Cost of living comparison

Montenegro

compared to

Gabon

Gabon vs. Montenegro Cost of Living Summary

Gabon is 16.6% more expensive than Montenegro overall.

Restaurants: pay 37.4% more in Gabon
Groceries: pay 93.5% more in Gabon
Transportation: pay 13.4% less in Gabon
Housing: pay 15.2% more in Gabon
Childcare: pay 39.0% less in Gabon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.7% less in Gabon
Clothing: pay 10.7% less in Gabon

The cost of groceries, restaurants, and housing in Gabon are more expensive than in Montenegro. Expenses including childcare, transportation, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Gabon. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Gabon.

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Gabon vs. Montenegro Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 37.4% more for restaurants

	Montenegro	Gabon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.20 €9.97	$17.07 FCFA9,966	+52.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.63 €8.57	$15.36 FCFA8,969	+59.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.30 €2.05	$1.71 FCFA997	-25.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 €1.34	$1.42 FCFA830	-5.5%
Average			+37.4%

Montenegro vs. Gabon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 93.5% more for groceries

	Montenegro	Gabon
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 €0.89	$1.19 FCFA696	+19.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.31 €3.84	$5.12 FCFA2,990	+18.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.59 €4.08	$12.92 FCFA7,545	+181.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.07 €2.73	$4.32 FCFA2,525	+40.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.53 €3.14	$3.87 FCFA2,260	+9.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 €0.55	$1.36 FCFA791	+120.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 €0.66	$1.74 FCFA1,017	+134.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 €0.61	$1.74 FCFA1,017	+156.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.14 €1.01	$1.55 FCFA904	+36.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 €0.37	$1.36 FCFA791	+230.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 €0.45	$1.94 FCFA1,130	+286.3%
Average			+93.5%

Montenegro vs. Gabon - Cost of groceries

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pay 13.4% less for transportation

	Montenegro	Gabon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.55 €5.83	$4.01 FCFA2,344	-38.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.79 €32.75	$46.94 FCFA27,407	+27.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,365.51 €26,136.36	$29,019.42 FCFA17M	-1.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.81 €8.74	$7.25 FCFA4,233	-26.1%
Average			-13.4%

Montenegro vs. Gabon - Cost of transportation

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pay 15.2% more for housing

	Montenegro	Gabon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.12 €27.69	$64.01 FCFA37,373	+105.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$612.92 €545.52	$1,024.21 FCFA598K	+67.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$466.81 €415.48	$426.76 FCFA249K	-8.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.23 €89.21	$65.27 FCFA38,105	-34.9%
Average			+15.2%

Montenegro vs. Gabon - Cost of housing

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pay 39.0% less for childcare

	Montenegro	Gabon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$358.02 €318.65	$170.70 FCFA99,660	-52.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,100.06 €6,319.31	$5,547.83 FCFA3M	-21.9%
Average			-39.0%

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pay 6.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Montenegro	Gabon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.94 €2.62	$1.02 FCFA598	-65.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 €2.25	$5.97 FCFA3,488	+136.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.18 €3.72	$2.56 FCFA1,495	-38.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.64 €38.84	$64.01 FCFA37,373	+46.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.10 €5.43	$4.48 FCFA2,614	-26.6%
Average			-6.7%

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pay 10.7% less for clothing

	Montenegro	Gabon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$84.85 €75.52	$85.35 FCFA49,830	+0.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.05 €32.98	$42.68 FCFA24,915	+15.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.45 €76.94	$51.21 FCFA29,898	-40.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.29 €98.17	$102.42 FCFA59,796	-7.1%
Average			-10.7%

Montenegro vs. Gabon - Cost of clothing

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