Cost of living comparison

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Gabon vs. Cameroon Cost of Living Summary

Gabon is 58.3% more expensive than Cameroon overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Gabon
Groceries: pay 80.6% more in Gabon
Transportation: pay 58.7% more in Gabon
Housing: pay 51.2% more in Gabon
Childcare: pay 26.8% more in Gabon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.5% more in Gabon
Clothing: pay 15.6% more in Gabon

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

Gabon vs. Cameroon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Cameroon	Gabon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.36 FCFA3,024	$17.89 FCFA10,100	+234.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.65 FCFA3,188	$13.42 FCFA7,575	+137.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 FCFA892	$1.49 FCFA842	-5.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 FCFA387	$1.43 FCFA808	+109.0%
Average			+118.7%

Cameroon vs. Gabon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 80.6% more for groceries

	Cameroon	Gabon
Bread 1 loaf	$0.65 FCFA366	$1.52 FCFA858	+134.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.14 FCFA4,031	$4.70 FCFA2,651	-34.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.29 FCFA6,374	$11.57 FCFA6,531	+2.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.15 FCFA1,215	$5.55 FCFA3,131	+157.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.83 FCFA1,600	$4.06 FCFA2,291	+43.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.91 FCFA1,081	$2.03 FCFA1,145	+5.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 FCFA477	$2.03 FCFA1,145	+140.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.78 FCFA442	$1.62 FCFA916	+107.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 FCFA347	$1.62 FCFA916	+164.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 FCFA584	$1.62 FCFA916	+56.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 FCFA440	$1.62 FCFA916	+108.3%
Average			+80.6%

Cameroon vs. Gabon - Cost of groceries

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pay 58.7% more for transportation

	Cameroon	Gabon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.09 FCFA2,872	$4.08 FCFA2,304	-19.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.85 FCFA10,077	$49.19 FCFA27,775	+175.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,239.83 FCFA16M	$30,408.43 FCFA17M	+7.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.28 FCFA2,416	$7.34 FCFA4,142	+71.4%
Average			+58.7%

Cameroon vs. Gabon - Cost of transportation

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pay 51.2% more for housing

	Cameroon	Gabon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$116.51 FCFA65,788	$71.55 FCFA40,400	-38.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$375.37 FCFA212K	$1,073.24 FCFA606K	+185.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$259.21 FCFA146K	$447.18 FCFA253K	+72.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.43 FCFA45,416	$68.39 FCFA38,618	-15.0%
Average			+51.2%

Cameroon vs. Gabon - Cost of housing

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pay 26.8% more for childcare

	Cameroon	Gabon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$501.98 FCFA283K	$178.87 FCFA101K	-64.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,666.59 FCFA2M	$5,813.38 FCFA3M	+118.0%
Average			+26.8%

Cameroon vs. Gabon - Cost of childcare

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pay 56.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Cameroon	Gabon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.16 FCFA655	$1.07 FCFA606	-7.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.31 FCFA1,304	$6.26 FCFA3,535	+171.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.68 FCFA1,513	$2.68 FCFA1,515	+0.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.01 FCFA14,124	$67.08 FCFA37,875	+168.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.92 FCFA5,039	$4.50 FCFA2,538	-49.6%
Average			+56.5%

Cameroon vs. Gabon - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 15.6% more for clothing

	Cameroon	Gabon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.05 FCFA26,000	$89.44 FCFA50,501	+94.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.16 FCFA28,325	$44.72 FCFA25,250	-10.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$82.49 FCFA46,576	$53.66 FCFA30,300	-34.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.26 FCFA53,223	$107.32 FCFA60,601	+13.9%
Average			+15.6%

Cameroon vs. Gabon - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2026

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