Cost of living comparison

Russia

compared to

Gabon

Gabon vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Gabon is 48.9% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 79.1% more in Gabon
Groceries: pay 2.4 times more in Gabon
Transportation: pay 22.1% more in Gabon
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in Gabon
Childcare: pay 66.0% less in Gabon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.6% more in Gabon
Clothing: pay 19.2% less in Gabon

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

Gabon vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 79.1% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Gabon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB958.59	$17.89 FCFA10,185	+49.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB479.29	$13.42 FCFA7,639	+124.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB111.05	$1.49 FCFA849	+7.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB49.13	$1.43 FCFA815	+134.0%
Average			+79.1%

Moscow vs. Gabon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

	Moscow	Gabon
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB67.97	$1.52 FCFA865	+79.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB503.65	$4.70 FCFA2,673	-25.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB371.13	$11.57 FCFA6,586	+150.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB135.15	$5.55 FCFA3,157	+229.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB197.85	$4.06 FCFA2,310	+64.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB65.00	$2.03 FCFA1,155	+150.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB69.89	$2.03 FCFA1,155	+133.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB72.44	$1.62 FCFA924	+79.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB131.71	$1.62 FCFA924	-1.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB34.29	$1.62 FCFA924	+280.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB27.20	$1.62 FCFA924	+379.3%
Average			+138.3%

Moscow vs. Gabon - Cost of groceries

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pay 22.1% more for transportation

	Moscow	Gabon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB228.00	$4.08 FCFA2,323	+43.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,942.86	$49.19 FCFA28,008	+34.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB3M	$30,408.43 FCFA17M	-17.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB460.12	$7.34 FCFA4,176	+28.1%
Average			+22.1%

Moscow vs. Gabon - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Moscow	Gabon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB627.84	$71.55 FCFA40,739	+815.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB101K	$1,073.24 FCFA611K	-14.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB56,970.54	$447.18 FCFA255K	-36.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,883.67	$68.39 FCFA38,942	-38.2%
Average			+181.5%

Moscow vs. Gabon - Cost of housing

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pay 66.0% less for childcare

	Moscow	Gabon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB52,722.26	$178.87 FCFA102K	-72.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1M	$5,813.38 FCFA3M	-59.3%
Average			-66.0%

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pay 6.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Gabon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB335.51	$1.07 FCFA611	-74.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB253.55	$6.26 FCFA3,565	+98.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB239.65	$2.68 FCFA1,528	-10.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,580.83	$67.08 FCFA38,193	+50.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB527.22	$4.50 FCFA2,559	-31.5%
Average			+6.6%

Moscow vs. Gabon - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 19.2% less for clothing

	Moscow	Gabon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB6,109.24	$89.44 FCFA50,924	+17.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,834.35	$44.72 FCFA25,462	-6.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,875.71	$53.66 FCFA30,554	-56.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB12,594.76	$107.32 FCFA61,108	-31.6%
Average			-19.2%

Moscow 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: April 2026

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