Cost of living comparison
Gabon is 15.1% more expensive than Samoa.
If you lived in Gabon instead of Samoa, you would:
pay 50.5% more for restaurants
Samoa
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.59
WST12.84
|
$15.91
FCFA9,747
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.59
WST29.64
|
$12.15
FCFA7,446
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.46
WST4.09
|
$0.88
FCFA539
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
WST3.07
|
$0.88
FCFA539
|
|
pay 35.8% more for groceries
Samoa
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.21
WST3.40
|
$1.59
FCFA976
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.09
WST22.65
|
$4.71
FCFA2,888
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.17
WST11.67
|
$7.65
FCFA4,689
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
WST7.60
|
$3.48
FCFA2,131
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
WST7.46
|
$4.41
FCFA2,702
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
WST3.08
|
$1.47
FCFA901
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
WST3.08
|
$1.65
FCFA1,009
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
WST3.08
|
$2.24
FCFA1,374
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.16
WST11.66
|
$1.22
FCFA745
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
WST2.14
|
$1.06
FCFA652
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
WST2.33
|
$1.43
FCFA873
|
|
pay 2.1% less for transportation
Samoa
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
WST10.50
|
$4.14
FCFA2,537
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$50.28
FCFA30,810
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$31,007.86
FCFA18,999,544
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.78
WST35.78
|
$10.89
FCFA6,676
|
|
pay 20.9% less for housing
Samoa
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$109.70
WST307.17
|
$69.84
FCFA42,792
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,100.71
WST3,081.99
|
$1,089.47
FCFA667,552
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$440.28
WST1,232.80
|
$586.64
FCFA359,451
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$420.86
WST1,178.41
|
$85.45
FCFA52,357
|
|
pay 46.6% more for childcare
Samoa
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.44
WST214.03
|
$136.88
FCFA83,872
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,201.42
WST6,163.98
|
$2,514.15
FCFA1,540,504
|
|
pay 13.9% less for entertainment and sports
Samoa
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.67
WST10.27
|
$1.01
FCFA616
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
WST9.06
|
$2.51
FCFA1,540
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.50
WST15.41
|
$1.84
FCFA1,130
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.53
WST138.69
|
$69.14
FCFA42,364
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
WST15.41
|
$8.38
FCFA5,135
|
|
pay 9.8% more for clothing
Samoa
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.00
WST140.00
|
$53.08
FCFA32,522
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.35
WST138.19
|
$64.25
FCFA39,368
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.00
WST210.00
|
$79.61
FCFA48,783
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.00
WST280.00
|
$96.38
FCFA59,053
|
|
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