Cost of living comparison
Gabon is 9.0% cheaper than Germany.
If you lived in Gabon instead of Germany, you would:
pay 19.3% less for restaurants
Germany
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.84
€12.04
|
$15.91
FCFA9,786
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.44
€8.85
|
$12.15
FCFA7,476
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
€2.48
|
$0.88
FCFA541
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
€2.23
|
$0.88
FCFA541
|
|
pay 57.1% more for groceries
Germany
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.87
|
$1.59
FCFA980
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.74
€6.33
|
$4.71
FCFA2,900
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.96
|
$7.65
FCFA4,708
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
$3.48
FCFA2,140
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
€3.66
|
$4.41
FCFA2,713
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.14
|
$1.47
FCFA904
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.75
|
$1.65
FCFA1,013
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.96
|
$2.24
FCFA1,380
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$1.22
FCFA748
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$1.06
FCFA655
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$1.43
FCFA877
|
|
pay 29.4% less for transportation
Germany
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.31
€7.79
|
$4.14
FCFA2,547
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$73.47
€68.91
|
$50.28
FCFA30,934
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,050.12
€25,369.39
|
$31,007.86
FCFA19,076,038
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.90
€20.54
|
$10.89
FCFA6,702
|
|
pay 17.8% more for housing
Germany
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.93
€35.58
|
$69.84
FCFA42,964
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$759.74
€712.53
|
$1,089.47
FCFA670,239
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$577.93
€542.02
|
$586.64
FCFA360,898
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.18
€189.62
|
$85.45
FCFA52,568
|
|
pay 68.5% less for childcare
Germany
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.78
€305.54
|
$136.88
FCFA84,210
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,890.74
€11,151.92
|
$2,514.15
FCFA1,546,706
|
|
pay 21.4% less for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.05
€3.80
|
$1.01
FCFA619
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
€3.07
|
$2.51
FCFA1,547
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.03
€7.53
|
$1.84
FCFA1,134
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.77
€32.61
|
$69.14
FCFA42,534
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.08
€11.33
|
$8.38
FCFA5,156
|
|
pay 0.7% more for clothing
Germany
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.79
€75.77
|
$53.08
FCFA32,653
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.60
€37.14
|
$64.25
FCFA39,527
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.39
€82.90
|
$79.61
FCFA48,979
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.48
€106.43
|
$96.38
FCFA59,290
|
|
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