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Gabon vs. Norway Cost of Living Summary

Gabon is 24.4% cheaper than Norway overall.

Restaurants: pay 31.4% less in Gabon
Groceries: pay 16.3% more in Gabon
Transportation: pay 40.8% less in Gabon
Housing: pay 20.2% less in Gabon
Childcare: pay 36.2% less in Gabon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.5% less in Gabon
Clothing: pay 20.8% less in Gabon

Expenses including transportation, entertainment and sports, childcare, restaurants, clothing, and housing are lower in Gabon.

Gabon vs. Norway Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 31.4% less for restaurants

	Norway	Gabon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$22.47 NOK219.03	$17.89 FCFA10,235	-20.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.28 NOK139.15	$13.42 FCFA7,677	-6.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.22 NOK31.40	$1.49 FCFA853	-53.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.63 NOK25.66	$1.43 FCFA819	-45.6%
Average			-31.4%

Norway vs. Gabon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 16.3% more for groceries

	Norway	Gabon
Bread 1 loaf	$3.23 NOK31.47	$1.52 FCFA869	-53.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.77 NOK56.26	$4.70 FCFA2,687	-18.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.36 NOK81.49	$11.57 FCFA6,619	+38.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.26 NOK41.49	$5.55 FCFA3,173	+30.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.39 NOK62.29	$4.06 FCFA2,321	-36.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.50 NOK14.61	$2.03 FCFA1,161	+35.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.10 NOK10.70	$2.03 FCFA1,161	+84.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.42 NOK13.86	$1.62 FCFA929	+14.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.97 NOK19.18	$1.62 FCFA929	-17.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 NOK9.93	$1.62 FCFA929	+59.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.13 NOK11.04	$1.62 FCFA929	+43.3%
Average			+16.3%

Norway vs. Gabon - Cost of groceries

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pay 40.8% less for transportation

	Norway	Gabon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.05 NOK78.43	$4.08 FCFA2,334	-49.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$73.58 NOK717.10	$49.19 FCFA28,147	-33.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,882.51 NOK330K	$30,408.43 FCFA17M	-10.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.92 NOK242.91	$7.34 FCFA4,197	-70.6%
Average			-40.8%

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pay 20.2% less for housing

	Norway	Gabon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.89 NOK505.77	$71.55 FCFA40,941	+37.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,147.37 NOK11,182.51	$1,073.24 FCFA614K	-6.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$929.65 NOK9,060.60	$447.18 FCFA256K	-51.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$173.28 NOK1,688.82	$68.39 FCFA39,135	-60.5%
Average			-20.2%

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pay 36.2% less for childcare

	Norway	Gabon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$279.02 NOK2,719.42	$178.87 FCFA102K	-35.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,157.91 NOK89,255.01	$5,813.38 FCFA3M	-36.5%
Average			-36.2%

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pay 37.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Norway	Gabon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$9.73 NOK94.85	$1.07 FCFA614	-89.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.10 NOK49.75	$6.26 FCFA3,582	+22.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.59 NOK151.90	$2.68 FCFA1,535	-82.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.34 NOK490.60	$67.08 FCFA38,383	+33.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.82 NOK154.21	$4.50 FCFA2,572	-71.6%
Average			-37.5%

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pay 20.8% less for clothing

	Norway	Gabon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$95.05 NOK926.42	$89.44 FCFA51,177	-5.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.59 NOK444.30	$44.72 FCFA25,588	-1.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.49 NOK1,028.13	$53.66 FCFA30,706	-49.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$145.24 NOK1,415.57	$107.32 FCFA61,412	-26.1%
Average			-20.8%

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