Cost of living comparison
Gabon is 79.9% more expensive than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Gabon instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 96.6% more for restaurants
Ethiopia
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
ETB436.15
|
$15.91
FCFA9,755
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB318.85
|
$12.15
FCFA7,452
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB36.16
|
$0.88
FCFA540
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB22.46
|
$0.88
FCFA540
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
Ethiopia
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB33.78
|
$1.59
FCFA976
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB243.57
|
$4.71
FCFA2,891
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB219.36
|
$7.65
FCFA4,693
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB126.86
|
$3.48
FCFA2,133
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB203.80
|
$4.41
FCFA2,704
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB106.55
|
$1.47
FCFA901
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB24.07
|
$1.65
FCFA1,010
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB50.19
|
$2.24
FCFA1,375
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB17.58
|
$1.22
FCFA746
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB11.10
|
$1.06
FCFA653
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.80
|
$1.43
FCFA874
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Ethiopia
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB179.13
|
$4.14
FCFA2,539
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB626.32
|
$50.28
FCFA30,836
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,480,391.54
|
$31,007.86
FCFA19,015,402
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB233.45
|
$10.89
FCFA6,681
|
|
pay 41.2% more for housing
Ethiopia
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,523.28
|
$69.84
FCFA42,827
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB28,276.43
|
$1,089.47
FCFA668,109
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,752.72
|
$586.64
FCFA359,751
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,769.17
|
$85.45
FCFA52,401
|
|
pay 5.5% less for childcare
Ethiopia
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,246.12
|
$136.88
FCFA83,942
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,619,154.26
|
$2,514.15
FCFA1,541,789
|
|
pay 67.4% more for entertainment and sports
Ethiopia
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB42.70
|
$1.01
FCFA617
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB41.63
|
$2.51
FCFA1,542
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB227.75
|
$1.84
FCFA1,131
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,807.74
|
$69.14
FCFA42,399
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB227.75
|
$8.38
FCFA5,139
|
|
pay 40.6% more for clothing
Ethiopia
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,532.52
|
$53.08
FCFA32,549
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.83
ETB3,064.70
|
$64.25
FCFA39,401
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,677.43
|
$79.61
FCFA48,823
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,478.56
|
$96.38
FCFA59,102
|
|
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