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Gabon vs. Ireland Cost of Living Summary

Gabon is 20.6% cheaper than Ireland overall.

Restaurants: pay 13.3% less in Gabon
Groceries: pay 42.4% more in Gabon
Transportation: pay 50.1% less in Gabon
Housing: pay 29.8% less in Gabon
Childcare: pay 50.2% less in Gabon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.1% less in Gabon
Clothing: pay 6.1% less in Gabon

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

Gabon vs. Ireland Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 13.3% less for restaurants

	Ireland	Gabon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.70 €17.13	$17.89 FCFA10,202	-9.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.31 €9.84	$13.42 FCFA7,652	+18.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.39 €2.08	$1.49 FCFA850	-37.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.91 €1.66	$1.43 FCFA816	-25.0%
Average			-13.3%

Ireland vs. Gabon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 42.4% more for groceries

	Ireland	Gabon
Bread 1 loaf	$2.04 €1.77	$1.52 FCFA866	-25.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.16 €4.48	$4.70 FCFA2,678	-9.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.89 €5.12	$11.57 FCFA6,598	+96.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.07 €3.53	$5.55 FCFA3,163	+36.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.10 €4.43	$4.06 FCFA2,314	-20.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 €1.19	$2.03 FCFA1,157	+48.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.97 €0.85	$2.03 FCFA1,157	+108.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.39 €1.21	$1.62 FCFA926	+16.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 €1.56	$1.62 FCFA926	-9.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 €0.75	$1.62 FCFA926	+88.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 €0.59	$1.62 FCFA926	+137.3%
Average			+42.4%

Ireland vs. Gabon - Cost of groceries

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pay 50.1% less for transportation

	Ireland	Gabon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.75 €6.74	$4.08 FCFA2,327	-47.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$121.81 €105.92	$49.19 FCFA28,057	-59.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$41,319.33 €35,928.48	$30,408.43 FCFA17M	-26.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.20 €19.30	$7.34 FCFA4,184	-67.0%
Average			-50.1%

Ireland vs. Gabon - Cost of transportation

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pay 29.8% less for housing

	Ireland	Gabon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.47 €44.76	$71.55 FCFA40,810	+39.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,543.12 €1,341.80	$1,073.24 FCFA612K	-30.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,305.59 €1,135.25	$447.18 FCFA255K	-65.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$178.90 €155.56	$68.39 FCFA39,010	-61.8%
Average			-29.8%

Ireland vs. Gabon - Cost of housing

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pay 50.2% less for childcare

	Ireland	Gabon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,108.91 €964.24	$178.87 FCFA102K	-83.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,959.78 €6,051.75	$5,813.38 FCFA3M	-16.5%
Average			-50.2%

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pay 37.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Ireland	Gabon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 €5.76	$1.07 FCFA612	-83.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.32 €3.76	$6.26 FCFA3,571	+44.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$19.16 €16.66	$2.68 FCFA1,530	-86.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$63.57 €55.28	$67.08 FCFA38,259	+5.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.32 €11.58	$4.50 FCFA2,564	-66.3%
Average			-37.1%

Ireland vs. Gabon - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 6.1% less for clothing

	Ireland	Gabon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.93 €78.19	$89.44 FCFA51,012	-0.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.06 €35.71	$44.72 FCFA25,506	+8.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.01 €83.48	$53.66 FCFA30,607	-44.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.40 €83.83	$107.32 FCFA61,215	+11.3%
Average			-6.1%

Ireland vs. Gabon - Cost of clothing

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