Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 2.4 times more expensive than Gabon.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 33.2% more for restaurants
Gabon
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.91
FCFA9,610
|
$17.09
£13.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.15
FCFA7,341
|
$7.46
£5.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA532
|
$1.84
£1.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA532
|
$1.36
£1.08
|
|
pay 35.3% less for groceries
Gabon
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
FCFA962
|
$1.25
£0.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
FCFA2,848
|
$3.60
£2.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
FCFA4,623
|
$4.68
£3.71
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
FCFA2,101
|
$2.58
£2.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
FCFA2,664
|
$3.16
£2.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
FCFA888
|
$1.05
£0.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA995
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.24
FCFA1,355
|
$0.99
£0.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
FCFA735
|
$1.17
£0.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA643
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA861
|
$0.58
£0.46
|
|
pay 47.6% more for transportation
Gabon
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
FCFA2,501
|
$7.31
£5.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
FCFA30,376
|
$91.63
£72.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,007.86
FCFA18,731,961
|
$25,486.21
£20,225.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.89
FCFA6,582
|
$16.30
£12.93
|
|
pay 26.9% more for housing
Gabon
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.84
FCFA42,189
|
$37.72
£29.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,089.47
FCFA658,150
|
$1,053.04
£835.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$586.64
FCFA354,388
|
$836.18
£663.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.45
FCFA51,620
|
$183.29
£145.46
|
|
pay 7.6 times more for childcare
Gabon
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.88
FCFA82,691
|
$1,186.33
£941.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,514.15
FCFA1,518,808
|
$16,551.73
£13,135.25
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Gabon
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
FCFA608
|
$4.95
£3.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,519
|
$3.59
£2.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
FCFA1,114
|
$14.82
£11.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.14
FCFA41,767
|
$41.78
£33.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,063
|
$11.97
£9.50
|
|
pay 4.6% less for clothing
Gabon
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.08
FCFA32,064
|
$73.74
£58.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.25
FCFA38,814
|
$38.00
£30.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.61
FCFA48,096
|
$79.51
£63.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.38
FCFA58,221
|
$80.83
£64.15
|
|
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