Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 36.6% more expensive than Gabon.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 23.4% more for restaurants
Gabon
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.91
FCFA9,690
|
$9.42
CRC4,798.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.15
FCFA7,402
|
$8.16
CRC4,160.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA536
|
$1.73
CRC880.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA536
|
$1.50
CRC766.94
|
|
pay 16.5% less for groceries
Gabon
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
FCFA970
|
$1.87
CRC953.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
FCFA2,872
|
$4.15
CRC2,115.80
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
FCFA4,662
|
$6.45
CRC3,288.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
FCFA2,119
|
$2.63
CRC1,341.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
FCFA2,686
|
$3.92
CRC1,996.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
FCFA895
|
$1.85
CRC941.61
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA1,003
|
$0.66
CRC337.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.24
FCFA1,366
|
$1.26
CRC640.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
FCFA741
|
$0.97
CRC491.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA648
|
$0.92
CRC470.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA868
|
$1.08
CRC550.90
|
|
pay 7.2% more for transportation
Gabon
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
FCFA2,522
|
$5.58
CRC2,845.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
FCFA30,630
|
$44.09
CRC22,470.57
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,007.86
FCFA18,888,578
|
$25,829.98
CRC13,164,933.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.89
FCFA6,637
|
$13.39
CRC6,822.60
|
|
pay 21.1% less for housing
Gabon
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.84
FCFA42,542
|
$53.15
CRC27,087.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,089.47
FCFA663,653
|
$813.71
CRC414,729.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$586.64
FCFA357,351
|
$522.16
CRC266,135.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.45
FCFA52,051
|
$64.83
CRC33,042.04
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Gabon
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.88
FCFA83,382
|
$366.72
CRC186,907.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,514.15
FCFA1,531,506
|
$8,358.53
CRC4,260,144.21
|
|
pay 62.5% more for entertainment and sports
Gabon
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
FCFA613
|
$2.88
CRC1,468.60
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,532
|
$2.93
CRC1,491.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
FCFA1,123
|
$4.48
CRC2,284.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.14
FCFA42,116
|
$55.95
CRC28,516.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,105
|
$7.18
CRC3,658.60
|
|
pay 0.7% more for clothing
Gabon
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.08
FCFA32,332
|
$66.61
CRC33,947.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.25
FCFA39,138
|
$44.99
CRC22,932.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.61
FCFA48,498
|
$101.09
CRC51,524.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.38
FCFA58,708
|
$77.50
CRC39,499.25
|
|
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