Cost of living comparison

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Gabon vs. South Korea Cost of Living Summary

Gabon is 20.6% more expensive than South Korea overall.

Restaurants: pay 96.3% more in Gabon
Groceries: pay 5.9% more in Gabon
Housing: pay 83.3% more in Gabon
Childcare: pay 57.0% less in Gabon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.4% less in Gabon
Clothing: pay 0.2% more in Gabon

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

Gabon vs. South Korea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Gabon instead of South Korea, you would:

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pay 96.3% more for restaurants

	South Korea	Gabon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.72 ₩9,912	$17.89 FCFA9,997	+166.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.50 ₩8,106	$13.42 FCFA7,498	+144.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.47 ₩2,162	$1.49 FCFA833	+1.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 ₩1,216	$1.43 FCFA800	+73.5%
Average			+96.3%

South Korea vs. Gabon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.9% more for groceries

	South Korea	Gabon
Bread 1 loaf	$2.87 ₩4,237	$1.52 FCFA849	-47.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.63 ₩8,294	$4.70 FCFA2,624	-16.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.67 ₩11,317	$11.57 FCFA6,465	+50.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.84 ₩4,182	$5.55 FCFA3,099	+95.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.34 ₩4,919	$4.06 FCFA2,267	+21.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.24 ₩4,771	$2.03 FCFA1,134	-37.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 ₩2,046	$2.03 FCFA1,134	+46.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.80 ₩4,123	$1.62 FCFA907	-42.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.40 ₩3,545	$1.62 FCFA907	-32.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.78 ₩2,628	$1.62 FCFA907	-9.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.20 ₩1,775	$1.62 FCFA907	+34.8%
Average			+5.9%

South Korea vs. Gabon - Cost of groceries

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	South Korea	Gabon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.40 ₩6,489	$4.08 FCFA2,280	-7.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$47.17 ₩69,558	$49.19 FCFA27,491	+4.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,440.41 ₩38,987,177	$30,408.43 FCFA16,994,652	+15.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.33 ₩12,286	$7.34 FCFA4,099	-12.0%

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pay 83.3% more for housing

	South Korea	Gabon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.68 ₩31,974	$71.55 FCFA39,987	+230.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$473.91 ₩698,787	$1,073.24 FCFA599,811	+126.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$357.19 ₩526,681	$447.18 FCFA249,921	+25.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$132.53 ₩195,423	$68.39 FCFA38,223	-48.4%
Average			+83.3%

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pay 57.0% less for childcare

	South Korea	Gabon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$378.52 ₩558,145	$178.87 FCFA99,969	-52.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,055.40 ₩22,199,645	$5,813.38 FCFA3,248,978	-61.4%
Average			-57.0%

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pay 5.4% less for entertainment and sports

	South Korea	Gabon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.12 ₩4,598	$1.07 FCFA600	-65.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.57 ₩5,261	$6.26 FCFA3,499	+75.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.18 ₩4,695	$2.68 FCFA1,500	-15.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.86 ₩73,520	$67.08 FCFA37,488	+34.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.12 ₩14,919	$4.50 FCFA2,512	-55.6%
Average			-5.4%

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pay 0.2% more for clothing

	South Korea	Gabon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.46 ₩97,997	$89.44 FCFA49,984	+34.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.68 ₩74,734	$44.72 FCFA24,992	-11.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.74 ₩107,257	$53.66 FCFA29,991	-26.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.23 ₩152,222	$107.32 FCFA59,981	+4.0%
Average			+0.2%

South Korea 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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