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Gabon vs. Saudi Arabia Cost of Living Summary

Gabon is 43.7% more expensive than Saudi Arabia overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.0 times more in Gabon
Groceries: pay 99.9% more in Gabon
Transportation: pay 19.4% more in Gabon
Housing: pay 34.4% more in Gabon
Childcare: pay 29.7% less in Gabon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.7% less in Gabon
Clothing: pay 14.4% more in Gabon

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

Gabon vs. Saudi Arabia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Gabon instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:

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pay 3.0 times more for restaurants

	Saudi Arabia	Gabon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.32 SAR23.71	$17.89 FCFA9,965	+183.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.73 SAR29.01	$13.42 FCFA7,474	+73.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 SAR2.79	$1.49 FCFA830	+100.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.27 SAR1.02	$1.43 FCFA797	+424.6%
Average			+195.5%

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pay 99.9% more for groceries

	Saudi Arabia	Gabon
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 SAR3.43	$1.52 FCFA846	+66.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.62 SAR13.56	$4.70 FCFA2,616	+29.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.74 SAR25.27	$11.57 FCFA6,444	+71.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.52 SAR9.47	$5.55 FCFA3,089	+119.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.28 SAR12.29	$4.06 FCFA2,260	+23.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.97 SAR3.63	$2.03 FCFA1,130	+109.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 SAR2.92	$2.03 FCFA1,130	+161.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 SAR3.00	$1.62 FCFA904	+103.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 SAR2.77	$1.62 FCFA904	+119.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 SAR2.49	$1.62 FCFA904	+144.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 SAR2.43	$1.62 FCFA904	+150.1%
Average			+99.9%

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pay 19.4% more for transportation

	Saudi Arabia	Gabon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.32 SAR8.72	$4.08 FCFA2,273	+75.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.84 SAR126.96	$49.19 FCFA27,404	+45.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,756.63 SAR96,633.02	$30,408.43 FCFA16,940,527	+18.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.00 SAR71.27	$7.34 FCFA4,086	-61.4%
Average			+19.4%

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pay 34.4% more for housing

	Saudi Arabia	Gabon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.04 SAR277.77	$71.55 FCFA39,860	-3.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$434.87 SAR1,631.55	$1,073.24 FCFA597,901	+146.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$360.33 SAR1,351.86	$447.18 FCFA249,125	+24.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$97.42 SAR365.51	$68.39 FCFA38,102	-29.8%
Average			+34.4%

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pay 29.7% less for childcare

	Saudi Arabia	Gabon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$350.88 SAR1,316.42	$178.87 FCFA99,650	-49.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,485.70 SAR24,332.88	$5,813.38 FCFA3,238,630	-10.4%
Average			-29.7%

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pay 27.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Saudi Arabia	Gabon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.89 SAR7.09	$1.07 FCFA598	-43.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.48 SAR13.06	$6.26 FCFA3,488	+79.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.47 SAR28.01	$2.68 FCFA1,495	-64.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$106.43 SAR399.29	$67.08 FCFA37,369	-37.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.24 SAR64.69	$4.50 FCFA2,504	-73.9%
Average			-27.7%

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pay 14.4% more for clothing

	Saudi Arabia	Gabon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.71 SAR182.74	$89.44 FCFA49,825	+83.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.50 SAR215.74	$44.72 FCFA24,913	-22.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.56 SAR332.24	$53.66 FCFA29,895	-39.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$79.17 SAR297.03	$107.32 FCFA59,790	+35.6%
Average			+14.4%

Saudi Arabia 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: December 2025

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