Cost of living comparison
Kyrgyzstan is 31.7% cheaper than Gabon.
If you lived in Kyrgyzstan instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 58.0% less for restaurants
Gabon
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.91
FCFA9,681
|
$4.58
KGS404.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.15
FCFA7,395
|
$3.93
KGS347.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA536
|
$0.58
KGS51.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA536
|
$0.36
KGS31.41
|
|
pay 60.3% less for groceries
Gabon
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
FCFA969
|
$0.38
KGS33.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
FCFA2,869
|
$3.79
KGS335.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
FCFA4,658
|
$2.81
KGS248.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
FCFA2,117
|
$1.57
KGS138.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
FCFA2,683
|
$2.12
KGS187.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
FCFA894
|
$0.42
KGS37.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA1,002
|
$0.72
KGS63.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.24
FCFA1,365
|
$0.89
KGS78.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
FCFA740
|
$0.70
KGS61.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA648
|
$0.22
KGS19.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA868
|
$0.19
KGS16.93
|
|
pay 58.5% less for transportation
Gabon
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
FCFA2,519
|
$2.78
KGS245.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
FCFA30,600
|
$6.29
KGS555.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,007.86
FCFA18,870,272
|
$20,116.96
KGS1,777,530.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.89
FCFA6,630
|
$2.32
KGS204.68
|
|
pay 72.7% less for housing
Gabon
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.84
FCFA42,501
|
$12.23
KGS1,080.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,089.47
FCFA663,010
|
$319.03
KGS28,189.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$586.64
FCFA357,005
|
$179.18
KGS15,831.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.45
FCFA52,001
|
$27.42
KGS2,422.72
|
|
pay 97.5% more for childcare
Gabon
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.88
FCFA83,301
|
$140.84
KGS12,444.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,514.15
FCFA1,530,022
|
$7,341.74
KGS648,714.77
|
|
pay 29.1% less for entertainment and sports
Gabon
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
FCFA612
|
$1.37
KGS121.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,530
|
$1.44
KGS127.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
FCFA1,122
|
$1.40
KGS123.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.14
FCFA42,076
|
$32.47
KGS2,869.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,100
|
$3.15
KGS277.96
|
|
pay 40.9% less for clothing
Gabon
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.08
FCFA32,300
|
$22.31
KGS1,970.96
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.25
FCFA39,101
|
$34.40
KGS3,039.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.61
FCFA48,451
|
$62.28
KGS5,502.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.38
FCFA58,651
|
$60.31
KGS5,328.90
|
|
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