Cost of living comparison
Gabon is 89.3% more expensive than North Korea.
If you lived in Gabon instead of North Korea, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
North Korea
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.27
₩3,840
|
$15.91
FCFA9,755
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.44
₩2,192
|
$12.15
FCFA7,452
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
₩2,504
|
$0.88
FCFA540
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
₩2,692
|
$0.88
FCFA540
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
North Korea
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
₩495
|
$1.59
FCFA976
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.25
₩1,125
|
$4.71
FCFA2,891
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$0.99
₩891
|
$7.65
FCFA4,693
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
₩1,670
|
$3.48
FCFA2,133
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
₩2,699
|
$4.41
FCFA2,704
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.94
₩1,742
|
$1.47
FCFA901
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$1.65
FCFA1,010
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$2.24
FCFA1,375
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$1.22
FCFA746
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$1.06
FCFA653
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$1.43
FCFA874
|
|
pay 26.9% more for transportation
North Korea
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.85
₩4,361
|
$4.14
FCFA2,539
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$50.28
FCFA30,836
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,250.00
₩24,525,000
|
$31,007.86
FCFA19,015,402
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
₩5,400
|
$10.89
FCFA6,681
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
North Korea
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$69.84
FCFA42,827
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$350.00
₩315,000
|
$1,089.47
FCFA668,109
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$198.78
₩178,902
|
$586.64
FCFA359,751
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$85.45
FCFA52,401
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
North Korea
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$136.88
FCFA83,942
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$2,514.15
FCFA1,541,789
|
pay 45.2% less for entertainment and sports
North Korea
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
₩1,997
|
$1.01
FCFA617
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
₩1,921
|
$2.51
FCFA1,542
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.88
₩16,992
|
$1.84
FCFA1,131
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$69.14
FCFA42,399
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.02
₩16,214
|
$8.38
FCFA5,139
|
|
pay 80.3% more for clothing
North Korea
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.23
₩24,510
|
$53.08
FCFA32,549
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$64.25
FCFA39,401
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.03
₩43,230
|
$79.61
FCFA48,823
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$96.38
FCFA59,102
|
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