Cost of living comparison
Austria is 68.6% more expensive than Gabon.
If you lived in Austria instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 91.2% more for restaurants
Gabon
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.91
FCFA9,790
|
$15.13
€14.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.15
FCFA7,479
|
$9.01
€8.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA542
|
$2.84
€2.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA542
|
$2.40
€2.25
|
|
pay 7.8% less for groceries
Gabon
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
FCFA980
|
$2.29
€2.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
FCFA2,901
|
$7.30
€6.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
FCFA4,710
|
$5.02
€4.71
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
FCFA2,140
|
$3.54
€3.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
FCFA2,714
|
$5.30
€4.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
FCFA905
|
$1.10
€1.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA1,014
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.24
FCFA1,380
|
$1.13
€1.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
FCFA749
|
$1.53
€1.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA655
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA877
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 33.9% more for transportation
Gabon
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
FCFA2,548
|
$7.22
€6.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
FCFA30,947
|
$48.12
€45.15
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,007.86
FCFA19,083,840
|
$25,940.65
€24,338.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.89
FCFA6,705
|
$19.81
€18.58
|
|
pay 22.0% more for housing
Gabon
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.84
FCFA42,982
|
$37.53
€35.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,089.47
FCFA670,513
|
$743.38
€697.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$586.64
FCFA361,046
|
$621.91
€583.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.45
FCFA52,589
|
$222.11
€208.40
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Gabon
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.88
FCFA84,244
|
$416.59
€390.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,514.15
FCFA1,547,338
|
$8,210.34
€7,703.35
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Gabon
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
FCFA619
|
$4.19
€3.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,547
|
$3.32
€3.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
FCFA1,135
|
$6.20
€5.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.14
FCFA42,552
|
$41.56
€38.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,158
|
$12.77
€11.98
|
|
pay 6.2% more for clothing
Gabon
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.08
FCFA32,666
|
$75.76
€71.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.25
FCFA39,543
|
$38.64
€36.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.61
FCFA48,999
|
$85.33
€80.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.38
FCFA59,315
|
$110.53
€103.70
|
|
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