Cost of living comparison
Gabon is 2.7 times more expensive than Kenya.
If you lived in Gabon instead of Kenya, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Kenya
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
KES399.73
|
$15.91
FCFA9,755
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.91
KES518.99
|
$12.15
FCFA7,452
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KES65.13
|
$0.88
FCFA540
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
KES59.73
|
$0.88
FCFA540
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
Kenya
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
KES57.35
|
$1.59
FCFA976
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.28
KES435.92
|
$4.71
FCFA2,891
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.60
KES345.73
|
$7.65
FCFA4,693
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
KES189.47
|
$3.48
FCFA2,133
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
KES299.13
|
$4.41
FCFA2,704
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
KES76.70
|
$1.47
FCFA901
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
KES58.79
|
$1.65
FCFA1,010
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
KES85.80
|
$2.24
FCFA1,375
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES48.98
|
$1.22
FCFA746
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
KES34.78
|
$1.06
FCFA653
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
KES43.52
|
$1.43
FCFA874
|
|
pay 74.1% more for transportation
Kenya
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
KES515.63
|
$4.14
FCFA2,539
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.60
KES4,329.41
|
$50.28
FCFA30,836
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,571.02
KES1,271,246.94
|
$31,007.86
FCFA19,015,402
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.76
KES1,296.90
|
$10.89
FCFA6,681
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for housing
Kenya
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.67
KES4,206.38
|
$69.84
FCFA42,827
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$146.91
KES19,512.37
|
$1,089.47
FCFA668,109
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$108.62
KES14,426.53
|
$586.64
FCFA359,751
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.25
KES2,158.22
|
$85.45
FCFA52,401
|
|
pay 22.1% less for childcare
Kenya
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$127.01
KES16,869.77
|
$136.88
FCFA83,942
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,225.46
KES694,058.44
|
$2,514.15
FCFA1,541,789
|
|
pay 46.7% more for entertainment and sports
Kenya
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
KES235.20
|
$1.01
FCFA617
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
KES178.46
|
$2.51
FCFA1,542
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
KES234.17
|
$1.84
FCFA1,131
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.78
KES4,353.42
|
$69.14
FCFA42,399
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.82
KES639.76
|
$8.38
FCFA5,139
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for clothing
Kenya
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.94
KES1,585.58
|
$53.08
FCFA32,549
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.76
KES2,624.61
|
$64.25
FCFA39,401
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.82
KES3,429.72
|
$79.61
FCFA48,823
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$26.69
KES3,545.42
|
$96.38
FCFA59,102
|
|
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