Cost of living comparison

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Gabon vs. Serbia Cost of Living Summary

Gabon is 37.3% more expensive than Serbia overall.

Restaurants: pay 31.9% more in Gabon
Groceries: pay 2.4 times more in Gabon
Transportation: pay 2.1% more in Gabon
Housing: pay 83.5% more in Gabon
Childcare: pay 22.8% less in Gabon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.6% more in Gabon
Clothing: pay 13.8% less in Gabon

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

Gabon vs. Serbia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 31.9% more for restaurants

	Serbia	Gabon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.22 RSD832	$17.89 FCFA10,118	+117.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.48 RSD959	$13.42 FCFA7,588	+41.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.10 RSD212	$1.49 FCFA843	-28.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.47 RSD149	$1.43 FCFA809	-2.7%
Average			+31.9%

Serbia vs. Gabon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

	Serbia	Gabon
Bread 1 loaf	$0.74 RSD75	$1.52 FCFA859	+105.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.66 RSD471	$4.70 FCFA2,656	+0.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.09 RSD515	$11.57 FCFA6,543	+127.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.41 RSD244	$5.55 FCFA3,137	+130.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.02 RSD306	$4.06 FCFA2,295	+34.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.56 RSD57	$2.03 FCFA1,147	+262.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 RSD84	$2.03 FCFA1,147	+143.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 RSD76	$1.62 FCFA918	+116.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 RSD99	$1.62 FCFA918	+65.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 RSD46	$1.62 FCFA918	+257.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 RSD42	$1.62 FCFA918	+290.0%
Average			+139.4%

Serbia vs. Gabon - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.1% more for transportation

	Serbia	Gabon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.88 RSD696	$4.08 FCFA2,308	-40.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.31 RSD3,068	$49.19 FCFA27,824	+62.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,955.44 RSD3,132,624	$30,408.43 FCFA17,200,508	-1.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.27 RSD837	$7.34 FCFA4,149	-11.3%
Average			+2.1%

Serbia vs. Gabon - Cost of transportation

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pay 83.5% more for housing

	Serbia	Gabon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.24 RSD2,656	$71.55 FCFA40,472	+172.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$412.90 RSD41,785	$1,073.24 FCFA607,077	+159.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$302.98 RSD30,661	$447.18 FCFA252,949	+47.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$126.67 RSD12,819	$68.39 FCFA38,686	-46.0%
Average			+83.5%

Serbia vs. Gabon - Cost of housing

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pay 22.8% less for childcare

	Serbia	Gabon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$270.33 RSD27,357	$178.87 FCFA101,179	-33.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,594.36 RSD667,335	$5,813.38 FCFA3,288,332	-11.8%
Average			-22.8%

Serbia vs. Gabon - Cost of childcare

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pay 40.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Serbia	Gabon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.49 RSD252	$1.07 FCFA607	-56.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.03 RSD205	$6.26 FCFA3,541	+208.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.41 RSD447	$2.68 FCFA1,518	-39.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.25 RSD3,263	$67.08 FCFA37,942	+108.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.47 RSD553	$4.50 FCFA2,543	-17.8%
Average			+40.6%

Serbia vs. Gabon - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 13.8% less for clothing

	Serbia	Gabon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.65 RSD7,959	$89.44 FCFA50,590	+13.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.57 RSD5,016	$44.72 FCFA25,295	-9.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$107.57 RSD10,886	$53.66 FCFA30,354	-50.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$117.74 RSD11,915	$107.32 FCFA60,708	-8.8%
Average			-13.8%

Serbia vs. Gabon - Cost of clothing

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