Cost of living comparison
Latvia is 38.3% more expensive than Gabon.
If you lived in Latvia instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 7.9% less for restaurants
Gabon
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.91
FCFA9,747
|
$8.99
€8.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.15
FCFA7,446
|
$6.17
€5.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA539
|
$1.20
€1.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA539
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
pay 40.4% less for groceries
Gabon
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
FCFA976
|
$1.19
€1.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
FCFA2,888
|
$4.58
€4.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
FCFA4,689
|
$4.83
€4.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
FCFA2,131
|
$2.38
€2.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
FCFA2,702
|
$3.23
€3.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
FCFA901
|
$0.49
€0.46
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA1,009
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.24
FCFA1,374
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
FCFA745
|
$1.31
€1.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA652
|
$0.32
€0.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA873
|
$0.35
€0.33
|
|
pay 1.9% less for transportation
Gabon
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
FCFA2,537
|
$7.32
€6.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
FCFA30,810
|
$38.37
€35.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,007.86
FCFA18,999,544
|
$21,439.27
€20,026.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.89
FCFA6,676
|
$7.64
€7.14
|
|
pay 17.1% less for housing
Gabon
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.84
FCFA42,792
|
$16.90
€15.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,089.47
FCFA667,552
|
$342.38
€319.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$586.64
FCFA359,451
|
$247.16
€230.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.45
FCFA52,357
|
$199.93
€186.75
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
Gabon
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.88
FCFA83,872
|
$261.48
€244.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,514.15
FCFA1,540,504
|
$14,283.25
€13,342.07
|
|
pay 57.2% more for entertainment and sports
Gabon
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
FCFA616
|
$2.94
€2.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,540
|
$2.55
€2.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
FCFA1,130
|
$4.55
€4.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.14
FCFA42,364
|
$37.76
€35.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,135
|
$7.56
€7.06
|
|
pay 1.3% less for clothing
Gabon
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.08
FCFA32,522
|
$68.48
€63.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.25
FCFA39,368
|
$40.46
€37.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.61
FCFA48,783
|
$75.05
€70.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.38
FCFA59,053
|
$104.60
€97.71
|
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