Cost of living comparison

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Gabon vs. Mexico Cost of Living Summary

Gabon is 28.7% more expensive than Mexico overall.

Restaurants: pay 45.6% more in Gabon
Groceries: pay 70.9% more in Gabon
Transportation: pay 4.3% more in Gabon
Housing: pay 66.5% more in Gabon
Childcare: pay 10.1% less in Gabon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.2% more in Gabon
Clothing: pay 14.4% more in Gabon

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

Gabon vs. Mexico Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 45.6% more for restaurants

	Mexico	Gabon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.13 MX$181.52	$17.89 FCFA9,965	+76.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.37 MX$149.88	$13.42 FCFA7,474	+60.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 MX$24.65	$1.49 FCFA830	+8.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 MX$18.68	$1.43 FCFA797	+37.2%
Average			+45.6%

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pay 70.9% more for groceries

	Mexico	Gabon
Bread 1 loaf	$2.62 MX$46.88	$1.52 FCFA846	-42.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.26 MX$76.32	$4.70 FCFA2,616	+10.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.95 MX$106.54	$11.57 FCFA6,444	+94.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.45 MX$43.88	$5.55 FCFA3,089	+126.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.68 MX$65.83	$4.06 FCFA2,260	+10.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 MX$22.70	$2.03 FCFA1,130	+60.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 MX$12.05	$2.03 FCFA1,130	+201.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 MX$16.60	$1.62 FCFA904	+75.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$14.78	$1.62 FCFA904	+96.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 MX$16.08	$1.62 FCFA904	+80.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 MX$17.53	$1.62 FCFA904	+65.8%
Average			+70.9%

Mexico vs. Gabon - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.3% more for transportation

	Mexico	Gabon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.00 MX$89.60	$4.08 FCFA2,273	-18.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.70 MX$514.05	$49.19 FCFA27,404	+71.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,996.60 MX$429,798.27	$30,408.43 FCFA16,940,527	+26.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.51 MX$349.47	$7.34 FCFA4,086	-62.4%
Average			+4.3%

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pay 66.5% more for housing

	Mexico	Gabon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.35 MX$525.72	$71.55 FCFA39,860	+143.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$587.67 MX$10,525.57	$1,073.24 FCFA597,901	+82.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$443.50 MX$7,943.35	$447.18 FCFA249,125	+0.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.22 MX$881.65	$68.39 FCFA38,102	+38.9%
Average			+66.5%

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pay 10.1% less for childcare

	Mexico	Gabon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$236.91 MX$4,243.25	$178.87 FCFA99,650	-24.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,569.03 MX$99,745.80	$5,813.38 FCFA3,238,630	+4.4%
Average			-10.1%

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pay 9.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico	Gabon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.44 MX$43.63	$1.07 FCFA598	-55.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.34 MX$59.81	$6.26 FCFA3,488	+87.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.42 MX$79.10	$2.68 FCFA1,495	-39.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.27 MX$703.31	$67.08 FCFA37,369	+70.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.43 MX$97.32	$4.50 FCFA2,504	-17.3%
Average			+9.2%

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pay 14.4% more for clothing

	Mexico	Gabon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.04 MX$949.96	$89.44 FCFA49,825	+68.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.66 MX$728.17	$44.72 FCFA24,913	+10.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.33 MX$1,707.51	$53.66 FCFA29,895	-43.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.49 MX$1,566.99	$107.32 FCFA59,790	+22.7%
Average			+14.4%

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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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