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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.

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Gabon vs. Hungary Cost Breakdown

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

pay 43.9% more for restaurants

 
Hungary
Gabon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.15
HUF3,221.41
$17.89
FCFA10,259
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $8.05
HUF2,552.44
$13.42
FCFA7,694
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.44
HUF455.58
$1.49
FCFA855
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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

 
Hungary
Gabon
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.54
HUF489.44
$1.52
FCFA871
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.49
HUF1,424.68
$4.70
FCFA2,693
Milk (1 gallon) $4.17
HUF1,324.07
$11.57
FCFA6,634
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pay 6.0% more for transportation

 
Hungary
Gabon
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.76
HUF2,145.13
$4.08
FCFA2,340
Monthly public transit pass $25.12
HUF7,967.94
$49.19
FCFA28,212
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $26,788.81
HUF8M
$30,408.43
FCFA17M
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pay 87.4% more for housing

 
Hungary
Gabon
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $20.66
HUF6,554.42
$71.55
FCFA41,036
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $481.37
HUF153K
$1,073.24
FCFA616K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $376.75
HUF120K
$447.18
FCFA256K
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pay 31.0% less for childcare

 
Hungary
Gabon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $310.81
HUF98,600.97
$178.87
FCFA103K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,229.50
HUF2M
$5,813.38
FCFA3M
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pay 13.8% more for entertainment and sports

 
Hungary
Gabon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.09
HUF663.61
$1.07
FCFA616
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.21
HUF702.01
$6.26
FCFA3,591
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $6.97
HUF2,210.08
$2.68
FCFA1,539
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pay 12.0% more for clothing

 
Hungary
Gabon
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $76.50
HUF24,270.19
$89.44
FCFA51,295
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $30.66
HUF9,725.85
$44.72
FCFA25,648
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $79.51
HUF25,224.99
$53.66
FCFA30,777
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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: July 2026

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