Cost of living comparison
Norway is 2.0 times more expensive than Gabon.
If you lived in Norway instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Gabon
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.91
FCFA9,690
|
$17.76
NOK193.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.15
FCFA7,402
|
$11.40
NOK123.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA536
|
$2.93
NOK31.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA536
|
$2.64
NOK28.74
|
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Gabon
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
FCFA970
|
$2.64
NOK28.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
FCFA2,872
|
$5.47
NOK59.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
FCFA4,662
|
$7.09
NOK77.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
FCFA2,119
|
$3.54
NOK38.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
FCFA2,686
|
$5.56
NOK60.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
FCFA895
|
$1.28
NOK13.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA1,003
|
$0.99
NOK10.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.24
FCFA1,366
|
$1.26
NOK13.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
FCFA741
|
$1.66
NOK18.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA648
|
$0.92
NOK10.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA868
|
$1.02
NOK11.04
|
pay 55.4% more for transportation
Gabon
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
FCFA2,522
|
$7.56
NOK82.27
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
FCFA30,630
|
$69.76
NOK758.57
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,007.86
FCFA18,888,578
|
$32,415.05
NOK352,500.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.89
FCFA6,637
|
$21.33
NOK231.95
|
|
pay 18.1% more for housing
Gabon
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.84
FCFA42,542
|
$50.38
NOK547.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,089.47
FCFA663,653
|
$954.57
NOK10,380.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$586.64
FCFA357,351
|
$754.37
NOK8,203.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.45
FCFA52,051
|
$157.28
NOK1,710.35
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Gabon
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.88
FCFA83,382
|
$315.96
NOK3,435.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,514.15
FCFA1,531,506
|
$4,907.04
NOK53,362.13
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Gabon
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
FCFA613
|
$8.74
NOK95.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,532
|
$4.01
NOK43.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
FCFA1,123
|
$13.22
NOK143.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.14
FCFA42,116
|
$41.00
NOK445.88
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,105
|
$12.96
NOK140.96
|
|
pay 17.7% more for clothing
Gabon
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.08
FCFA32,332
|
$78.39
NOK852.51
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.25
FCFA39,138
|
$42.70
NOK464.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.61
FCFA48,498
|
$99.39
NOK1,080.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.38
FCFA58,708
|
$127.08
NOK1,381.89
|
|
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