Cost of living comparison

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Gabon vs. Guatemala Cost of Living Summary

Gabon is 36.1% more expensive than Guatemala overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Gabon
Groceries: pay 56.2% more in Gabon
Transportation: pay 67.8% more in Gabon
Housing: pay 29.1% more in Gabon
Childcare: pay 11.9% less in Gabon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.2% less in Gabon
Clothing: pay 4.4% more in Gabon

The cost of restaurants, transportation, groceries, housing, and clothing in Gabon are more expensive than in Guatemala. Expenses including childcare and entertainment and sports are lower in Gabon. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Gabon.

Gabon vs. Guatemala Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Guatemala	Gabon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.22 GTQ39.99	$17.89 FCFA10,019	+242.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.33 GTQ48.49	$13.42 FCFA7,514	+112.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.20 GTQ9.17	$1.49 FCFA835	+24.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 GTQ7.27	$1.43 FCFA801	+50.9%
Average			+107.5%

Guatemala vs. Gabon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 56.2% more for groceries

	Guatemala	Gabon
Bread 1 loaf	$3.11 GTQ23.84	$1.52 FCFA851	-51.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.85 GTQ29.53	$4.70 FCFA2,630	+21.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.68 GTQ58.89	$11.57 FCFA6,479	+50.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.53 GTQ19.41	$5.55 FCFA3,106	+119.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.82 GTQ29.28	$4.06 FCFA2,272	+6.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.76 GTQ13.53	$2.03 FCFA1,136	+14.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 GTQ5.82	$2.03 FCFA1,136	+167.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.41 GTQ10.78	$1.62 FCFA909	+15.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 GTQ6.10	$1.62 FCFA909	+103.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 GTQ6.00	$1.62 FCFA909	+107.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.00 GTQ7.64	$1.62 FCFA909	+62.7%
Average			+56.2%

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pay 67.8% more for transportation

	Guatemala	Gabon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.07 GTQ31.19	$4.08 FCFA2,285	+0.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.61 GTQ104.30	$49.19 FCFA27,551	+261.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,570.53 GTQ149,973.01	$30,408.43 FCFA17,031,655	+55.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.54 GTQ103.72	$7.34 FCFA4,108	-45.8%
Average			+67.8%

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pay 29.1% more for housing

	Guatemala	Gabon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.52 GTQ356.49	$71.55 FCFA40,074	+53.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$811.38 GTQ6,217.76	$1,073.24 FCFA601,117	+32.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$485.36 GTQ3,719.45	$447.18 FCFA250,466	-7.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.53 GTQ379.55	$68.39 FCFA38,306	+38.1%
Average			+29.1%

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pay 11.9% less for childcare

	Guatemala	Gabon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$230.93 GTQ1,769.68	$178.87 FCFA100,186	-22.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,889.42 GTQ45,131.88	$5,813.38 FCFA3,256,052	-1.3%
Average			-11.9%

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pay 0.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Guatemala	Gabon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.56 GTQ27.25	$1.07 FCFA601	-69.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.31 GTQ25.40	$6.26 FCFA3,507	+88.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.98 GTQ30.49	$2.68 FCFA1,503	-32.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.81 GTQ343.38	$67.08 FCFA37,570	+49.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.18 GTQ54.99	$4.50 FCFA2,518	-37.4%
Average			-0.2%

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pay 4.4% more for clothing

	Guatemala	Gabon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.09 GTQ376.17	$89.44 FCFA50,093	+82.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.27 GTQ408.21	$44.72 FCFA25,047	-16.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$111.74 GTQ856.28	$53.66 FCFA30,056	-52.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.64 GTQ794.20	$107.32 FCFA60,112	+3.6%
Average			+4.4%

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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: December 2025

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