Cost of living comparison
Israel is 2.1 times more expensive than Gabon.
If you lived in Israel instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 83.0% more for restaurants
Gabon
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.91
FCFA9,690
|
$17.90
₪66.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.15
FCFA7,402
|
$14.39
₪53.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA536
|
$2.50
₪9.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA536
|
$1.91
₪7.10
|
|
pay 19.7% less for groceries
Gabon
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
FCFA970
|
$2.15
₪7.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
FCFA2,872
|
$6.33
₪23.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
FCFA4,662
|
$6.35
₪23.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
FCFA2,119
|
$3.67
₪13.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
FCFA2,686
|
$4.41
₪16.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
FCFA895
|
$1.35
₪5.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA1,003
|
$1.01
₪3.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.24
FCFA1,366
|
$0.78
₪2.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
FCFA741
|
$0.80
₪2.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA648
|
$0.57
₪2.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA868
|
$0.54
₪2.01
|
|
pay 39.8% more for transportation
Gabon
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
FCFA2,522
|
$7.29
₪27.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
FCFA30,630
|
$56.84
₪211.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,007.86
FCFA18,888,578
|
$38,263.55
₪142,226.75
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.89
FCFA6,637
|
$16.01
₪59.50
|
|
pay 15.7% more for housing
Gabon
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.84
FCFA42,542
|
$27.44
₪102.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,089.47
FCFA663,653
|
$937.71
₪3,485.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$586.64
FCFA357,351
|
$781.37
₪2,904.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.45
FCFA52,051
|
$174.52
₪648.70
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for childcare
Gabon
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.88
FCFA83,382
|
$818.87
₪3,043.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,514.15
FCFA1,531,506
|
$8,820.34
₪32,785.47
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Gabon
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
FCFA613
|
$7.83
₪29.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,532
|
$3.48
₪12.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
FCFA1,123
|
$9.79
₪36.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.14
FCFA42,116
|
$63.71
₪236.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,105
|
$11.62
₪43.20
|
|
pay 28.1% more for clothing
Gabon
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.08
FCFA32,332
|
$86.13
₪320.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.25
FCFA39,138
|
$53.49
₪198.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.61
FCFA48,498
|
$109.65
₪407.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.38
FCFA58,708
|
$124.42
₪462.46
|
|
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