Cost of living comparison

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Gabon vs. Somalia Cost of Living Summary

Gabon is 3.1 times more expensive than Somalia overall.

Restaurants
pay 3.5 times more in Gabon
Groceries
pay 81.6% more in Gabon
Transportation
pay 2.0 times more in Gabon
Housing
pay 4.3 times more in Gabon
Childcare
pay 6.0 times more in Gabon
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.5 times more in Gabon
Clothing
pay 3.7 times more in Gabon

The cost of childcare, housing, clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Gabon are more expensive than in Somalia. Notably, childcare, housing, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Gabon.

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Gabon vs. Somalia Cost Breakdown

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

pay 3.5 times more for restaurants

 
Somalia
Gabon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.33
SOS1,904
$17.07
FCFA9,994
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $5.00
SOS2,855
$15.36
FCFA8,995
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.04
SOS593
$1.71
FCFA999
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pay 81.6% more for groceries

 
Somalia
Gabon
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.35
SOS773
$1.19
FCFA697
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.50
SOS1,428
$5.12
FCFA2,998
Milk (1 gallon) $7.02
SOS4,011
$12.92
FCFA7,566
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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

 
Somalia
Gabon
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.57
SOS2,037
$4.01
FCFA2,350
Monthly public transit pass $12.17
SOS6,952
$46.94
FCFA27,484
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $10,000.00
SOS6M
$29,019.42
FCFA17M
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pay 4.3 times more for housing

 
Somalia
Gabon
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $39.56
SOS22,589
$64.01
FCFA37,478
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $143.33
SOS81,854
$1,024.21
FCFA600K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $77.50
SOS44,258
$426.76
FCFA250K
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pay 6.0 times more for childcare

 
Somalia
Gabon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $51.67
SOS29,505
$170.70
FCFA99,941
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $515.00
SOS294K
$5,547.83
FCFA3M
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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Somalia
Gabon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $1.02
FCFA600
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.67
SOS952
$5.97
FCFA3,498
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $1.00
SOS571
$2.56
FCFA1,499
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pay 3.7 times more for clothing

 
Somalia
Gabon
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $12.50
SOS7,138
$85.35
FCFA49,970
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $16.33
SOS9,328
$42.68
FCFA24,985
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $18.50
SOS10,565
$51.21
FCFA29,982
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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