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Gabon vs. Jordan Cost of Living Summary

Gabon is 95.3% more expensive than Jordan overall.

Restaurants
pay 3.3 times more in Gabon
Groceries
pay 3.1 times more in Gabon
Transportation
pay 6.6% more in Gabon
Housing
pay 2.4 times more in Gabon
Childcare
pay 26.4% more in Gabon
Entertainment and Sports
pay 4.3% more in Gabon
Clothing
pay 51.6% more in Gabon

The cost of restaurants, groceries, housing, clothing, childcare, and transportation in Gabon are more expensive than in Jordan. Notably, restaurants, groceries, and housing are significantly more expensive in Gabon.

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Gabon vs. Jordan Cost Breakdown

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

pay 3.3 times more for restaurants

 
Jordan
Gabon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.58
JOD3.250
$17.89
FCFA10,260
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $5.99
JOD4.250
$13.42
FCFA7,695
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.48
JOD0.340
$1.49
FCFA855
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pay 3.1 times more for groceries

 
Jordan
Gabon
Bread
1 loaf
 $0.51
JOD0.360
$1.52
FCFA871
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.17
JOD2.250
$4.70
FCFA2,693
Milk (1 gallon) $5.16
JOD3.660
$11.57
FCFA6,635
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pay 6.6% more for transportation

 
Jordan
Gabon
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.09
JOD3.610
$4.08
FCFA2,340
Monthly public transit pass $31.73
JOD22.500
$49.19
FCFA28,214
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $24,506.35
JOD17,375.000
$30,408.43
FCFA17M
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pay 2.4 times more for housing

 
Jordan
Gabon
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $30.97
JOD21.950
$71.55
FCFA41,038
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $271.86
JOD192.750
$1,073.24
FCFA616K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $186.86
JOD132.480
$447.18
FCFA256K
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pay 26.4% more for childcare

 
Jordan
Gabon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $178.67
JOD126.680
$178.87
FCFA103K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $3,807.34
JOD2,699.400
$5,813.38
FCFA3M
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pay 4.3% more for entertainment and sports

 
Jordan
Gabon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.11
JOD3.620
$1.07
FCFA616
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.59
JOD1.840
$6.26
FCFA3,591
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $3.60
JOD2.550
$2.68
FCFA1,539
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pay 51.6% more for clothing

 
Jordan
Gabon
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $37.69
JOD26.720
$89.44
FCFA51,298
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $36.56
JOD25.920
$44.72
FCFA25,649
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $67.57
JOD47.910
$53.66
FCFA30,779
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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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