Cost of living comparison
Gabon is 29.0% more expensive than Grenada.
If you lived in Gabon instead of Grenada, you would:
pay 18.6% more for restaurants
Grenada
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.35
EC$22.57
|
$15.91
FCFA9,690
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
EC$20.64
|
$12.15
FCFA7,402
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
EC$4.64
|
$0.88
FCFA536
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
EC$3.23
|
$0.88
FCFA536
|
|
pay 37.4% more for groceries
Grenada
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
EC$3.36
|
$1.59
FCFA970
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.65
EC$7.17
|
$4.71
FCFA2,872
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.79
EC$15.65
|
$7.65
FCFA4,662
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
EC$9.42
|
$3.48
FCFA2,119
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.78
EC$10.23
|
$4.41
FCFA2,686
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.94
EC$7.96
|
$1.47
FCFA895
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
EC$2.40
|
$1.65
FCFA1,003
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
EC$2.75
|
$2.24
FCFA1,366
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
EC$3.41
|
$1.22
FCFA741
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
EC$3.03
|
$1.06
FCFA648
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
EC$1.84
|
$1.43
FCFA868
|
|
pay 4.6% less for transportation
Grenada
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.96
EC$13.42
|
$4.14
FCFA2,522
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.74
EC$102.00
|
$50.28
FCFA30,630
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,795.76
EC$53,499.03
|
$31,007.86
FCFA18,888,578
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$133.44
EC$360.63
|
$10.89
FCFA6,637
|
|
pay 49.8% more for housing
Grenada
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.53
EC$128.45
|
$69.84
FCFA42,542
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$575.94
EC$1,556.51
|
$1,089.47
FCFA663,653
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$372.39
EC$1,006.40
|
$586.64
FCFA357,351
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.91
EC$218.66
|
$85.45
FCFA52,051
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Grenada
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
$136.88
FCFA83,382
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$811.66
EC$2,193.55
|
$2,514.15
FCFA1,531,506
|
|
pay 15.8% less for entertainment and sports
Grenada
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
EC$5.04
|
$1.01
FCFA613
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
EC$9.65
|
$2.51
FCFA1,532
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.60
EC$12.43
|
$1.84
FCFA1,123
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.12
EC$121.93
|
$69.14
FCFA42,116
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.10
EC$21.89
|
$8.38
FCFA5,105
|
|
pay 3.6% more for clothing
Grenada
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.49
EC$231.04
|
$53.08
FCFA32,332
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.93
EC$107.90
|
$64.25
FCFA39,138
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.50
EC$228.38
|
$79.61
FCFA48,498
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.20
EC$268.09
|
$96.38
FCFA58,708
|
|
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