Cost of living comparison

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Gabon vs. Jamaica Cost of Living Summary

Gabon is 38.6% more expensive than Jamaica overall.

Restaurants: pay 84.2% more in Gabon
Groceries: pay 22.0% more in Gabon
Transportation: pay 27.2% less in Gabon
Housing: pay 32.7% more in Gabon
Childcare: pay 52.8% more in Gabon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.7% less in Gabon
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Gabon

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

Gabon vs. Jamaica Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 84.2% more for restaurants

	Jamaica	Gabon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.18 JMD1,149.07	$17.89 FCFA10,077	+149.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.65 JMD1,224.39	$13.42 FCFA7,558	+75.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.24 JMD197.68	$1.49 FCFA840	+20.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 JMD119.53	$1.43 FCFA806	+91.6%
Average			+84.2%

Jamaica vs. Gabon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 22.0% more for groceries

	Jamaica	Gabon
Bread 1 loaf	$2.71 JMD434.30	$1.52 FCFA856	-44.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.07 JMD811.02	$4.70 FCFA2,645	-7.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.82 JMD2,212.30	$11.57 FCFA6,516	-16.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.51 JMD561.58	$5.55 FCFA3,124	+58.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.83 JMD453.25	$4.06 FCFA2,285	+43.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.51 JMD401.27	$2.03 FCFA1,143	-19.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.32 JMD211.77	$2.03 FCFA1,143	+53.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 JMD305.13	$1.62 FCFA914	-14.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.23 JMD196.12	$1.62 FCFA914	+32.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.93 JMD149.19	$1.62 FCFA914	+74.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.89 JMD142.60	$1.62 FCFA914	+82.1%
Average			+22.0%

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pay 27.2% less for transportation

	Jamaica	Gabon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.77 JMD763.39	$4.08 FCFA2,298	-14.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$48.93 JMD7,830.93	$49.19 FCFA27,711	+0.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$42,765.27 JMD6,844,868.88	$30,408.43 FCFA17,130,387	-28.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.56 JMD3,450.36	$7.34 FCFA4,132	-66.0%
Average			-27.2%

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pay 32.7% more for housing

	Jamaica	Gabon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.24 JMD7,881.88	$71.55 FCFA40,307	+45.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$505.52 JMD80,912.46	$1,073.24 FCFA604,602	+112.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$400.25 JMD64,062.64	$447.18 FCFA251,917	+11.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$111.28 JMD17,810.95	$68.39 FCFA38,529	-38.5%
Average			+32.7%

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pay 52.8% more for childcare

	Jamaica	Gabon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$184.63 JMD29,551.48	$178.87 FCFA100,767	-3.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,785.57 JMD445,849.05	$5,813.38 FCFA3,274,927	+108.7%
Average			+52.8%

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pay 8.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Jamaica	Gabon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.34 JMD374.75	$1.07 FCFA605	-54.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.50 JMD559.87	$6.26 FCFA3,527	+79.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.58 JMD1,373.94	$2.68 FCFA1,512	-68.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.65 JMD6,666.23	$67.08 FCFA37,788	+61.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.47 JMD1,836.17	$4.50 FCFA2,532	-60.8%
Average			-8.7%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Jamaica	Gabon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$21.47 JMD3,436.21	$89.44 FCFA50,383	+316.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.34 JMD3,416.05	$44.72 FCFA25,192	+109.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$64.53 JMD10,328.78	$53.66 FCFA30,230	-16.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.59 JMD11,618.51	$107.32 FCFA60,460	+47.8%
Average			+114.3%

Jamaica 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: December 2025

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