Cost of living comparison
Gabon is 35.9% more expensive than Mozambique.
If you lived in Gabon instead of Mozambique, you would:
pay 41.0% more for restaurants
Mozambique
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.88
MZN950.74
|
$15.91
FCFA9,690
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.31
MZN275.22
|
$12.15
FCFA7,402
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
MZN71.31
|
$0.88
FCFA536
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MZN58.38
|
$0.88
FCFA536
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Mozambique
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
MZN74.88
|
$1.59
FCFA970
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.77
MZN560.44
|
$4.71
FCFA2,872
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
MZN370.42
|
$7.65
FCFA4,662
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
MZN120.39
|
$3.48
FCFA2,119
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.38
MZN152.07
|
$4.41
FCFA2,686
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
MZN55.32
|
$1.47
FCFA895
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
MZN22.95
|
$1.65
FCFA1,003
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
MZN37.07
|
$2.24
FCFA1,366
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
MZN29.13
|
$1.22
FCFA741
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MZN24.40
|
$1.06
FCFA648
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
MZN31.78
|
$1.43
FCFA868
|
|
pay 49.9% more for transportation
Mozambique
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
MZN286.19
|
$4.14
FCFA2,522
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.18
MZN841.96
|
$50.28
FCFA30,630
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,889.58
MZN2,101,644.48
|
$31,007.86
FCFA18,888,578
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.85
MZN2,226.74
|
$10.89
FCFA6,637
|
|
pay 38.0% more for housing
Mozambique
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.73
MZN7,906.19
|
$69.84
FCFA42,542
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$989.04
MZN63,199.45
|
$1,089.47
FCFA663,653
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.40
MZN15,489.26
|
$586.64
FCFA357,351
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.57
MZN3,806.59
|
$85.45
FCFA52,051
|
|
pay 47.4% less for childcare
Mozambique
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.02
MZN18,021.19
|
$136.88
FCFA83,382
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,429.85
MZN283,067.13
|
$2,514.15
FCFA1,531,506
|
|
pay 10.1% more for entertainment and sports
Mozambique
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
MZN75.06
|
$1.01
FCFA613
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
MZN118.09
|
$2.51
FCFA1,532
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.35
MZN150.12
|
$1.84
FCFA1,123
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.25
MZN3,786.30
|
$69.14
FCFA42,116
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.26
MZN400.31
|
$8.38
FCFA5,105
|
|
pay 28.6% more for clothing
Mozambique
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.54
MZN1,567.89
|
$53.08
FCFA32,332
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.22
MZN4,486.84
|
$64.25
FCFA39,138
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.39
MZN4,753.72
|
$79.61
FCFA48,498
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.58
MZN6,171.50
|
$96.38
FCFA58,708
|
|
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