Cost of living comparison
Romania is 2.1% cheaper than Gabon.
If you lived in Romania instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 7.0% less for restaurants
Gabon
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.91
FCFA9,690
|
$6.92
RON31.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.15
FCFA7,402
|
$5.40
RON24.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA536
|
$1.30
RON5.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA536
|
$1.20
RON5.55
|
|
pay 52.4% less for groceries
Gabon
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
FCFA970
|
$0.92
RON4.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
FCFA2,872
|
$3.06
RON14.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
FCFA4,662
|
$4.98
RON23.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
FCFA2,119
|
$2.57
RON11.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
FCFA2,686
|
$2.23
RON10.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
FCFA895
|
$0.43
RON1.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA1,003
|
$0.59
RON2.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.24
FCFA1,366
|
$0.58
RON2.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
FCFA741
|
$0.87
RON4.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA648
|
$0.29
RON1.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA868
|
$0.31
RON1.43
|
|
pay 23.8% less for transportation
Gabon
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
FCFA2,522
|
$6.47
RON29.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
FCFA30,630
|
$18.36
RON84.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,007.86
FCFA18,888,578
|
$19,112.96
RON88,317.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.89
FCFA6,637
|
$5.47
RON25.27
|
|
pay 51.9% less for housing
Gabon
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.84
FCFA42,542
|
$8.88
RON41.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,089.47
FCFA663,653
|
$288.89
RON1,334.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$586.64
FCFA357,351
|
$212.37
RON981.30
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.45
FCFA52,051
|
$100.05
RON462.29
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Gabon
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.88
FCFA83,382
|
$311.36
RON1,438.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,514.15
FCFA1,531,506
|
$5,083.75
RON23,491.01
|
|
pay 23.7% more for entertainment and sports
Gabon
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
FCFA613
|
$1.58
RON7.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,532
|
$1.81
RON8.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
FCFA1,123
|
$4.90
RON22.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.14
FCFA42,116
|
$35.37
RON163.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,105
|
$6.08
RON28.11
|
|
pay 18.4% less for clothing
Gabon
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.08
FCFA32,332
|
$57.53
RON265.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.25
FCFA39,138
|
$31.55
RON145.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.61
FCFA48,498
|
$70.03
RON323.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.38
FCFA58,708
|
$77.90
RON359.97
|
|
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