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Gabon vs. Papua New Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Gabon is 13.6% more expensive than Papua New Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 78.8% more in Gabon
Groceries: pay 16.6% more in Gabon
Transportation: pay 17.4% more in Gabon
Housing: pay 43.0% less in Gabon
Childcare: pay 12.6% less in Gabon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.2% less in Gabon
Clothing: pay 47.4% more in Gabon

The cost of restaurants, clothing, transportation, and groceries in Gabon are more expensive than in Papua New Guinea. Expenses including housing, childcare, and entertainment and sports are lower in Gabon. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Gabon.

Gabon vs. Papua New Guinea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Gabon instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:

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pay 78.8% more for restaurants

	Papua New Guinea	Gabon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.87 PGK75.83	$17.89 FCFA10,077	+0.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.92 PGK25.13	$13.42 FCFA7,558	+126.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 PGK3.41	$1.49 FCFA840	+85.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 PGK2.99	$1.43 FCFA806	+103.1%
Average			+78.8%

Papua New Guinea vs. Gabon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 16.6% more for groceries

	Papua New Guinea	Gabon
Bread 1 loaf	$1.55 PGK6.59	$1.52 FCFA856	-2.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.60 PGK15.29	$4.70 FCFA2,645	+30.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.76 PGK32.93	$11.57 FCFA6,516	+49.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.00 PGK16.99	$5.55 FCFA3,124	+38.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.63 PGK15.41	$4.06 FCFA2,285	+11.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.99 PGK8.44	$2.03 FCFA1,143	+2.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.32 PGK5.61	$2.03 FCFA1,143	+53.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.73 PGK11.60	$1.62 FCFA914	-40.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 PGK6.89	$1.62 FCFA914	-0.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.58 PGK6.71	$1.62 FCFA914	+2.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.18 PGK5.01	$1.62 FCFA914	+37.4%
Average			+16.6%

Papua New Guinea vs. Gabon - Cost of groceries

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pay 17.4% more for transportation

	Papua New Guinea	Gabon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.22 PGK17.89	$4.08 FCFA2,298	-3.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.69 PGK100.53	$49.19 FCFA27,711	+107.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,387.96 PGK94,999.61	$30,408.43 FCFA17,130,387	+35.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.88 PGK105.56	$7.34 FCFA4,132	-70.5%
Average			+17.4%

Papua New Guinea vs. Gabon - Cost of transportation

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pay 43.0% less for housing

	Papua New Guinea	Gabon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.84 PGK703.70	$71.55 FCFA40,307	-56.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,652.44 PGK11,255.17	$1,073.24 FCFA604,602	-59.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$758.54 PGK3,218.75	$447.18 FCFA251,917	-41.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.08 PGK339.79	$68.39 FCFA38,529	-14.6%
Average			-43.0%

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pay 12.6% less for childcare

	Papua New Guinea	Gabon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$631.76 PGK2,680.77	$178.87 FCFA100,767	-71.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,968.24 PGK16,838.56	$5,813.38 FCFA3,274,927	+46.5%
Average			-12.6%

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pay 9.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Papua New Guinea	Gabon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.98 PGK12.63	$1.07 FCFA605	-63.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.56 PGK10.85	$6.26 FCFA3,527	+144.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.96 PGK29.52	$2.68 FCFA1,512	-61.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$73.52 PGK311.97	$67.08 FCFA37,788	-8.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.30 PGK43.71	$4.50 FCFA2,532	-56.4%
Average			-9.2%

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pay 47.4% more for clothing

	Papua New Guinea	Gabon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$31.15 PGK132.20	$89.44 FCFA50,383	+187.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.48 PGK154.81	$44.72 FCFA25,192	+22.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.40 PGK324.21	$53.66 FCFA30,230	-29.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.73 PGK414.68	$107.32 FCFA60,460	+9.8%
Average			+47.4%

Papua New Guinea 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: December 2025

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