Cost of living comparison

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Gabon vs. Russia Cost of Living Summary

Gabon is 87.8% more expensive than Russia overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Gabon
Groceries: pay 2.7 times more in Gabon
Transportation: pay 55.6% more in Gabon
Housing: pay 3.6 times more in Gabon
Childcare: pay 32.9% less in Gabon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.7% more in Gabon
Clothing: pay 1.9% more in Gabon

The cost of housing, groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and clothing in Gabon are more expensive than in Russia. Notably, housing, groceries, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Gabon.

Gabon vs. Russia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Russia	Gabon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.65 RUB787.88	$17.89 FCFA10,202	+85.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.53 RUB451.42	$13.42 FCFA7,652	+142.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 RUB86.15	$1.49 FCFA850	+41.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 RUB41.84	$1.43 FCFA816	+179.2%
Average			+112.0%

Russia vs. Gabon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.7 times more for groceries

	Russia	Gabon
Bread 1 loaf	$0.63 RUB51.45	$1.52 FCFA866	+140.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.02 RUB409.92	$4.70 FCFA2,678	-6.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.22 RUB344.53	$11.57 FCFA6,598	+174.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.60 RUB130.48	$5.55 FCFA3,163	+246.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.20 RUB179.58	$4.06 FCFA2,314	+84.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.79 RUB64.43	$2.03 FCFA1,157	+157.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 RUB65.45	$2.03 FCFA1,157	+152.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 RUB75.90	$1.62 FCFA926	+74.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 RUB102.38	$1.62 FCFA926	+29.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.38 RUB30.96	$1.62 FCFA926	+327.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 RUB24.73	$1.62 FCFA926	+435.4%
Average			+165.1%

Russia vs. Gabon - Cost of groceries

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pay 55.6% more for transportation

	Russia	Gabon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.69 RUB219.85	$4.08 FCFA2,327	+51.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.72 RUB1,772.69	$49.19 FCFA28,057	+126.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,562.55 RUB3M	$30,408.43 FCFA17M	-3.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.94 RUB403.57	$7.34 FCFA4,184	+48.3%
Average			+55.6%

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pay 3.6 times more for housing

	Russia	Gabon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.57 RUB617.75	$71.55 FCFA40,810	+845.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$433.96 RUB35,417.43	$1,073.24 FCFA612K	+147.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$300.84 RUB24,553.05	$447.18 FCFA255K	+48.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.77 RUB6,754.93	$68.39 FCFA39,010	-17.4%
Average			+255.9%

Russia vs. Gabon - Cost of housing

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pay 32.9% less for childcare

	Russia	Gabon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$300.70 RUB24,541.29	$178.87 FCFA102K	-40.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,780.29 RUB635K	$5,813.38 FCFA3M	-25.3%
Average			-32.9%

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pay 56.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Russia	Gabon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.70 RUB138.69	$1.07 FCFA612	-36.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.17 RUB176.93	$6.26 FCFA3,571	+188.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.68 RUB218.95	$2.68 FCFA1,530
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.84 RUB2,925.28	$67.08 FCFA38,259	+87.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.13 RUB418.30	$4.50 FCFA2,564	-12.3%
Average			+56.7%

Russia vs. Gabon - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 1.9% more for clothing

	Russia	Gabon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.56 RUB5,105.47	$89.44 FCFA51,012	+43.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.72 RUB3,568.43	$44.72 FCFA25,506	+2.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.93 RUB8,400.76	$53.66 FCFA30,607	-47.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.34 RUB7,943.95	$107.32 FCFA61,215	+10.3%
Average			+1.9%

Russia 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: March 2026

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