Cost of living comparison
Gabon is 54.6% more expensive than Romania.
If you lived in Gabon instead of Romania, you would:
pay 44.9% more for restaurants
Romania
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.50
RON39.27
|
$16.51
FCFA10,047
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.39
RON29.52
|
$14.86
FCFA9,043
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
RON7.98
|
$1.24
FCFA754
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.42
RON6.58
|
$1.16
FCFA703
|
|
pay 82.0% more for groceries
Romania
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
RON5.02
|
$1.43
FCFA871
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
RON17.39
|
$3.44
FCFA2,093
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.57
RON25.74
|
$9.88
FCFA6,014
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
RON13.76
|
$3.43
FCFA2,085
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
RON12.64
|
$3.15
FCFA1,914
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
RON2.19
|
$1.45
FCFA881
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RON3.10
|
$1.17
FCFA714
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
RON2.95
|
$1.45
FCFA881
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
RON3.89
|
$0.95
FCFA577
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
RON1.73
|
$1.05
FCFA638
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
RON1.91
|
$1.12
FCFA684
|
|
pay 36.5% more for transportation
Romania
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
RON26.24
|
$3.93
FCFA2,391
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.80
RON91.51
|
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,308.53
RON116,958.30
|
$28,067.07
FCFA17,080,608
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.26
RON28.94
|
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pay 3.2 times more for housing
Romania
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.81
RON40.70
|
$68.79
FCFA41,864
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.46
RON1,712.01
|
$853.02
FCFA519,117
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$263.66
RON1,218.45
|
$495.30
FCFA301,422
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.60
RON469.53
|
$84.17
FCFA51,222
|
|
pay 38.5% less for childcare
Romania
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$363.62
RON1,680.40
|
$119.70
FCFA72,844
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,956.82
RON27,528.23
|
$5,365.76
FCFA3,265,410
|
|
pay 16.4% more for entertainment and sports
Romania
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.02
RON9.32
|
$0.99
FCFA603
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
RON10.02
|
$4.68
FCFA2,847
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.28
RON24.40
|
$2.48
FCFA1,507
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.57
RON173.63
|
$57.79
FCFA35,166
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.14
RON28.39
|
?? | |
pay 20.5% more for clothing
Romania
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.54
RON275.17
|
$66.04
FCFA40,190
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.40
RON158.97
|
$74.30
FCFA45,213
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.71
RON322.15
|
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.78
RON373.30
|
$72.64
FCFA44,209
|
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