Cost of living comparison

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Gabon vs. Hungary Cost of Living Summary

Gabon is 33.4% more expensive than Hungary overall.

Restaurants: pay 43.9% more in Gabon
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Gabon
Transportation: pay 6.0% more in Gabon
Housing: pay 87.4% more in Gabon
Childcare: pay 31.0% less in Gabon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.8% more in Gabon
Clothing: pay 12.0% more in Gabon

The cost of groceries, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, and transportation in Gabon are more expensive than in Hungary. Notably, groceries and housing are significantly more expensive in Gabon.

Gabon vs. Hungary Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 43.9% more for restaurants

	Hungary	Gabon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.15 HUF3,493.84	$17.89 FCFA10,235	+76.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.05 HUF2,768.30	$13.42 FCFA7,677	+66.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.44 HUF494.10	$1.49 FCFA853	+3.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HUF381.89	$1.43 FCFA819	+28.9%
Average			+43.9%

Hungary vs. Gabon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Hungary	Gabon
Bread 1 loaf	$1.54 HUF530.83	$1.52 FCFA869	-1.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.49 HUF1,545.16	$4.70 FCFA2,687	+4.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.17 HUF1,436.05	$11.57 FCFA6,619	+177.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.86 HUF983.27	$5.55 FCFA3,173	+94.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.70 HUF928.03	$4.06 FCFA2,321	+50.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.79 HUF270.80	$2.03 FCFA1,161	+157.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 HUF303.32	$2.03 FCFA1,161	+130.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91 HUF313.18	$1.62 FCFA929	+78.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.40 HUF480.53	$1.62 FCFA929	+16.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 HUF175.71	$1.62 FCFA929	+217.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 HUF188.44	$1.62 FCFA929	+196.3%
Average			+101.9%

Hungary vs. Gabon - Cost of groceries

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pay 6.0% more for transportation

	Hungary	Gabon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.76 HUF2,326.55	$4.08 FCFA2,334	-39.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.12 HUF8,641.79	$49.19 FCFA28,147	+95.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,788.81 HUF9M	$30,408.43 FCFA17M	+13.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.43 HUF4,619.14	$7.34 FCFA4,197	-45.4%
Average			+6.0%

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pay 87.4% more for housing

	Hungary	Gabon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.66 HUF7,108.72	$71.55 FCFA40,941	+246.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.37 HUF166K	$1,073.24 FCFA614K	+123.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$376.75 HUF130K	$447.18 FCFA256K	+18.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$111.14 HUF38,238.70	$68.39 FCFA39,135	-38.5%
Average			+87.4%

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pay 31.0% less for childcare

	Hungary	Gabon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$310.81 HUF107K	$178.87 FCFA102K	-42.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,229.50 HUF2M	$5,813.38 FCFA3M	-19.6%
Average			-31.0%

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pay 13.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Hungary	Gabon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.09 HUF719.73	$1.07 FCFA614	-48.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.21 HUF761.38	$6.26 FCFA3,582	+182.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.97 HUF2,396.99	$2.68 FCFA1,535	-61.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.15 HUF16,911.61	$67.08 FCFA38,383	+36.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.52 HUF2,587.79	$4.50 FCFA2,572	-40.2%
Average			+13.8%

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pay 12.0% more for clothing

	Hungary	Gabon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.50 HUF26,322.71	$89.44 FCFA51,177	+16.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.66 HUF10,548.37	$44.72 FCFA25,588	+45.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.51 HUF27,358.26	$53.66 FCFA30,706	-32.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.04 HUF31,323.17	$107.32 FCFA61,412	+17.9%
Average			+12.0%

Hungary vs. Gabon - Cost of clothing

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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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