Cost of living comparison
Denmark is 87.6% more expensive than Gabon.
If you lived in Denmark instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Gabon
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.91
FCFA9,786
|
$19.31
kr135.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.15
FCFA7,476
|
$12.00
kr84.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA541
|
$3.60
kr25.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA541
|
$2.73
kr19.11
|
|
pay 1.1% more for groceries
Gabon
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
FCFA980
|
$2.59
kr18.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
FCFA2,900
|
$5.70
kr39.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
FCFA4,708
|
$6.51
kr45.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
FCFA2,140
|
$4.07
kr28.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
FCFA2,713
|
$4.95
kr34.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
FCFA904
|
$1.31
kr9.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA1,013
|
$1.38
kr9.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.24
FCFA1,380
|
$1.40
kr9.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
FCFA748
|
$1.76
kr12.35
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA655
|
$0.84
kr5.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA877
|
$0.78
kr5.45
|
|
pay 73.8% more for transportation
Gabon
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
FCFA2,547
|
$8.13
kr56.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
FCFA30,934
|
$79.32
kr555.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,007.86
FCFA19,076,038
|
$39,887.40
kr279,283.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.89
FCFA6,702
|
$23.16
kr162.18
|
|
pay 8.9% more for housing
Gabon
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.84
FCFA42,964
|
$32.80
kr229.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,089.47
FCFA670,239
|
$904.62
kr6,333.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$586.64
FCFA360,898
|
$690.34
kr4,833.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.45
FCFA52,568
|
$160.35
kr1,122.70
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Gabon
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.88
FCFA84,210
|
$419.05
kr2,934.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,514.15
FCFA1,546,706
|
$4,842.90
kr33,909.02
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Gabon
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
FCFA619
|
$6.81
kr47.67
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,547
|
$5.17
kr36.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
FCFA1,134
|
$8.52
kr59.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.14
FCFA42,534
|
$36.38
kr254.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,156
|
$15.61
kr109.33
|
|
pay 28.9% more for clothing
Gabon
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.08
FCFA32,653
|
$97.12
kr680.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.25
FCFA39,527
|
$42.49
kr297.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.61
FCFA48,979
|
$98.35
kr688.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.38
FCFA59,290
|
$137.97
kr966.06
|
|
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