Cost of living comparison

Estonia

compared to

Gabon

Gabon vs. Estonia Cost of Living Summary

Gabon is 14.9% more expensive than Estonia overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.5% less in Gabon
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Gabon
Transportation: pay 4.5% more in Gabon
Housing: pay 47.6% more in Gabon
Childcare: pay 25.9% less in Gabon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.9% less in Gabon
Clothing: pay 13.5% less in Gabon

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

Gabon vs. Estonia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.5% less for restaurants

	Estonia	Gabon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.63 €11.68	$17.89 FCFA10,060	+31.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.93 €8.51	$13.42 FCFA7,545	+35.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.58 €2.21	$1.49 FCFA838	-42.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.18 €1.87	$1.43 FCFA805	-34.4%
Average			-2.5%

Estonia vs. Gabon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Estonia	Gabon
Bread 1 loaf	$1.28 €1.10	$1.52 FCFA854	+18.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.53 €4.74	$4.70 FCFA2,641	-15.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.31 €3.70	$11.57 FCFA6,506	+168.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.73 €2.34	$5.55 FCFA3,119	+103.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.89 €3.34	$4.06 FCFA2,282	+4.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.88 €0.76	$2.03 FCFA1,141	+130.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 €0.58	$2.03 FCFA1,141	+200.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.06 €0.91	$1.62 FCFA913	+53.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 €1.19	$1.62 FCFA913	+17.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 €0.35	$1.62 FCFA913	+301.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 €0.36	$1.62 FCFA913	+287.4%
Average			+115.3%

Estonia vs. Gabon - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.5% more for transportation

	Estonia	Gabon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.33 €6.29	$4.08 FCFA2,294	-44.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.79 €22.11	$49.19 FCFA27,665	+90.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,161.47 €25,002.66	$30,408.43 FCFA17M	+4.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.92 €9.36	$7.34 FCFA4,125	-32.8%
Average			+4.5%

Estonia vs. Gabon - Cost of transportation

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pay 47.6% more for housing

	Estonia	Gabon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.93 €27.38	$71.55 FCFA40,240	+124.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$492.59 €422.34	$1,073.24 FCFA604K	+117.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$379.46 €325.34	$447.18 FCFA251K	+17.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$222.79 €191.02	$68.39 FCFA38,465	-69.3%
Average			+47.6%

Estonia vs. Gabon - Cost of housing

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pay 25.9% less for childcare

	Estonia	Gabon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$228.27 €195.72	$178.87 FCFA101K	-21.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,312.32 €7,126.88	$5,813.38 FCFA3M	-30.1%
Average			-25.9%

Estonia vs. Gabon - Cost of childcare

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pay 20.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Estonia	Gabon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.35 €4.59	$1.07 FCFA604	-80.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.98 €3.41	$6.26 FCFA3,521	+57.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.50 €5.57	$2.68 FCFA1,509	-58.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.48 €44.14	$67.08 FCFA37,725	+30.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.63 €8.26	$4.50 FCFA2,528	-53.3%
Average			-20.9%

Estonia vs. Gabon - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 13.5% less for clothing

	Estonia	Gabon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$106.25 €91.10	$89.44 FCFA50,300	-15.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.64 €35.70	$44.72 FCFA25,150	+7.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.02 €76.32	$53.66 FCFA30,180	-39.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$113.75 €97.53	$107.32 FCFA60,360	-5.7%
Average			-13.5%

Estonia vs. Gabon - Cost of clothing

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