Cost of living comparison

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Gabon vs. Kazakhstan Cost of Living Summary

Gabon is 2.2 times more expensive than Kazakhstan overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Gabon
Groceries: pay 3.7 times more in Gabon
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Gabon
Housing: pay 3.1 times more in Gabon
Childcare: pay 14.4% more in Gabon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 79.4% more in Gabon
Clothing: pay 31.0% more in Gabon

The cost of groceries, housing, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Gabon are more expensive than in Kazakhstan. Notably, groceries, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Gabon.

Gabon vs. Kazakhstan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Kazakhstan	Gabon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.69 KZT3,900.50	$17.89 FCFA9,965	+132.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.59 KZT2,834.50	$13.42 FCFA7,474	+140.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 KZT418.44	$1.49 FCFA830	+80.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 KZT236.83	$1.43 FCFA797	+206.6%
Average			+140.1%

Kazakhstan vs. Gabon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.7 times more for groceries

	Kazakhstan	Gabon
Bread 1 loaf	$0.38 KZT193.48	$1.52 FCFA846	+298.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.90 KZT1,977.28	$4.70 FCFA2,616	+20.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.72 KZT1,886.49	$11.57 FCFA6,444	+211.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.42 KZT718.16	$5.55 FCFA3,089	+291.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.90 KZT963.79	$4.06 FCFA2,260	+113.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.54 KZT273.82	$2.03 FCFA1,130	+275.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 KZT397.84	$2.03 FCFA1,130	+158.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 KZT409.05	$1.62 FCFA904	+101.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 KZT383.22	$1.62 FCFA904	+114.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.27 KZT136.32	$1.62 FCFA904	+504.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.18 KZT89.03	$1.62 FCFA904	+825.0%
Average			+265.1%

Kazakhstan vs. Gabon - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Kazakhstan	Gabon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.64 KZT832.11	$4.08 FCFA2,273	+148.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.93 KZT7,577.68	$49.19 FCFA27,404	+229.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,099.38 KZT10,708,070.50	$30,408.43 FCFA16,940,527	+44.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.61 KZT3,354.00	$7.34 FCFA4,086	+11.0%
Average			+108.3%

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pay 3.1 times more for housing

	Kazakhstan	Gabon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.16 KZT6,680.11	$71.55 FCFA39,860	+443.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$335.95 KZT170,494.41	$1,073.24 FCFA597,901	+219.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$228.28 KZT115,855.83	$447.18 FCFA249,125	+95.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.09 KZT19,836.20	$68.39 FCFA38,102	+75.0%
Average			+208.5%

Kazakhstan vs. Gabon - Cost of housing

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pay 14.4% more for childcare

	Kazakhstan	Gabon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$167.71 KZT85,114.58	$178.87 FCFA99,650	+6.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,761.69 KZT2,416,590.25	$5,813.38 FCFA3,238,630	+22.1%
Average			+14.4%

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pay 79.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Kazakhstan	Gabon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.16 KZT587.13	$1.07 FCFA598	-7.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.82 KZT925.42	$6.26 FCFA3,488	+243.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.91 KZT970.91	$2.68 FCFA1,495	+40.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.04 KZT16,261.02	$67.08 FCFA37,369	+109.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.04 KZT2,049.25	$4.50 FCFA2,504	+11.3%
Average			+79.4%

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pay 31.0% more for clothing

	Kazakhstan	Gabon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.70 KZT24,713.10	$89.44 FCFA49,825	+83.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.81 KZT18,175.50	$44.72 FCFA24,913	+24.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.95 KZT39,050.58	$53.66 FCFA29,895	-30.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$73.59 KZT37,346.47	$107.32 FCFA59,790	+45.8%
Average			+31.0%

Kazakhstan 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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