Cost of living comparison
France is 99.2% more expensive than Gabon.
If you lived in France instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 77.8% more for restaurants
Gabon
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.91
FCFA9,786
|
$16.13
€15.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.15
FCFA7,476
|
$9.98
€9.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA541
|
$2.76
€2.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA541
|
$1.88
€1.77
|
|
pay 5.6% less for groceries
Gabon
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
FCFA980
|
$1.66
€1.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
FCFA2,900
|
$8.33
€7.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
FCFA4,708
|
$4.25
€3.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
FCFA2,140
|
$3.47
€3.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
FCFA2,713
|
$5.22
€4.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
FCFA904
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA1,013
|
$0.98
€0.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.24
FCFA1,380
|
$1.29
€1.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
FCFA748
|
$1.51
€1.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA655
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA877
|
$1.03
€0.97
|
|
pay 36.0% more for transportation
Gabon
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
FCFA2,547
|
$7.84
€7.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
FCFA30,934
|
$52.45
€49.19
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,007.86
FCFA19,076,038
|
$26,223.89
€24,594.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.89
FCFA6,702
|
$18.05
€16.93
|
|
pay 6.0% less for housing
Gabon
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.84
FCFA42,964
|
$30.93
€29.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,089.47
FCFA670,239
|
$760.64
€713.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$586.64
FCFA360,898
|
$610.71
€572.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.45
FCFA52,568
|
$135.03
€126.64
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for childcare
Gabon
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.88
FCFA84,210
|
$674.24
€632.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,514.15
FCFA1,546,706
|
$11,309.03
€10,606.35
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Gabon
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
FCFA619
|
$6.24
€5.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,547
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
FCFA1,134
|
$11.11
€10.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.14
FCFA42,534
|
$37.98
€35.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,156
|
$11.22
€10.52
|
|
pay 15.6% more for clothing
Gabon
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.08
FCFA32,653
|
$85.18
€79.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.25
FCFA39,527
|
$38.90
€36.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.61
FCFA48,979
|
$90.98
€85.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.38
FCFA59,290
|
$122.71
€115.09
|
|
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