Cost of living comparison
Switzerland is 3.9 times more expensive than Gabon.
If you lived in Switzerland instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Gabon
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.91
FCFA9,755
|
$26.06
CHF23.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.15
FCFA7,452
|
$16.57
CHF15.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA540
|
$4.36
CHF3.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA540
|
$3.85
CHF3.53
|
|
pay 51.6% more for groceries
Gabon
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
FCFA976
|
$3.23
CHF2.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
FCFA2,891
|
$14.05
CHF12.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
FCFA4,693
|
$6.73
CHF6.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
FCFA2,133
|
$6.47
CHF5.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
FCFA2,704
|
$11.61
CHF10.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
FCFA901
|
$1.92
CHF1.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA1,010
|
$1.29
CHF1.18
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.24
FCFA1,375
|
$1.50
CHF1.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
FCFA746
|
$2.00
CHF1.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA653
|
$1.16
CHF1.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA874
|
$1.15
CHF1.05
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Gabon
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
FCFA2,539
|
$7.86
CHF7.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
FCFA30,836
|
$101.99
CHF93.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,007.86
FCFA19,015,402
|
$34,369.68
CHF31,444.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.89
FCFA6,681
|
$39.48
CHF36.12
|
|
pay 63.4% more for housing
Gabon
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.84
FCFA42,827
|
$58.09
CHF53.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,089.47
FCFA668,109
|
$1,527.18
CHF1,397.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$586.64
FCFA359,751
|
$1,267.40
CHF1,159.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.45
FCFA52,401
|
$182.90
CHF167.33
|
|
pay 13.9 times more for childcare
Gabon
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.88
FCFA83,942
|
$2,253.56
CHF2,061.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,514.15
FCFA1,541,789
|
$28,390.10
CHF25,973.48
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Gabon
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
FCFA617
|
$6.80
CHF6.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,542
|
$5.05
CHF4.62
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
FCFA1,131
|
$9.54
CHF8.73
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.14
FCFA42,399
|
$88.43
CHF80.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,139
|
$20.14
CHF18.43
|
|
pay 59.9% more for clothing
Gabon
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.08
FCFA32,549
|
$111.16
CHF101.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.25
FCFA39,401
|
$56.12
CHF51.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.61
FCFA48,823
|
$131.83
CHF120.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.38
FCFA59,102
|
$170.76
CHF156.23
|
|
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