Cost of living comparison
Gabon is 61.1% more expensive than Liberia.
If you lived in Gabon instead of Liberia, you would:
pay 20.9% less for restaurants
Liberia
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.50
LRD2,418.12
|
$15.91
FCFA9,690
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
LRD2,418.12
|
$12.15
FCFA7,402
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
LRD290.17
|
$0.88
FCFA536
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
LRD515.87
|
$0.88
FCFA536
|
|
pay 0.3% less for groceries
Liberia
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
LRD263.99
|
$1.59
FCFA970
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
$4.71
FCFA2,872
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
LRD1,232.68
|
$7.65
FCFA4,662
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.33
LRD1,031.73
|
$3.48
FCFA2,119
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
LRD866.04
|
$4.41
FCFA2,686
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
LRD175.50
|
$1.47
FCFA895
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.25
LRD242.24
|
$1.65
FCFA1,003
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.81
LRD350.99
|
$2.24
FCFA1,366
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.36
LRD456.69
|
$1.22
FCFA741
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
LRD202.12
|
$1.06
FCFA648
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.82
LRD351.60
|
$1.43
FCFA868
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Liberia
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.94
LRD761.45
|
$4.14
FCFA2,522
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$50.28
FCFA30,630
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD980,766.88
|
$31,007.86
FCFA18,888,578
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.44
LRD2,600.34
|
$10.89
FCFA6,637
|
|
pay 77.8% more for housing
Liberia
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.87
LRD9,648.29
|
$69.84
FCFA42,542
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$680.33
LRD131,610.32
|
$1,089.47
FCFA663,653
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$158.33
LRD30,629.58
|
$586.64
FCFA357,351
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$209.64
LRD40,555.08
|
$85.45
FCFA52,051
|
|
pay 54.1% more for childcare
Liberia
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$132.44
LRD25,620.70
|
$136.88
FCFA83,382
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,227.33
LRD237,427.32
|
$2,514.15
FCFA1,531,506
|
|
pay 35.1% less for entertainment and sports
Liberia
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
$1.01
FCFA613
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
LRD709.32
|
$2.51
FCFA1,532
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.87
LRD1,329.95
|
$1.84
FCFA1,123
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.50
LRD12,864.39
|
$69.14
FCFA42,116
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.87
LRD1,910.29
|
$8.38
FCFA5,105
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
Liberia
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.22
LRD2,169.84
|
$53.08
FCFA32,332
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.58
LRD5,142.53
|
$64.25
FCFA39,138
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
LRD9,350.08
|
$79.61
FCFA48,498
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.50
LRD7,060.89
|
$96.38
FCFA58,708
|
|
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