Cost of living comparison
Gabon is 2.0 times more expensive than Rwanda.
If you lived in Gabon instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Rwanda
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
RWF3,500
|
$15.91
FCFA9,747
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.23
RWF9,334
|
$12.15
FCFA7,446
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
RWF898
|
$0.88
FCFA539
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
RWF661
|
$0.88
FCFA539
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Rwanda
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
RWF1,283
|
$1.59
FCFA976
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.57
RWF3,322
|
$4.71
FCFA2,888
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.79
RWF3,605
|
$7.65
FCFA4,689
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
RWF2,020
|
$3.48
FCFA2,131
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
RWF3,175
|
$4.41
FCFA2,702
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
RWF2,340
|
$1.47
FCFA901
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RWF718
|
$1.65
FCFA1,009
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
RWF1,270
|
$2.24
FCFA1,374
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
RWF609
|
$1.22
FCFA745
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF280
|
$1.06
FCFA652
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
RWF337
|
$1.43
FCFA873
|
|
pay 90.6% more for transportation
Rwanda
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
RWF6,766
|
$4.14
FCFA2,537
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.74
RWF15,167
|
$50.28
FCFA30,810
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,680.22
RWF28,000,894
|
$31,007.86
FCFA18,999,544
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
RWF12,542
|
$10.89
FCFA6,676
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Rwanda
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.21
RWF44,189
|
$69.84
FCFA42,792
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.29
RWF650,021
|
$1,089.47
FCFA667,552
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$316.42
RWF408,670
|
$586.64
FCFA359,451
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.21
RWF53,220
|
$85.45
FCFA52,357
|
|
pay 22.9% more for childcare
Rwanda
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.81
RWF192,191
|
$136.88
FCFA83,872
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,635.61
RWF2,112,463
|
$2,514.15
FCFA1,540,504
|
|
pay 50.1% more for entertainment and sports
Rwanda
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
RWF1,167
|
$1.01
FCFA616
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
RWF2,917
|
$2.51
FCFA1,540
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.36
RWF1,750
|
$1.84
FCFA1,130
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.55
RWF43,335
|
$69.14
FCFA42,364
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RWF5,834
|
$8.38
FCFA5,135
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Rwanda
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.76
RWF25,522
|
$53.08
FCFA32,522
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.98
RWF38,719
|
$64.25
FCFA39,368
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.65
RWF43,460
|
$79.61
FCFA48,783
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.73
RWF60,357
|
$96.38
FCFA59,053
|
|
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