Cost of living comparison
Gabon is 35.5% more expensive than Latvia.
If you lived in Gabon instead of Latvia, you would:
pay 31.8% more for restaurants
Latvia
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.99
€8.35
|
$15.91
FCFA9,690
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.17
€5.73
|
$12.15
FCFA7,402
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
€1.12
|
$0.88
FCFA536
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
€1.02
|
$0.88
FCFA536
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Latvia
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
€1.11
|
$1.59
FCFA970
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.58
€4.25
|
$4.71
FCFA2,872
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.83
€4.49
|
$7.65
FCFA4,662
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.38
€2.21
|
$3.48
FCFA2,119
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
€3.00
|
$4.41
FCFA2,686
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
€0.45
|
$1.47
FCFA895
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$1.65
FCFA1,003
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$2.24
FCFA1,366
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.21
|
$1.22
FCFA741
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
€0.29
|
$1.06
FCFA648
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
€0.33
|
$1.43
FCFA868
|
|
pay 18.6% more for transportation
Latvia
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.32
€6.80
|
$4.14
FCFA2,522
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.37
€35.63
|
$50.28
FCFA30,630
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.27
€19,909.58
|
$31,007.86
FCFA18,888,578
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.64
€7.10
|
$10.89
FCFA6,637
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Latvia
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.90
€15.69
|
$69.84
FCFA42,542
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$342.38
€317.95
|
$1,089.47
FCFA663,653
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.16
€229.52
|
$586.64
FCFA357,351
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$199.93
€185.66
|
$85.45
FCFA52,051
|
|
pay 65.1% less for childcare
Latvia
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$261.48
€242.83
|
$136.88
FCFA83,382
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,283.25
€13,264.14
|
$2,514.15
FCFA1,531,506
|
|
pay 6.6% less for entertainment and sports
Latvia
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.94
€2.73
|
$1.01
FCFA613
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.55
€2.37
|
$2.51
FCFA1,532
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.55
€4.23
|
$1.84
FCFA1,123
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.76
€35.06
|
$69.14
FCFA42,116
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.56
€7.02
|
$8.38
FCFA5,105
|
|
pay 8.6% more for clothing
Latvia
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.48
€63.59
|
$53.08
FCFA32,332
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.46
€37.57
|
$64.25
FCFA39,138
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.05
€69.69
|
$79.61
FCFA48,498
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.60
€97.14
|
$96.38
FCFA58,708
|
|
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