Cost of living comparison

Poland

compared to

Gabon

Gabon vs. Poland Cost of Living Summary

Gabon is 27.0% more expensive than Poland overall.

Restaurants: pay 23.9% more in Gabon
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Gabon
Transportation: pay 3.4% less in Gabon
Housing: pay 78.8% more in Gabon
Childcare: pay 37.3% less in Gabon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.0% more in Gabon
Clothing: pay 2.8% less in Gabon

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

Gabon vs. Poland Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 23.9% more for restaurants

	Poland	Gabon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.21 PLN37.06	$17.89 FCFA10,060	+75.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.43 PLN30.59	$13.42 FCFA7,545	+59.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 PLN7.26	$1.49 FCFA838	-25.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.65 PLN5.97	$1.43 FCFA805	-13.1%
Average			+23.9%

Poland vs. Gabon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Poland	Gabon
Bread 1 loaf	$1.31 PLN4.74	$1.52 FCFA854	+16.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.56 PLN16.56	$4.70 FCFA2,641	+2.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.98 PLN14.43	$11.57 FCFA6,506	+191.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.28 PLN11.90	$5.55 FCFA3,119	+69.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.95 PLN10.72	$4.06 FCFA2,282	+37.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 PLN1.85	$2.03 FCFA1,141	+297.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 PLN2.74	$2.03 FCFA1,141	+169.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.83 PLN3.02	$1.62 FCFA913	+95.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.28 PLN4.63	$1.62 FCFA913	+27.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 PLN1.50	$1.62 FCFA913	+292.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 PLN1.85	$1.62 FCFA913	+219.0%
Average			+128.8%

Poland vs. Gabon - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.4% less for transportation

	Poland	Gabon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.51 PLN23.63	$4.08 FCFA2,294	-37.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.67 PLN118.56	$49.19 FCFA27,665	+50.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,516.14 PLN122K	$30,408.43 FCFA17M	-9.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.89 PLN32.26	$7.34 FCFA4,125	-17.5%
Average			-3.4%

Poland vs. Gabon - Cost of transportation

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pay 78.8% more for housing

	Poland	Gabon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.32 PLN59.22	$71.55 FCFA40,240	+338.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$660.05 PLN2,395.31	$1,073.24 FCFA604K	+62.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$540.72 PLN1,962.25	$447.18 FCFA251K	-17.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$218.52 PLN793.01	$68.39 FCFA38,465	-68.7%
Average			+78.8%

Poland vs. Gabon - Cost of housing

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pay 37.3% less for childcare

	Poland	Gabon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$372.18 PLN1,350.63	$178.87 FCFA101K	-51.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,516.31 PLN27,276.56	$5,813.38 FCFA3M	-22.7%
Average			-37.3%

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pay 1.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Poland	Gabon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.49 PLN12.68	$1.07 FCFA604	-69.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.46 PLN12.56	$6.26 FCFA3,521	+80.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.23 PLN18.99	$2.68 FCFA1,509	-48.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.00 PLN134.28	$67.08 FCFA37,725	+81.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.39 PLN26.83	$4.50 FCFA2,528	-39.2%
Average			+1.0%

Poland vs. Gabon - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 2.8% less for clothing

	Poland	Gabon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$87.74 PLN318.41	$89.44 FCFA50,300	+1.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.84 PLN137.30	$44.72 FCFA25,150	+18.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.94 PLN322.77	$53.66 FCFA30,180	-39.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$98.79 PLN358.51	$107.32 FCFA60,360	+8.6%
Average			-2.8%

Poland vs. Gabon - Cost of clothing

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