Cost of living comparison
Gabon is 16.6% cheaper than North Carolina.
If you lived in Gabon instead of North Carolina, you would:
pay 12.8% less for restaurants
North Carolina
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.15
|
$15.91
FCFA9,755
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.24
|
$12.15
FCFA7,452
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.10
|
$0.88
FCFA540
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
|
$0.88
FCFA540
|
|
pay 14.0% more for groceries
North Carolina
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.04
|
$1.59
FCFA976
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.41
|
$4.71
FCFA2,891
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.37
|
$7.65
FCFA4,693
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.65
|
$3.48
FCFA2,133
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.35
|
$4.41
FCFA2,704
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.24
|
$1.47
FCFA901
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
|
$1.65
FCFA1,010
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
|
$2.24
FCFA1,375
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.88
|
$1.22
FCFA746
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
|
$1.06
FCFA653
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.33
|
$1.43
FCFA874
|
|
pay 3.3% more for transportation
North Carolina
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.24
|
$4.14
FCFA2,539
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.45
|
$50.28
FCFA30,836
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,513.75
|
$31,007.86
FCFA19,015,402
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.96
|
$10.89
FCFA6,681
|
|
pay 26.4% less for housing
North Carolina
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.74
|
$69.84
FCFA42,827
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,481.44
|
$1,089.47
FCFA668,109
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,208.87
|
$586.64
FCFA359,751
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$126.18
|
$85.45
FCFA52,401
|
|
pay 86.7% less for childcare
North Carolina
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,073.46
|
$136.88
FCFA83,942
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,256.56
|
$2,514.15
FCFA1,541,789
|
|
pay 29.2% less for entertainment and sports
North Carolina
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
|
$1.01
FCFA617
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
|
$2.51
FCFA1,542
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.59
|
$1.84
FCFA1,131
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.90
|
$69.14
FCFA42,399
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.82
|
$8.38
FCFA5,139
|
|
pay 21.9% more for clothing
North Carolina
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.84
|
$53.08
FCFA32,549
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.91
|
$64.25
FCFA39,401
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.67
|
$79.61
FCFA48,823
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.53
|
$96.38
FCFA59,102
|
|
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