Cost of living comparison
Pakistan is 73.4% cheaper than Gabon.
If you lived in Pakistan instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 84.5% less for restaurants
Gabon
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.91
FCFA9,755
|
$0.98
Rs274
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.15
FCFA7,452
|
$2.67
Rs744
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA540
|
$0.17
Rs48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA540
|
$0.13
Rs36
|
|
pay 81.4% less for groceries
Gabon
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
FCFA976
|
$0.33
Rs91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
FCFA2,891
|
$2.14
Rs596
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
FCFA4,693
|
$1.71
Rs476
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
FCFA2,133
|
$0.81
Rs225
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
FCFA2,704
|
$0.74
Rs205
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
FCFA901
|
$0.32
Rs89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA1,010
|
$0.18
Rs50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.24
FCFA1,375
|
$0.25
Rs70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
FCFA746
|
$0.18
Rs49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA653
|
$0.09
Rs26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA874
|
$0.12
Rs35
|
|
pay 69.5% less for transportation
Gabon
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
FCFA2,539
|
$2.55
Rs709
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
FCFA30,836
|
$5.51
Rs1,534
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,007.86
FCFA19,015,402
|
$10,243.87
Rs2,850,307
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.89
FCFA6,681
|
$1.80
Rs502
|
|
pay 81.2% less for housing
Gabon
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.84
FCFA42,827
|
$17.57
Rs4,889
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,089.47
FCFA668,109
|
$57.96
Rs16,128
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$586.64
FCFA359,751
|
$36.22
Rs10,079
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.45
FCFA52,401
|
$32.70
Rs9,100
|
|
pay 80.8% less for childcare
Gabon
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.88
FCFA83,942
|
$19.40
Rs5,399
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,514.15
FCFA1,541,789
|
$607.98
Rs169,166
|
|
pay 41.6% less for entertainment and sports
Gabon
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
FCFA617
|
$1.69
Rs470
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,542
|
$0.92
Rs255
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
FCFA1,131
|
$0.85
Rs237
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.14
FCFA42,399
|
$7.61
Rs2,117
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,139
|
$2.54
Rs705
|
|
pay 74.5% less for clothing
Gabon
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.08
FCFA32,549
|
$10.53
Rs2,930
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.25
FCFA39,401
|
$13.64
Rs3,795
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.61
FCFA48,823
|
$30.17
Rs8,393
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.38
FCFA59,102
|
$22.47
Rs6,253
|
|
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