Cost of living comparison
Gabon is 6.4% more expensive than Spain.
If you lived in Gabon instead of Spain, you would:
pay 5.5% less for restaurants
Spain
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.45
€11.47
|
$15.91
FCFA9,610
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
€7.80
|
$12.15
FCFA7,341
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.84
|
$0.88
FCFA532
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
€1.29
|
$0.88
FCFA532
|
|
pay 74.2% more for groceries
Spain
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
$1.59
FCFA962
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.28
|
$4.71
FCFA2,848
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.55
€3.27
|
$7.65
FCFA4,623
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
€2.17
|
$3.48
FCFA2,101
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
€2.86
|
$4.41
FCFA2,664
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$1.47
FCFA888
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.76
|
$1.65
FCFA995
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$2.24
FCFA1,355
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.84
|
$1.22
FCFA735
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.58
|
$1.06
FCFA643
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$1.43
FCFA861
|
|
pay 1.8% less for transportation
Spain
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
€6.15
|
$4.14
FCFA2,501
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.84
€36.69
|
$50.28
FCFA30,376
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,357.72
€22,432.25
|
$31,007.86
FCFA18,731,961
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.14
€13.02
|
$10.89
FCFA6,582
|
|
pay 27.7% more for housing
Spain
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.62
€37.41
|
$69.84
FCFA42,189
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$697.48
€642.34
|
$1,089.47
FCFA658,150
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$570.67
€525.56
|
$586.64
FCFA354,388
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.79
€98.35
|
$85.45
FCFA51,620
|
|
pay 63.0% less for childcare
Spain
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.46
€315.39
|
$136.88
FCFA82,691
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,368.05
€6,785.60
|
$2,514.15
FCFA1,518,808
|
|
pay 6.8% less for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.66
€2.45
|
$1.01
FCFA608
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.70
|
$2.51
FCFA1,519
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
€5.11
|
$1.84
FCFA1,114
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.33
€39.90
|
$69.14
FCFA41,767
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.42
€7.75
|
$8.38
FCFA5,063
|
|
pay 19.8% more for clothing
Spain
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.58
€67.76
|
$53.08
FCFA32,064
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.02
€30.41
|
$64.25
FCFA38,814
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.35
€68.47
|
$79.61
FCFA48,096
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.35
€84.13
|
$96.38
FCFA58,221
|
|
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