Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 2.1 times more expensive than Gabon.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 49.0% more for restaurants
Gabon
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.91
FCFA9,786
|
$16.63
€15.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.15
FCFA7,476
|
$9.41
€8.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA541
|
$2.04
€1.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA541
|
$1.60
€1.50
|
|
pay 23.7% less for groceries
Gabon
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
FCFA980
|
$1.68
€1.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
FCFA2,900
|
$4.31
€4.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
FCFA4,708
|
$4.75
€4.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
FCFA2,140
|
$3.01
€2.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
FCFA2,713
|
$3.87
€3.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
FCFA904
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA1,013
|
$0.88
€0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.24
FCFA1,380
|
$1.15
€1.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
FCFA748
|
$1.22
€1.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA655
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA877
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 68.2% more for transportation
Gabon
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
FCFA2,547
|
$7.64
€7.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
FCFA30,934
|
$113.76
€106.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,007.86
FCFA19,076,038
|
$32,407.58
€30,393.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.89
FCFA6,702
|
$17.14
€16.08
|
|
pay 43.2% more for housing
Gabon
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.84
FCFA42,964
|
$52.84
€49.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,089.47
FCFA670,239
|
$1,291.60
€1,211.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$586.64
FCFA360,898
|
$1,147.51
€1,076.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.45
FCFA52,568
|
$156.48
€146.76
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for childcare
Gabon
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.88
FCFA84,210
|
$893.73
€838.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,514.15
FCFA1,546,706
|
$8,678.25
€8,139.04
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Gabon
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
FCFA619
|
$5.53
€5.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,547
|
$3.60
€3.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
FCFA1,134
|
$15.83
€14.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.14
FCFA42,534
|
$59.94
€56.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,156
|
$11.50
€10.79
|
|
pay 0.6% more for clothing
Gabon
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.08
FCFA32,653
|
$76.22
€71.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.25
FCFA39,527
|
$37.26
€34.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.61
FCFA48,979
|
$85.01
€79.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.38
FCFA59,290
|
$90.50
€84.88
|
|
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