Cost of living comparison
Gabon is 2.4% cheaper than Costa Rica.
If you lived in Gabon instead of Costa Rica, you would:
pay 6.8% more for restaurants
Costa Rica
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.42
CRC4,725.83
|
$15.91
FCFA9,747
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.16
CRC4,096.63
|
$12.15
FCFA7,446
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
CRC866.86
|
$0.88
FCFA539
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
CRC755.26
|
$0.88
FCFA539
|
|
pay 31.1% more for groceries
Costa Rica
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.87
CRC939.19
|
$1.59
FCFA976
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
CRC2,083.58
|
$4.71
FCFA2,888
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.45
CRC3,238.39
|
$7.65
FCFA4,689
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.63
CRC1,320.75
|
$3.48
FCFA2,131
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
CRC1,966.37
|
$4.41
FCFA2,702
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.85
CRC927.27
|
$1.47
FCFA901
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
CRC331.90
|
$1.65
FCFA1,009
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
CRC630.60
|
$2.24
FCFA1,374
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
CRC484.41
|
$1.22
FCFA745
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
CRC463.81
|
$1.06
FCFA652
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
CRC542.51
|
$1.43
FCFA873
|
|
pay 2.6% less for transportation
Costa Rica
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.58
CRC2,802.46
|
$4.14
FCFA2,537
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.09
CRC22,128.29
|
$50.28
FCFA30,810
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,829.98
CRC12,964,398.64
|
$31,007.86
FCFA18,999,544
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.39
CRC6,718.68
|
$10.89
FCFA6,676
|
|
pay 27.4% more for housing
Costa Rica
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.15
CRC26,674.92
|
$69.84
FCFA42,792
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$813.71
CRC408,412.32
|
$1,089.47
FCFA667,552
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$522.16
CRC262,081.11
|
$586.64
FCFA359,451
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.83
CRC32,538.73
|
$85.45
FCFA52,357
|
|
pay 66.3% less for childcare
Costa Rica
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$366.72
CRC184,060.07
|
$136.88
FCFA83,872
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,358.53
CRC4,195,251.65
|
$2,514.15
FCFA1,540,504
|
|
pay 19.6% less for entertainment and sports
Costa Rica
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.88
CRC1,446.23
|
$1.01
FCFA616
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
CRC1,468.31
|
$2.51
FCFA1,540
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.48
CRC2,249.97
|
$1.84
FCFA1,130
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.95
CRC28,082.48
|
$69.14
FCFA42,364
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.18
CRC3,602.87
|
$8.38
FCFA5,135
|
|
pay 6.4% more for clothing
Costa Rica
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.61
CRC33,430.69
|
$53.08
FCFA32,522
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.99
CRC22,583.29
|
$64.25
FCFA39,368
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.09
CRC50,739.84
|
$79.61
FCFA48,783
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.50
CRC38,897.58
|
$96.38
FCFA59,053
|
|
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