Gabon is 13.9% cheaper than France.

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

pay 25.2% less for restaurants

 
France
Gabon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.13
€14.86
$15.91
FCFA9,610
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.98
€9.19
$12.15
FCFA7,341
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.76
€2.54
$0.88
FCFA532

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pay 19.4% more for groceries

 
France
Gabon
Bread
1 loaf
$1.66
€1.53
$1.59
FCFA962
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.33
€7.67
$4.71
FCFA2,848
Milk (1 gallon) $4.25
€3.91
$7.65
FCFA4,623

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pay 18.2% less for transportation

 
France
Gabon
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.84
€7.22
$4.14
FCFA2,501
Monthly public transit pass $52.45
€48.30
$50.28
FCFA30,376
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $26,223.89
€24,150.89
$31,007.86
FCFA18,731,961

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pay 32.1% more for housing

 
France
Gabon
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$30.93
€28.49
$69.84
FCFA42,189
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $760.64
€700.51
$1,089.47
FCFA658,150
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $610.71
€562.44
$586.64
FCFA354,388

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pay 78.8% less for childcare

 
France
Gabon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $674.24
€620.95
$136.88
FCFA82,691
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $11,309.03
€10,415.05
$2,514.15
FCFA1,518,808

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pay 25.0% less for entertainment and sports

 
France
Gabon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $6.24
€5.75
$1.01
FCFA608
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.93
€2.70
$2.51
FCFA1,519
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$11.11
€10.23
$1.84
FCFA1,114

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pay 1.6% less for clothing

 
France
Gabon
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$85.18
€78.45
$53.08
FCFA32,064
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$38.90
€35.83
$64.25
FCFA38,814
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$90.98
€83.79
$79.61
FCFA48,096

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