Cost of living comparison
Gabon is 2.9 times more expensive than Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Gabon instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 79.4% more for restaurants
Sierra Leone
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
$15.91
FCFA9,790
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$12.15
FCFA7,479
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
$0.88
FCFA542
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.88
FCFA542
|
|
pay 95.4% more for groceries
Sierra Leone
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
$1.59
FCFA980
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.71
FCFA2,901
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
$7.65
FCFA4,710
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
$3.48
FCFA2,140
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$4.41
FCFA2,714
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
$1.47
FCFA905
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$1.65
FCFA1,014
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$2.24
FCFA1,380
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
$1.22
FCFA749
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
$1.06
FCFA655
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
$1.43
FCFA877
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for transportation
Sierra Leone
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
$4.14
FCFA2,548
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
$50.28
FCFA30,947
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
$31,007.86
FCFA19,083,840
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
$10.89
FCFA6,705
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Sierra Leone
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$69.84
FCFA42,982
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
$1,089.47
FCFA670,513
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
$586.64
FCFA361,046
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
$85.45
FCFA52,589
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
Sierra Leone
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$136.88
FCFA84,244
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
$2,514.15
FCFA1,547,338
|
|
pay 9.1% more for entertainment and sports
Sierra Leone
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
$1.01
FCFA619
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$2.51
FCFA1,547
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
$1.84
FCFA1,135
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
$69.14
FCFA42,552
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
$8.38
FCFA5,158
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for clothing
Sierra Leone
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$53.08
FCFA32,666
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$64.25
FCFA39,543
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$79.61
FCFA48,999
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$96.38
FCFA59,315
|
|
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