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Gabon vs. Croatia Cost of Living Summary

Gabon is 7.7% more expensive than Croatia overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.7% less in Gabon
Groceries: pay 96.4% more in Gabon
Transportation: pay 23.7% less in Gabon
Housing: pay 26.7% more in Gabon
Childcare: pay 34.3% less in Gabon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.2% less in Gabon
Clothing: pay 7.2% less in Gabon

The cost of groceries and housing in Gabon are more expensive than in Croatia. Expenses including childcare, transportation, clothing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Gabon. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Gabon.

Gabon vs. Croatia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.7% less for restaurants

	Croatia	Gabon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.56 HRK87.93	$17.89 FCFA10,100	+31.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.49 HRK61.55	$13.42 FCFA7,575	+41.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.97 HRK19.27	$1.49 FCFA842	-49.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.31 HRK15.01	$1.43 FCFA808	-38.2%
Average			-3.7%

Croatia vs. Gabon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 96.4% more for groceries

	Croatia	Gabon
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 HRK9.62	$1.52 FCFA858	+2.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.47 HRK35.45	$4.70 FCFA2,651	-14.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.61 HRK29.89	$11.57 FCFA6,531	+151.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.68 HRK23.89	$5.55 FCFA3,131	+50.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.07 HRK26.41	$4.06 FCFA2,291	-0.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.75 HRK4.90	$2.03 FCFA1,145	+168.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 HRK5.04	$2.03 FCFA1,145	+161.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 HRK5.24	$1.62 FCFA916	+100.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 HRK6.67	$1.62 FCFA916	+57.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 HRK3.73	$1.62 FCFA916	+181.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 HRK3.50	$1.62 FCFA916	+200.9%
Average			+96.4%

Croatia vs. Gabon - Cost of groceries

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pay 23.7% less for transportation

	Croatia	Gabon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.63 HRK43.03	$4.08 FCFA2,304	-38.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$43.59 HRK282.70	$49.19 FCFA27,775	+12.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,854.20 HRK226K	$30,408.43 FCFA17M	-12.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.84 HRK109.19	$7.34 FCFA4,142	-56.4%
Average			-23.7%

Croatia vs. Gabon - Cost of transportation

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pay 26.7% more for housing

	Croatia	Gabon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.48 HRK210.68	$71.55 FCFA40,400	+120.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$705.95 HRK4,578.67	$1,073.24 FCFA606K	+52.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$523.92 HRK3,398.07	$447.18 FCFA253K	-14.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$139.00 HRK901.52	$68.39 FCFA38,618	-50.8%
Average			+26.7%

Croatia vs. Gabon - Cost of housing

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pay 34.3% less for childcare

	Croatia	Gabon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$257.67 HRK1,671.19	$178.87 FCFA101K	-30.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,373.81 HRK60,797.04	$5,813.38 FCFA3M	-38.0%
Average			-34.3%

Croatia vs. Gabon - Cost of childcare

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pay 0.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Croatia	Gabon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.88 HRK25.16	$1.07 FCFA606	-72.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.51 HRK16.29	$6.26 FCFA3,535	+149.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.66 HRK36.69	$2.68 FCFA1,515	-52.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.79 HRK348.87	$67.08 FCFA37,875	+24.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.99 HRK58.30	$4.50 FCFA2,538	-50.0%
Average			-0.2%

Croatia vs. Gabon - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 7.2% less for clothing

	Croatia	Gabon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.18 HRK578.41	$89.44 FCFA50,501	+0.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.99 HRK272.31	$44.72 FCFA25,250	+6.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.11 HRK642.83	$53.66 FCFA30,300	-45.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.51 HRK632.44	$107.32 FCFA60,601	+10.1%
Average			-7.2%

Croatia vs. Gabon - Cost of clothing

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