Cost of living comparison
Gabon is 42.3% more expensive than Cote d'Ivoire.
If you lived in Gabon instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
F CFA2,054
|
$15.91
FCFA9,747
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
F CFA6,162
|
$12.15
FCFA7,446
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
F CFA501
|
$0.88
FCFA539
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
F CFA436
|
$0.88
FCFA539
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
F CFA359
|
$1.59
FCFA976
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.43
F CFA3,937
|
$4.71
FCFA2,888
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.37
F CFA4,516
|
$7.65
FCFA4,689
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
F CFA1,288
|
$3.48
FCFA2,131
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.76
F CFA2,303
|
$4.41
FCFA2,702
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA776
|
$1.47
FCFA901
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA248
|
$1.65
FCFA1,009
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA390
|
$2.24
FCFA1,374
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA489
|
$1.22
FCFA745
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
F CFA303
|
$1.06
FCFA652
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
F CFA319
|
$1.43
FCFA873
|
|
pay 2.6% less for transportation
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.38
F CFA2,683
|
$4.14
FCFA2,537
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.90
F CFA25,675
|
$50.28
FCFA30,810
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,169.81
F CFA18,486,043
|
$31,007.86
FCFA18,999,544
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.08
F CFA9,243
|
$10.89
FCFA6,676
|
|
pay 60.0% more for housing
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.50
F CFA36,459
|
$69.84
FCFA42,792
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$567.30
F CFA347,601
|
$1,089.47
FCFA667,552
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$235.35
F CFA144,208
|
$586.64
FCFA359,451
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.94
F CFA64,301
|
$85.45
FCFA52,357
|
|
pay 4.9% more for childcare
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$117.33
F CFA71,890
|
$136.88
FCFA83,872
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,700.38
F CFA1,654,615
|
$2,514.15
FCFA1,540,504
|
|
pay 11.1% more for entertainment and sports
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
F CFA668
|
$1.01
FCFA616
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
F CFA1,797
|
$2.51
FCFA1,540
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.26
F CFA770
|
$1.84
FCFA1,130
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.83
F CFA35,432
|
$69.14
FCFA42,364
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$8.38
FCFA5,135
|
|
pay 11.7% more for clothing
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.45
F CFA38,879
|
$53.08
FCFA32,522
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.00
F CFA26,959
|
$64.25
FCFA39,368
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.56
F CFA43,237
|
$79.61
FCFA48,783
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.19
F CFA56,485
|
$96.38
FCFA59,053
|
|
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