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Iceland vs. Gabon Cost of Living Summary

Iceland is 2.5 times more expensive than Gabon overall.

Restaurants: pay 76.5% more in Iceland
Groceries: pay 31.5% more in Iceland
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Iceland
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Iceland
Childcare: pay 3.6 times more in Iceland
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.3 times more in Iceland
Clothing: pay 2.0 times more in Iceland

The cost of entertainment and sports, childcare, transportation, housing, clothing, and restaurants in Iceland are more expensive than in Gabon. Notably, entertainment and sports, childcare, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Iceland.

Iceland vs. Gabon Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Iceland instead of Gabon, you would:

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pay 76.5% more for restaurants

	Gabon	Iceland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.89 FCFA10,118	$26.52 ISK3,394	+48.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.42 FCFA7,588	$21.32 ISK2,728	+58.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.49 FCFA843	$3.11 ISK398	+108.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.43 FCFA809	$2.72 ISK348	+90.0%
Average			+76.5%

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pay 31.5% more for groceries

	Gabon	Iceland
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 FCFA859	$3.80 ISK487	+150.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.70 FCFA2,656	$9.44 ISK1,208	+101.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.57 FCFA6,543	$7.78 ISK996	-32.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.55 FCFA3,137	$6.71 ISK859	+21.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.06 FCFA2,295	$11.22 ISK1,436	+176.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.03 FCFA1,147	$1.50 ISK191	-26.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$2.03 FCFA1,147	$1.15 ISK147	-43.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 FCFA918	$1.41 ISK181	-12.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 FCFA918	$2.34 ISK300	+44.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 FCFA918	$1.65 ISK211	+1.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.62 FCFA918	$1.09 ISK140	-32.6%
Average			+31.5%

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Gabon	Iceland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.08 FCFA2,308	$9.65 ISK1,235	+136.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$49.19 FCFA27,824	$79.56 ISK10,182	+61.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,408.43 FCFA17,200,508	$49,144.25 ISK6,289,481	+61.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.34 FCFA4,149	$25.55 ISK3,270	+248.4%
Average			+127.1%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Gabon	Iceland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$71.55 FCFA40,472	$95.65 ISK12,241	+33.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,073.24 FCFA607,077	$2,289.17 ISK292,968	+113.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$447.18 FCFA252,949	$1,830.04 ISK234,209	+309.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.39 FCFA38,686	$65.15 ISK8,338	-4.7%
Average			+112.9%

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pay 3.6 times more for childcare

	Gabon	Iceland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$178.87 FCFA101,179	$334.67 ISK42,830	+87.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,813.38 FCFA3,288,332	$30,711.08 ISK3,930,404	+428.3%
Average			+257.7%

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pay 4.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Gabon	Iceland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.07 FCFA607	$11.14 ISK1,426	+938.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.26 FCFA3,541	$5.62 ISK720	-10.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.68 FCFA1,518	$13.90 ISK1,778	+417.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.08 FCFA37,942	$78.17 ISK10,004	+16.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.50 FCFA2,543	$16.75 ISK2,144	+272.7%
Average			+327.0%

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pay 2.0 times more for clothing

	Gabon	Iceland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.44 FCFA50,590	$130.91 ISK16,753	+46.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.72 FCFA25,295	$61.83 ISK7,913	+38.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$53.66 FCFA30,354	$163.81 ISK20,965	+205.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.32 FCFA60,708	$237.31 ISK30,371	+121.1%
Average			+102.8%

Gabon vs. Iceland - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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