Cost of living comparison

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Gabon vs. Nicaragua Cost of Living Summary

Gabon is 93.9% more expensive than Nicaragua overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Gabon
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Gabon
Transportation: pay 3.3 times more in Gabon
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Gabon
Childcare: pay 24.1% more in Gabon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.6% more in Gabon
Clothing: pay 3.5% less in Gabon

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

Gabon vs. Nicaragua Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Nicaragua	Gabon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.57 NIO167.54	$17.89 FCFA10,118	+291.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.80 NIO249.70	$13.42 FCFA7,588	+97.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 NIO30.05	$1.49 FCFA843	+82.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 NIO22.01	$1.43 FCFA809	+138.5%
Average			+152.3%

Nicaragua vs. Gabon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Nicaragua	Gabon
Bread 1 loaf	$1.74 NIO63.99	$1.52 FCFA859	-12.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.29 NIO120.87	$4.70 FCFA2,656	+42.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.55 NIO166.90	$11.57 FCFA6,543	+154.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.98 NIO72.59	$5.55 FCFA3,137	+180.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.48 NIO90.82	$4.06 FCFA2,295	+63.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 NIO64.95	$2.03 FCFA1,147	+14.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.39 NIO14.44	$2.03 FCFA1,147	+415.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 NIO29.96	$1.62 FCFA918	+98.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 NIO32.04	$1.62 FCFA918	+85.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.24 NIO45.67	$1.62 FCFA918	+30.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.88 NIO32.12	$1.62 FCFA918	+85.4%
Average			+105.3%

Nicaragua vs. Gabon - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.3 times more for transportation

	Nicaragua	Gabon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.95 NIO181.64	$4.08 FCFA2,308	-17.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$5.00 NIO183.61	$49.19 FCFA27,824	+883.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,973.64 NIO843,003.80	$30,408.43 FCFA17,200,508	+32.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.56 NIO204.17	$7.34 FCFA4,149	+31.8%
Average			+232.4%

Nicaragua vs. Gabon - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Nicaragua	Gabon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.35 NIO1,333.96	$71.55 FCFA40,472	+96.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$326.67 NIO11,986.84	$1,073.24 FCFA607,077	+228.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$283.96 NIO10,419.68	$447.18 FCFA252,949	+57.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.87 NIO2,050.11	$68.39 FCFA38,686	+22.4%
Average			+101.3%

Nicaragua vs. Gabon - Cost of housing

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pay 24.1% more for childcare

	Nicaragua	Gabon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$118.12 NIO4,334.53	$178.87 FCFA101,179	+51.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,000.00 NIO220,166.41	$5,813.38 FCFA3,288,332	-3.1%
Average			+24.1%

Nicaragua vs. Gabon - Cost of childcare

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pay 45.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Nicaragua	Gabon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.31 NIO47.93	$1.07 FCFA607	-17.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.16 NIO79.30	$6.26 FCFA3,541	+189.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.66 NIO97.58	$2.68 FCFA1,518	+0.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.69 NIO1,236.40	$67.08 FCFA37,942	+99.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.00 NIO293.56	$4.50 FCFA2,543	-43.8%
Average			+45.6%

Nicaragua vs. Gabon - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 3.5% less for clothing

	Nicaragua	Gabon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.83 NIO2,268.67	$89.44 FCFA50,590	+44.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.88 NIO2,270.47	$44.72 FCFA25,295	-27.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.23 NIO3,971.55	$53.66 FCFA30,354	-50.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.99 NIO3,302.29	$107.32 FCFA60,708	+19.3%
Average			-3.5%

Nicaragua 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: November 2025

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