Cost of living comparison
Philippines is 19.8% cheaper than Gabon.
If you lived in Philippines instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 56.4% less for restaurants
Gabon
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.91
FCFA9,786
|
$3.36
₱193.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.15
FCFA7,476
|
$3.06
₱176.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA541
|
$0.71
₱41.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA541
|
$0.41
₱23.83
|
|
pay 36.5% less for groceries
Gabon
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
FCFA980
|
$1.23
₱70.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
FCFA2,900
|
$3.26
₱187.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
FCFA4,708
|
$6.76
₱389.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
FCFA2,140
|
$1.82
₱104.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
FCFA2,713
|
$1.91
₱110.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
FCFA904
|
$1.17
₱67.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA1,013
|
$0.68
₱38.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.24
FCFA1,380
|
$1.06
₱61.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
FCFA748
|
$0.65
₱37.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA655
|
$0.81
₱46.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA877
|
$1.02
₱58.94
|
|
pay 35.1% less for transportation
Gabon
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
FCFA2,547
|
$4.92
₱283.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
FCFA30,934
|
$12.10
₱696.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,007.86
FCFA19,076,038
|
$25,173.37
₱1,449,306.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.89
FCFA6,702
|
$3.86
₱222.14
|
|
pay 50.4% less for housing
Gabon
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.84
FCFA42,964
|
$38.43
₱2,212.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,089.47
FCFA670,239
|
$288.35
₱16,601.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$586.64
FCFA360,898
|
$172.40
₱9,925.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.45
FCFA52,568
|
$74.91
₱4,312.92
|
|
pay 81.8% more for childcare
Gabon
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.88
FCFA84,210
|
$170.74
₱9,830.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,514.15
FCFA1,546,706
|
$6,005.00
₱345,725.84
|
|
pay 5.8% less for entertainment and sports
Gabon
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
FCFA619
|
$1.30
₱74.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,547
|
$2.36
₱135.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
FCFA1,134
|
$2.45
₱141.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.14
FCFA42,534
|
$37.83
₱2,177.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,156
|
$5.08
₱292.19
|
|
pay 36.4% less for clothing
Gabon
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.08
FCFA32,653
|
$37.79
₱2,175.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.25
FCFA39,527
|
$22.95
₱1,321.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.61
FCFA48,979
|
$67.45
₱3,883.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.38
FCFA59,290
|
$60.35
₱3,474.56
|
|
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