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Gabon vs. Greenland Cost of Living Summary

Gabon is 40.8% cheaper than Greenland overall.

Restaurants: pay 38.5% less in Gabon
Groceries: pay 26.1% less in Gabon
Transportation: pay 34.2% less in Gabon
Housing: pay 35.1% less in Gabon
Childcare: pay 58.8% less in Gabon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.6% less in Gabon
Clothing: pay 47.4% less in Gabon

Expenses including childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, and transportation are lower in Gabon.

Gabon vs. Greenland Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Gabon instead of Greenland, you would:

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pay 38.5% less for restaurants

	Greenland	Gabon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$23.67 DKK152.21	$17.89 FCFA10,100	-24.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$17.56 DKK112.95	$13.42 FCFA7,575	-23.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.93 DKK18.87	$1.49 FCFA842	-49.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.32 DKK21.32	$1.43 FCFA808	-56.8%
Average			-38.5%

Greenland vs. Gabon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 26.1% less for groceries

	Greenland	Gabon
Bread 1 loaf	$4.65 DKK29.91	$1.52 FCFA858	-67.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$18.04 DKK116.02	$4.70 FCFA2,651	-74.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.37 DKK73.14	$11.57 FCFA6,531	+1.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.83 DKK31.07	$5.55 FCFA3,131	+14.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$14.86 DKK95.58	$4.06 FCFA2,291	-72.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.31 DKK14.86	$2.03 FCFA1,145	-12.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$2.31 DKK14.87	$2.03 FCFA1,145	-12.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.13 DKK13.72	$1.62 FCFA916	-23.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.96 DKK12.58	$1.62 FCFA916	-17.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.69 DKK10.87	$1.62 FCFA916	-4.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$2.04 DKK13.15	$1.62 FCFA916	-20.6%
Average			-26.1%

Greenland vs. Gabon - Cost of groceries

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pay 34.2% less for transportation

	Greenland	Gabon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.50 DKK22.50	$4.08 FCFA2,304	+16.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$91.52 DKK588.57	$49.19 FCFA27,775	-46.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$40,689.66 DKK262K	$30,408.43 FCFA17M	-25.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$40.79 DKK262.35	$7.34 FCFA4,142	-82.0%
Average			-34.2%

Greenland vs. Gabon - Cost of transportation

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pay 35.1% less for housing

	Greenland	Gabon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$172.50 DKK1,109.40	$71.55 FCFA40,400	-58.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$850.41 DKK5,469.15	$1,073.24 FCFA606K	+26.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$792.45 DKK5,096.39	$447.18 FCFA253K	-43.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$191.89 DKK1,234.07	$68.39 FCFA38,618	-64.4%
Average			-35.1%

Greenland vs. Gabon - Cost of housing

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pay 58.8% less for childcare

	Greenland	Gabon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$611.69 DKK3,933.92	$178.87 FCFA101K	-70.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,954.91 DKK70,453.20	$5,813.38 FCFA3M	-46.9%
Average			-58.8%

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pay 45.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Greenland	Gabon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$11.76 DKK75.63	$1.07 FCFA606	-90.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.46 DKK41.53	$6.26 FCFA3,535	-3.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.39 DKK66.85	$2.68 FCFA1,515	-74.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.59 DKK370.38	$67.08 FCFA37,875	+16.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$18.87 DKK121.32	$4.50 FCFA2,538	-76.2%
Average			-45.6%

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pay 47.4% less for clothing

	Greenland	Gabon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$173.87 DKK1,118.19	$89.44 FCFA50,501	-48.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$54.77 DKK352.27	$44.72 FCFA25,250	-18.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$169.02 DKK1,086.99	$53.66 FCFA30,300	-68.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$234.75 DKK1,509.71	$107.32 FCFA60,601	-54.3%
Average			-47.4%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2026

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