Cost of living comparison
Gabon is 33.5% more expensive than Oman.
If you lived in Gabon instead of Oman, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Oman
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.34
OMR1.670
|
$15.91
FCFA9,747
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.03
OMR2.710
|
$12.15
FCFA7,446
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
OMR0.330
|
$0.88
FCFA539
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
OMR0.140
|
$0.88
FCFA539
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Oman
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
OMR0.390
|
$1.59
FCFA976
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
OMR1.260
|
$4.71
FCFA2,888
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.90
OMR2.660
|
$7.65
FCFA4,689
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.84
OMR1.090
|
$3.48
FCFA2,131
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.24
OMR0.860
|
$4.41
FCFA2,702
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
OMR0.370
|
$1.47
FCFA901
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
OMR0.230
|
$1.65
FCFA1,009
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
OMR0.310
|
$2.24
FCFA1,374
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
$1.22
FCFA745
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
OMR0.170
|
$1.06
FCFA652
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
OMR0.160
|
$1.43
FCFA873
|
|
pay 26.6% more for transportation
Oman
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.24
OMR0.860
|
$4.14
FCFA2,537
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.94
OMR25.000
|
$50.28
FCFA30,810
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,624.45
OMR7,939.320
|
$31,007.86
FCFA18,999,544
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.60
OMR4.470
|
$10.89
FCFA6,676
|
|
pay 42.5% more for housing
Oman
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.03
OMR30.040
|
$69.84
FCFA42,792
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$514.91
OMR198.210
|
$1,089.47
FCFA667,552
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$386.68
OMR148.850
|
$586.64
FCFA359,451
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.04
OMR28.120
|
$85.45
FCFA52,357
|
|
pay 40.3% less for childcare
Oman
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$163.74
OMR63.030
|
$136.88
FCFA83,872
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,015.93
OMR2,700.760
|
$2,514.15
FCFA1,540,504
|
|
pay 40.1% less for entertainment and sports
Oman
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.25
OMR3.560
|
$1.01
FCFA616
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.73
OMR1.440
|
$2.51
FCFA1,540
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.64
OMR2.170
|
$1.84
FCFA1,130
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$77.34
OMR29.770
|
$69.14
FCFA42,364
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.46
OMR3.260
|
$8.38
FCFA5,135
|
|
pay 16.2% more for clothing
Oman
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.62
OMR19.870
|
$53.08
FCFA32,522
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.76
OMR18.000
|
$64.25
FCFA39,368
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.82
OMR32.270
|
$79.61
FCFA48,783
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.32
OMR28.610
|
$96.38
FCFA59,053
|
|
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