Cost of living comparison
Gabon is 20.8% more expensive than Jamaica.
If you lived in Gabon instead of Jamaica, you would:
pay 63.7% more for restaurants
Jamaica
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.50
JMD1,015.59
|
$15.91
FCFA9,747
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
JMD896.54
|
$12.15
FCFA7,446
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
JMD169.15
|
$0.88
FCFA539
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
JMD118.02
|
$0.88
FCFA539
|
|
pay 2.5% more for groceries
Jamaica
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.24
JMD350.35
|
$1.59
FCFA976
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.96
JMD1,088.39
|
$4.71
FCFA2,888
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.65
JMD1,820.69
|
$7.65
FCFA4,689
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
JMD430.19
|
$3.48
FCFA2,131
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
JMD494.22
|
$4.41
FCFA2,702
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.10
JMD483.97
|
$1.47
FCFA901
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.43
JMD223.09
|
$1.65
FCFA1,009
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.52
JMD237.80
|
$2.24
FCFA1,374
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
JMD157.01
|
$1.22
FCFA745
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
JMD163.53
|
$1.06
FCFA652
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
JMD180.13
|
$1.43
FCFA873
|
|
pay 22.8% less for transportation
Jamaica
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.00
JMD781.48
|
$4.14
FCFA2,537
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.10
JMD7,831.93
|
$50.28
FCFA30,810
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,646.23
JMD6,041,594.15
|
$31,007.86
FCFA18,999,544
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.01
JMD3,752.80
|
$10.89
FCFA6,676
|
|
pay 72.6% more for housing
Jamaica
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.14
JMD6,900.28
|
$69.84
FCFA42,792
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$395.95
JMD61,899.38
|
$1,089.47
FCFA667,552
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$357.21
JMD55,842.73
|
$586.64
FCFA359,451
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$92.11
JMD14,399.73
|
$85.45
FCFA52,357
|
|
pay 34.2% less for childcare
Jamaica
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.08
JMD33,154.44
|
$136.88
FCFA83,872
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,750.38
JMD586,299.18
|
$2,514.15
FCFA1,540,504
|
|
pay 14.0% less for entertainment and sports
Jamaica
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.19
JMD341.63
|
$1.01
FCFA616
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
JMD503.68
|
$2.51
FCFA1,540
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.14
JMD1,428.65
|
$1.84
FCFA1,130
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.18
JMD5,656.64
|
$69.14
FCFA42,364
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.84
JMD1,382.06
|
$8.38
FCFA5,135
|
|
pay 77.5% more for clothing
Jamaica
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.32
JMD4,583.71
|
$53.08
FCFA32,522
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.76
JMD4,026.65
|
$64.25
FCFA39,368
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.56
JMD8,998.09
|
$79.61
FCFA48,783
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.26
JMD10,671.75
|
$96.38
FCFA59,053
|
|
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