Cost of living comparison
Belgium is 87.7% more expensive than Gabon.
If you lived in Belgium instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 92.0% more for restaurants
Gabon
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.91
FCFA9,747
|
$18.43
€17.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.15
FCFA7,446
|
$10.18
€9.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA539
|
$2.64
€2.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA539
|
$2.36
€2.20
|
|
pay 21.8% less for groceries
Gabon
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
FCFA976
|
$1.91
€1.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
FCFA2,888
|
$6.70
€6.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
FCFA4,689
|
$3.76
€3.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
FCFA2,131
|
$2.74
€2.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
FCFA2,702
|
$4.52
€4.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
FCFA901
|
$1.05
€0.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA1,009
|
$0.79
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.24
FCFA1,374
|
$1.07
€1.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
FCFA745
|
$1.14
€1.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA652
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA873
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
pay 45.6% more for transportation
Gabon
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
FCFA2,537
|
$7.59
€7.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
FCFA30,810
|
$48.84
€45.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,007.86
FCFA18,999,544
|
$25,847.12
€24,143.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.89
FCFA6,676
|
$23.82
€22.25
|
|
pay 9.6% more for housing
Gabon
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.84
FCFA42,792
|
$52.54
€49.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,089.47
FCFA667,552
|
$812.75
€759.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$586.64
FCFA359,451
|
$677.61
€632.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.45
FCFA52,357
|
$147.81
€138.07
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
Gabon
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.88
FCFA83,872
|
$446.94
€417.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,514.15
FCFA1,540,504
|
$13,799.70
€12,890.38
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Gabon
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
FCFA616
|
$4.38
€4.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,540
|
$3.23
€3.01
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
FCFA1,130
|
$8.08
€7.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.14
FCFA42,364
|
$31.77
€29.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,135
|
$11.38
€10.63
|
|
pay 14.3% more for clothing
Gabon
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.08
FCFA32,522
|
$84.51
€78.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.25
FCFA39,368
|
$39.84
€37.22
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.61
FCFA48,783
|
$89.20
€83.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.38
FCFA59,053
|
$119.38
€111.51
|
|
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