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Gabon vs. Moldova Cost of Living Summary

Gabon is 83.3% more expensive than Moldova overall.

Restaurants: pay 98.3% more in Gabon
Groceries: pay 3.0 times more in Gabon
Transportation: pay 63.2% more in Gabon
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in Gabon
Childcare: pay 25.9% less in Gabon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 62.2% more in Gabon
Clothing: pay 2.4% more in Gabon

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

Gabon vs. Moldova Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 98.3% more for restaurants

	Moldova	Gabon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.86 MDL152.14	$17.89 FCFA10,100	+101.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.75 MDL133.13	$13.42 FCFA7,575	+73.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 MDL14.85	$1.49 FCFA842	+72.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 MDL9.98	$1.43 FCFA808	+146.1%
Average			+98.3%

Moldova vs. Gabon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.0 times more for groceries

	Moldova	Gabon
Bread 1 loaf	$0.46 MDL7.84	$1.52 FCFA858	+232.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.18 MDL88.89	$4.70 FCFA2,651	-9.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.54 MDL77.92	$11.57 FCFA6,531	+154.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.13 MDL36.60	$5.55 FCFA3,131	+160.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.43 MDL41.65	$4.06 FCFA2,291	+67.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.41 MDL7.01	$2.03 FCFA1,145	+396.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86 MDL14.73	$2.03 FCFA1,145	+136.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 MDL13.94	$1.62 FCFA916	+99.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MDL16.52	$1.62 FCFA916	+68.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 MDL5.82	$1.62 FCFA916	+378.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.27 MDL4.57	$1.62 FCFA916	+509.6%
Average			+199.6%

Moldova vs. Gabon - Cost of groceries

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pay 63.2% more for transportation

	Moldova	Gabon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.28 MDL90.58	$4.08 FCFA2,304	-22.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.10 MDL276.48	$49.19 FCFA27,775	+205.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,784.24 MDL546K	$30,408.43 FCFA17M	-4.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.21 MDL72.24	$7.34 FCFA4,142	+74.3%
Average			+63.2%

Moldova vs. Gabon - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Moldova	Gabon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.63 MDL182.55	$71.55 FCFA40,400	+572.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$424.82 MDL7,293.66	$1,073.24 FCFA606K	+152.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$315.71 MDL5,420.35	$447.18 FCFA253K	+41.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$104.05 MDL1,786.45	$68.39 FCFA38,618	-34.3%
Average			+183.2%

Moldova vs. Gabon - Cost of housing

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pay 25.9% less for childcare

	Moldova	Gabon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$314.41 MDL5,398.12	$178.87 FCFA101K	-43.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,362.73 MDL109K	$5,813.38 FCFA3M	-8.6%
Average			-25.9%

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pay 62.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Moldova	Gabon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.61 MDL27.64	$1.07 FCFA606	-33.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.68 MDL28.89	$6.26 FCFA3,535	+272.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.36 MDL57.75	$2.68 FCFA1,515	-20.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.99 MDL549.28	$67.08 FCFA37,875	+109.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.42 MDL93.12	$4.50 FCFA2,538	-17.1%
Average			+62.2%

Moldova vs. Gabon - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 2.4% more for clothing

	Moldova	Gabon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.94 MDL977.59	$89.44 FCFA50,501	+57.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.36 MDL830.25	$44.72 FCFA25,250	-7.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$116.20 MDL1,995.10	$53.66 FCFA30,300	-53.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.29 MDL1,618.93	$107.32 FCFA60,601	+13.8%
Average			+2.4%

Moldova vs. Gabon - Cost of clothing

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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: March 2026

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