of living comparison
Gabon is 29.6% cheaper than California.
If you lived in Gabon instead of California, you would:
pay 30.1% less for restaurants
California
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.70
|
$15.91
FCFA9,610
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.02
|
$12.15
FCFA7,341
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
|
$0.88
FCFA532
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
|
$0.88
FCFA532
|
|
pay 3.0% less for groceries
California
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.79
|
$1.59
FCFA962
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.34
|
$4.71
FCFA2,848
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.47
|
$7.65
FCFA4,623
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.63
|
$3.48
FCFA2,101
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.05
|
$4.41
FCFA2,664
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.14
|
$1.47
FCFA888
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
|
$1.65
FCFA995
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.77
|
$2.24
FCFA1,355
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.23
|
$1.22
FCFA735
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
|
$1.06
FCFA643
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.24
|
$1.43
FCFA861
|
|
pay 14.5% less for transportation
California
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
|
$4.14
FCFA2,501
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.08
|
$50.28
FCFA30,376
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,571.45
|
$31,007.86
FCFA18,731,961
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.49
|
$10.89
FCFA6,582
|
|
pay 41.0% less for housing
California
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.94
|
$69.84
FCFA42,189
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,161.66
|
$1,089.47
FCFA658,150
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,891.75
|
$586.64
FCFA354,388
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$151.84
|
$85.45
FCFA51,620
|
|
pay 88.5% less for childcare
California
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,413.75
|
$136.88
FCFA82,691
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,865.17
|
$2,514.15
FCFA1,518,808
|
|
pay 44.0% less for entertainment and sports
California
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.51
|
$1.01
FCFA608
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.78
|
$2.51
FCFA1,519
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.86
|
$1.84
FCFA1,114
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.94
|
$69.14
FCFA41,767
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.37
|
$8.38
FCFA5,063
|
|
pay 13.8% more for clothing
California
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.43
|
$53.08
FCFA32,064
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.84
|
$64.25
FCFA38,814
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.58
|
$79.61
FCFA48,096
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.48
|
$96.38
FCFA58,221
|
|
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