Cost of living comparison
Lithuania is 26.9% more expensive than Gabon.
If you lived in Lithuania instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 15.8% more for restaurants
Gabon
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.91
FCFA9,610
|
$9.60
€8.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.15
FCFA7,341
|
$6.46
€5.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA532
|
$1.64
€1.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA532
|
$1.44
€1.32
|
|
pay 43.7% less for groceries
Gabon
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
FCFA962
|
$1.28
€1.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
FCFA2,848
|
$4.50
€4.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
FCFA4,623
|
$5.00
€4.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
FCFA2,101
|
$2.31
€2.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
FCFA2,664
|
$2.81
€2.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
FCFA888
|
$0.54
€0.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA995
|
$0.66
€0.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.24
FCFA1,355
|
$0.73
€0.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
FCFA735
|
$1.13
€1.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA643
|
$0.28
€0.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA861
|
$0.27
€0.25
|
|
pay 11.4% less for transportation
Gabon
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
FCFA2,501
|
$6.57
€6.05
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
FCFA30,376
|
$30.24
€27.85
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,007.86
FCFA18,731,961
|
$23,112.58
€21,285.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.89
FCFA6,582
|
$6.67
€6.14
|
|
pay 30.7% less for housing
Gabon
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.84
FCFA42,189
|
$13.14
€12.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,089.47
FCFA658,150
|
$411.89
€379.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$586.64
FCFA354,388
|
$288.97
€266.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.45
FCFA51,620
|
$146.55
€134.96
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Gabon
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.88
FCFA82,691
|
$398.36
€366.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,514.15
FCFA1,518,808
|
$6,476.89
€5,964.90
|
|
pay 75.8% more for entertainment and sports
Gabon
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
FCFA608
|
$3.77
€3.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,519
|
$2.65
€2.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
FCFA1,114
|
$4.68
€4.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.14
FCFA41,767
|
$35.04
€32.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,063
|
$7.90
€7.27
|
|
pay 8.4% more for clothing
Gabon
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.08
FCFA32,064
|
$78.17
€71.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.25
FCFA38,814
|
$43.64
€40.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.61
FCFA48,096
|
$78.57
€72.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.38
FCFA58,221
|
$115.33
€106.21
|
|
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