Cost of living comparison
Estonia is 41.3% more expensive than Gabon.
If you lived in Estonia instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 33.7% more for restaurants
Gabon
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.91
FCFA9,747
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.15
FCFA7,446
|
$7.18
€6.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA539
|
$2.07
€1.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA539
|
$1.63
€1.52
|
|
pay 39.1% less for groceries
Gabon
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
FCFA976
|
$1.09
€1.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
FCFA2,888
|
$4.82
€4.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
FCFA4,689
|
$3.70
€3.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
FCFA2,131
|
$2.30
€2.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
FCFA2,702
|
$3.18
€2.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
FCFA901
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA1,009
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.24
FCFA1,374
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
FCFA745
|
$1.24
€1.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA652
|
$0.44
€0.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA873
|
$0.44
€0.41
|
|
pay 3.8% less for transportation
Gabon
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
FCFA2,537
|
$7.27
€6.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
FCFA30,810
|
$23.31
€21.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,007.86
FCFA18,999,544
|
$23,266.22
€21,733.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.89
FCFA6,676
|
$9.59
€8.96
|
|
pay 5.4% less for housing
Gabon
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.84
FCFA42,792
|
$27.10
€25.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,089.47
FCFA667,552
|
$423.38
€395.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$586.64
FCFA359,451
|
$342.21
€319.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.45
FCFA52,357
|
$207.34
€193.68
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Gabon
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.88
FCFA83,872
|
$188.83
€176.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,514.15
FCFA1,540,504
|
$11,455.31
€10,700.48
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Gabon
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
FCFA616
|
$4.34
€4.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,540
|
$3.02
€2.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
FCFA1,130
|
$5.39
€5.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.14
FCFA42,364
|
$47.88
€44.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,135
|
$8.34
€7.79
|
|
pay 4.3% more for clothing
Gabon
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.08
FCFA32,522
|
$83.50
€78.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.25
FCFA39,368
|
$34.16
€31.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.61
FCFA48,783
|
$79.54
€74.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.38
FCFA59,053
|
$103.03
€96.24
|
|
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