Cost of living comparison
Gabon is 18.9% more expensive than Djibouti.
If you lived in Gabon instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 31.6% more for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
DJF1,662
|
$15.91
FCFA9,747
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.05
DJF1,612
|
$12.15
FCFA7,446
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
DJF121
|
$0.88
FCFA539
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
DJF171
|
$0.88
FCFA539
|
|
pay 31.7% more for groceries
Djibouti
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
DJF403
|
$1.59
FCFA976
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.09
DJF1,796
|
$4.71
FCFA2,888
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
DJF2,097
|
$7.65
FCFA4,689
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.51
DJF624
|
$3.48
FCFA2,131
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.66
DJF830
|
$4.41
FCFA2,702
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
DJF320
|
$1.47
FCFA901
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$1.65
FCFA1,009
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
DJF183
|
$2.24
FCFA1,374
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$1.22
FCFA745
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
DJF103
|
$1.06
FCFA652
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
DJF118
|
$1.43
FCFA873
|
|
pay 0.1% more for transportation
Djibouti
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.06
DJF901
|
$4.14
FCFA2,537
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$339.32
DJF60,436
|
$50.28
FCFA30,810
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,876.35
DJF2,115,255
|
$31,007.86
FCFA18,999,544
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.45
DJF4,533
|
$10.89
FCFA6,676
|
|
pay 13.7% more for housing
Djibouti
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
DJF6,679
|
$69.84
FCFA42,792
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.03
DJF146,053
|
$1,089.47
FCFA667,552
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$580.50
DJF103,391
|
$586.64
FCFA359,451
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$248.31
DJF44,226
|
$85.45
FCFA52,357
|
|
pay 31.5% less for childcare
Djibouti
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.39
DJF25,182
|
$136.88
FCFA83,872
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,258.65
DJF1,114,706
|
$2,514.15
FCFA1,540,504
|
|
pay 13.4% less for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.66
DJF1,007
|
$1.01
FCFA616
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
DJF340
|
$2.51
FCFA1,540
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.41
DJF252
|
$1.84
FCFA1,130
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.52
DJF13,094
|
$69.14
FCFA42,364
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.14
DJF2,518
|
$8.38
FCFA5,135
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Djibouti
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.11
DJF3,760
|
$53.08
FCFA32,522
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.51
DJF4,365
|
$64.25
FCFA39,368
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.32
DJF10,744
|
$79.61
FCFA48,783
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.21
DJF11,080
|
$96.38
FCFA59,053
|
|
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