Cost of living comparison
Gabon is 19.2% more expensive than Mali.
If you lived in Gabon instead of Mali, you would:
pay 75.8% more for restaurants
|
Mali
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
F CFA4,873
|
$15.91
FCFA9,690
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.83
F CFA2,944
|
$12.15
FCFA7,402
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
F CFA542
|
$0.88
FCFA536
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
F CFA348
|
$0.88
FCFA536
|
|
pay 76.6% more for groceries
|
Mali
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
F CFA528
|
$1.59
FCFA970
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.81
F CFA4,760
|
$4.71
FCFA2,872
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
F CFA4,996
|
$7.65
FCFA4,662
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
F CFA1,155
|
$3.48
FCFA2,119
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
F CFA2,091
|
$4.41
FCFA2,686
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.47
FCFA895
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA290
|
$1.65
FCFA1,003
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
F CFA650
|
$2.24
FCFA1,366
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA774
|
$1.22
FCFA741
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA281
|
$1.06
FCFA648
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA369
|
$1.43
FCFA868
|
|
pay 26.6% less for transportation
|
Mali
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
F CFA2,978
|
$4.14
FCFA2,522
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$50.28
FCFA30,630
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,000.00
F CFA30,457,723
|
$31,007.86
FCFA18,888,578
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$10.89
FCFA6,637
|
|
pay 13.5% more for housing
|
Mali
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.94
F CFA21,894
|
$69.84
FCFA42,542
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.00
F CFA609,154
|
$1,089.47
FCFA663,653
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$538.39
F CFA327,963
|
$586.64
FCFA357,351
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$204.36
F CFA124,488
|
$85.45
FCFA52,051
|
|
pay 79.0% less for childcare
|
Mali
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$136.88
FCFA83,382
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,000.00
F CFA7,309,854
|
$2,514.15
FCFA1,531,506
|
|
pay 7.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mali
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
F CFA1,218
|
$1.01
FCFA613
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
F CFA1,227
|
$2.51
FCFA1,532
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
F CFA914
|
$1.84
FCFA1,123
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,606
|
$69.14
FCFA42,116
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,655
|
$8.38
FCFA5,105
|
|
pay 67.0% more for clothing
|
Mali
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$53.08
FCFA32,332
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
F CFA15,229
|
$64.25
FCFA39,138
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$79.61
FCFA48,498
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
F CFA76,144
|
$96.38
FCFA58,708
|
|
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