Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 2.3 times more expensive than Gabon.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 9.9% less for restaurants
Gabon
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.91
FCFA9,790
|
$7.64
HK$59.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.15
FCFA7,479
|
$5.73
HK$44.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA542
|
$1.23
HK$9.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA542
|
$1.11
HK$8.67
|
|
pay 23.4% more for groceries
Gabon
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
FCFA980
|
$2.29
HK$17.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
FCFA2,901
|
$12.63
HK$98.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
FCFA4,710
|
$11.66
HK$91.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
FCFA2,140
|
$3.47
HK$27.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
FCFA2,714
|
$4.48
HK$35.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
FCFA905
|
$2.03
HK$15.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA1,014
|
$1.13
HK$8.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.24
FCFA1,380
|
$1.75
HK$13.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
FCFA749
|
$1.35
HK$10.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA655
|
$1.21
HK$9.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA877
|
$1.18
HK$9.22
|
|
pay 52.8% more for transportation
Gabon
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
FCFA2,548
|
$10.64
HK$83.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
FCFA30,947
|
$63.70
HK$499.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,007.86
FCFA19,083,840
|
$33,122.07
HK$259,589.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.89
FCFA6,705
|
$13.12
HK$102.84
|
|
pay 76.2% more for housing
Gabon
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.84
FCFA42,982
|
$23.34
HK$182.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,089.47
FCFA670,513
|
$2,288.41
HK$17,935.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$586.64
FCFA361,046
|
$1,628.63
HK$12,764.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.45
FCFA52,589
|
$157.03
HK$1,230.74
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for childcare
Gabon
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.88
FCFA84,244
|
$771.50
HK$6,046.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,514.15
FCFA1,547,338
|
$18,861.18
HK$147,821.68
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Gabon
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
FCFA619
|
$6.37
HK$49.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,547
|
$5.02
HK$39.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
FCFA1,135
|
$8.28
HK$64.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.14
FCFA42,552
|
$79.37
HK$622.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,158
|
$12.74
HK$99.84
|
|
pay 14.9% more for clothing
Gabon
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.08
FCFA32,666
|
$80.90
HK$634.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.25
FCFA39,543
|
$39.86
HK$312.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.61
FCFA48,999
|
$88.35
HK$692.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.38
FCFA59,315
|
$129.40
HK$1,014.16
|
|
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