Cost of living comparison
Russia is 21.3% cheaper than Gabon.
If you lived in Russia instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 42.4% less for restaurants
Gabon
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.91
FCFA9,786
|
$7.74
₽726.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.15
FCFA7,476
|
$4.69
₽440.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA541
|
$0.85
₽79.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA541
|
$0.41
₽38.47
|
|
pay 55.9% less for groceries
Gabon
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
FCFA980
|
$0.54
₽50.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
FCFA2,900
|
$4.40
₽413.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
FCFA4,708
|
$3.48
₽326.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
FCFA2,140
|
$1.27
₽119.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
FCFA2,713
|
$1.79
₽167.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
FCFA904
|
$0.62
₽57.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA1,013
|
$0.56
₽52.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.24
FCFA1,380
|
$0.66
₽62.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
FCFA748
|
$1.03
₽96.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA655
|
$0.30
₽27.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA877
|
$0.25
₽23.76
|
|
pay 43.0% less for transportation
Gabon
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
FCFA2,547
|
$2.37
₽222.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
FCFA30,934
|
$19.36
₽1,817.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,007.86
FCFA19,076,038
|
$31,226.85
₽2,932,202.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.89
FCFA6,702
|
$3.41
₽319.97
|
|
pay 61.0% less for housing
Gabon
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.84
FCFA42,964
|
$6.56
₽616.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,089.47
FCFA670,239
|
$310.33
₽29,139.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$586.64
FCFA360,898
|
$214.38
₽20,129.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.45
FCFA52,568
|
$69.84
₽6,558.44
|
|
pay 73.8% more for childcare
Gabon
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.88
FCFA84,210
|
$220.41
₽20,696.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,514.15
FCFA1,546,706
|
$4,693.93
₽440,759.85
|
|
pay 12.3% less for entertainment and sports
Gabon
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
FCFA619
|
$1.55
₽145.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,547
|
$1.73
₽162.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
FCFA1,134
|
$2.23
₽209.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.14
FCFA42,534
|
$31.55
₽2,962.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,156
|
$4.06
₽381.37
|
|
pay 8.1% less for clothing
Gabon
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.08
FCFA32,653
|
$62.85
₽5,902.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.25
FCFA39,527
|
$39.44
₽3,703.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.61
FCFA48,979
|
$79.13
₽7,430.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.38
FCFA59,290
|
$85.30
₽8,009.88
|
|
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