Cost of living comparison
Gabon is 18.1% more expensive than Senegal.
If you lived in Gabon instead of Senegal, you would:
pay 27.2% more for restaurants
Senegal
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$15.91
FCFA9,690
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$12.15
FCFA7,402
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
F CFA653
|
$0.88
FCFA536
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
F CFA583
|
$0.88
FCFA536
|
|
pay 88.8% more for groceries
Senegal
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
$1.59
FCFA970
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
F CFA3,778
|
$4.71
FCFA2,872
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
F CFA4,638
|
$7.65
FCFA4,662
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
F CFA1,355
|
$3.48
FCFA2,119
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
F CFA2,950
|
$4.41
FCFA2,686
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
F CFA622
|
$1.47
FCFA895
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA391
|
$1.65
FCFA1,003
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
F CFA552
|
$2.24
FCFA1,366
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
F CFA377
|
$1.22
FCFA741
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
F CFA313
|
$1.06
FCFA648
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA263
|
$1.43
FCFA868
|
|
pay 19.8% more for transportation
Senegal
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
F CFA3,202
|
$4.14
FCFA2,522
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.95
F CFA12,763
|
$50.28
FCFA30,630
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,655.66
F CFA16,846,570
|
$31,007.86
FCFA18,888,578
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.63
F CFA13,784
|
$10.89
FCFA6,637
|
|
pay 27.3% more for housing
Senegal
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
F CFA29,157
|
$69.84
FCFA42,542
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.04
F CFA499,529
|
$1,089.47
FCFA663,653
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$465.09
F CFA283,312
|
$586.64
FCFA357,351
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.00
F CFA49,948
|
$85.45
FCFA52,051
|
|
pay 47.4% less for childcare
Senegal
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$246.76
F CFA150,315
|
$136.88
FCFA83,382
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,061.82
F CFA3,083,433
|
$2,514.15
FCFA1,531,506
|
|
pay 13.5% less for entertainment and sports
Senegal
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
F CFA1,532
|
$1.01
FCFA613
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.64
F CFA2,215
|
$2.51
FCFA1,532
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
F CFA817
|
$1.84
FCFA1,123
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.56
F CFA42,372
|
$69.14
FCFA42,116
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$8.38
FCFA5,105
|
|
pay 24.4% more for clothing
Senegal
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.64
F CFA32,672
|
$53.08
FCFA32,332
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.32
F CFA22,122
|
$64.25
FCFA39,138
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.53
F CFA50,881
|
$79.61
FCFA48,498
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.26
F CFA46,456
|
$96.38
FCFA58,708
|
|
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