Cost of living comparison
Gabon is 16.4% cheaper than Netherlands.
If you lived in Gabon instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 29.4% less for restaurants
|
Netherlands
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.72
€16.62
|
$15.91
FCFA9,790
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.84
€9.23
|
$12.15
FCFA7,479
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.85
€2.68
|
$0.88
FCFA542
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
€2.17
|
$0.88
FCFA542
|
|
pay 70.6% more for groceries
|
Netherlands
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.95
€1.83
|
$1.59
FCFA980
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
€5.56
|
$4.71
FCFA2,901
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.34
€4.07
|
$7.65
FCFA4,710
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
€2.21
|
$3.48
FCFA2,140
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
€3.83
|
$4.41
FCFA2,714
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.17
|
$1.47
FCFA905
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.63
|
$1.65
FCFA1,014
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.67
|
$2.24
FCFA1,380
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.22
|
$1.22
FCFA749
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$1.06
FCFA655
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
€0.43
|
$1.43
FCFA877
|
|
pay 37.6% less for transportation
|
Netherlands
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.49
€7.97
|
$4.14
FCFA2,548
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$104.47
€98.02
|
$50.28
FCFA30,947
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,989.41
€27,199.32
|
$31,007.86
FCFA19,083,840
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.81
€22.34
|
$10.89
FCFA6,705
|
|
pay 9.8% less for housing
|
Netherlands
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.56
€41.81
|
$69.84
FCFA42,982
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,134.22
€1,064.18
|
$1,089.47
FCFA670,513
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$969.29
€909.43
|
$586.64
FCFA361,046
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$179.88
€168.77
|
$85.45
FCFA52,589
|
|
pay 76.2% less for childcare
|
Netherlands
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,616.01
€1,516.23
|
$136.88
FCFA84,244
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,406.01
€6,010.44
|
$2,514.15
FCFA1,547,338
|
|
pay 26.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Netherlands
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.48
€5.14
|
$1.01
FCFA619
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.36
€3.15
|
$2.51
FCFA1,547
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.91
€8.36
|
$1.84
FCFA1,135
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.22
€33.99
|
$69.14
FCFA42,552
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.01
€12.20
|
$8.38
FCFA5,158
|
|
pay 6.5% less for clothing
|
Netherlands
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.46
€83.00
|
$53.08
FCFA32,666
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.75
€39.17
|
$64.25
FCFA39,543
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.66
€90.69
|
$79.61
FCFA48,999
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.64
€116.00
|
$96.38
FCFA59,315
|
|
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