Cost of living comparison
Gabon is 81.8% more expensive than Chad.
If you lived in Gabon instead of Chad, you would:
pay 98.0% more for restaurants
Chad
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
FCFA2,063
|
$15.91
FCFA9,790
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.41
FCFA8,252
|
$12.15
FCFA7,479
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
FCFA567
|
$0.88
FCFA542
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
FCFA413
|
$0.88
FCFA542
|
|
pay 70.0% more for groceries
Chad
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.59
FCFA980
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.71
FCFA2,901
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
FCFA4,198
|
$7.65
FCFA4,710
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,176
|
$3.48
FCFA2,140
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$4.41
FCFA2,714
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
FCFA1,521
|
$1.47
FCFA905
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA445
|
$1.65
FCFA1,014
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,170
|
$2.24
FCFA1,380
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA390
|
$1.22
FCFA749
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA421
|
$1.06
FCFA655
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA281
|
$1.43
FCFA877
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Chad
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.29
FCFA2,023
|
$4.14
FCFA2,548
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$50.28
FCFA30,947
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,721.38
FCFA5,983,042
|
$31,007.86
FCFA19,083,840
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$10.89
FCFA6,705
|
|
pay 63.9% more for housing
Chad
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.22
FCFA48,139
|
$69.84
FCFA42,982
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,168.19
FCFA718,965
|
$1,089.47
FCFA670,513
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$136.88
FCFA84,244
|
$586.64
FCFA361,046
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.26
FCFA118,326
|
$85.45
FCFA52,589
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Chad
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.01
FCFA19,084
|
$136.88
FCFA84,244
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,676.10
FCFA1,031,559
|
$2,514.15
FCFA1,547,338
|
|
pay 4.7% more for entertainment and sports
Chad
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.34
FCFA825
|
$1.01
FCFA619
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.82
FCFA1,118
|
$2.51
FCFA1,547
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
FCFA1,238
|
$1.84
FCFA1,135
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$134.09
FCFA82,525
|
$69.14
FCFA42,552
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.03
FCFA3,095
|
$8.38
FCFA5,158
|
|
pay 18.1% more for clothing
Chad
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.52
FCFA20,631
|
$53.08
FCFA32,666
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$92.19
FCFA56,736
|
$64.25
FCFA39,543
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.09
FCFA28,368
|
$79.61
FCFA48,999
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.09
FCFA82,525
|
$96.38
FCFA59,315
|
|
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