Cost of living comparison
Brazil is 12.8% cheaper than Gabon.
If you lived in Brazil instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 32.5% less for restaurants
Gabon
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.91
FCFA9,690
|
$4.96
R$25.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.15
FCFA7,402
|
$6.29
R$31.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA536
|
$1.02
R$5.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA536
|
$0.63
R$3.18
|
|
pay 49.9% less for groceries
Gabon
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
FCFA970
|
$1.39
R$7.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
FCFA2,872
|
$4.04
R$20.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
FCFA4,662
|
$3.80
R$19.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
FCFA2,119
|
$1.92
R$9.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
FCFA2,686
|
$1.81
R$9.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
FCFA895
|
$0.74
R$3.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA1,003
|
$0.49
R$2.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.24
FCFA1,366
|
$0.44
R$2.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
FCFA741
|
$0.70
R$3.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA648
|
$0.47
R$2.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA868
|
$0.45
R$2.29
|
|
pay 16.4% less for transportation
Gabon
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
FCFA2,522
|
$4.69
R$23.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
FCFA30,630
|
$43.51
R$220.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,007.86
FCFA18,888,578
|
$19,854.65
R$100,712.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.89
FCFA6,637
|
$7.69
R$39.02
|
|
pay 61.5% less for housing
Gabon
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.84
FCFA42,542
|
$19.91
R$101.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,089.47
FCFA663,653
|
$281.83
R$1,429.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$586.64
FCFA357,351
|
$182.14
R$923.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.45
FCFA52,051
|
$58.55
R$296.99
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Gabon
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.88
FCFA83,382
|
$251.18
R$1,274.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,514.15
FCFA1,531,506
|
$5,814.17
R$29,492.40
|
|
pay 9.6% less for entertainment and sports
Gabon
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
FCFA613
|
$1.62
R$8.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,532
|
$1.57
R$7.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
FCFA1,123
|
$2.32
R$11.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.14
FCFA42,116
|
$23.14
R$117.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,105
|
$5.80
R$29.41
|
|
pay 27.4% less for clothing
Gabon
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.08
FCFA32,332
|
$43.10
R$218.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.25
FCFA39,138
|
$40.84
R$207.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.61
FCFA48,498
|
$70.61
R$358.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.38
FCFA58,708
|
$54.94
R$278.69
|
|
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