Cost of living comparison
Gabon is 6.2% cheaper than Kansas.
If you lived in Gabon instead of Kansas, you would:
pay 10.5% less for restaurants
Kansas
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.43
|
$15.91
FCFA9,681
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
|
$12.15
FCFA7,395
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
|
$0.88
FCFA536
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
|
$0.88
FCFA536
|
|
pay 29.6% more for groceries
Kansas
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.76
|
$1.59
FCFA969
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.95
|
$4.71
FCFA2,869
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.45
|
$7.65
FCFA4,658
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.23
|
$3.48
FCFA2,117
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.02
|
$4.41
FCFA2,683
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.76
|
$1.47
FCFA894
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
|
$1.65
FCFA1,002
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
|
$2.24
FCFA1,365
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.69
|
$1.22
FCFA740
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
|
$1.06
FCFA648
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$1.43
FCFA868
|
|
pay 27.6% more for transportation
Kansas
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.07
|
$4.14
FCFA2,519
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.57
|
$50.28
FCFA30,600
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,141.43
|
$31,007.86
FCFA18,870,272
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.23
|
$10.89
FCFA6,630
|
|
pay 9.8% less for housing
Kansas
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.37
|
$69.84
FCFA42,501
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$897.51
|
$1,089.47
FCFA663,010
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$757.86
|
$586.64
FCFA357,005
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.46
|
$85.45
FCFA52,001
|
|
pay 74.8% less for childcare
Kansas
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$580.33
|
$136.88
FCFA83,301
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,433.33
|
$2,514.15
FCFA1,530,022
|
|
pay 30.4% less for entertainment and sports
Kansas
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.79
|
$1.01
FCFA612
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
|
$2.51
FCFA1,530
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.54
|
$1.84
FCFA1,122
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.31
|
$69.14
FCFA42,076
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.57
|
$8.38
FCFA5,100
|
|
pay 25.0% more for clothing
Kansas
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.64
|
$53.08
FCFA32,300
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.15
|
$64.25
FCFA39,101
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.88
|
$79.61
FCFA48,451
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.69
|
$96.38
FCFA58,651
|
|
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